Patrick’s attorney, David Meier, delivered the statement on his client’s behalf. Meier thanked the judge and members of the jury while making clear that the conclusion of the trial could never erase the devastating loss Patrick has suffered.
“The loss of Patrick’s children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure,” Meier said in the statement.
Meier also addressed the possibility that prosecutors could bring the case back to court.
“The prospect of reliving this tragedy through another trial is extraordinarily painful” for Patrick, his family and others affected by the case.
Prosecutors have not yet announced whether they intend to retry Lindsay. That decision leaves Patrick and his family in a painful state of uncertainty as they wait to learn whether the legal battle will continue.
The case centers on the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan, who were killed on January 24, 2023.
According to the case presented at trial, Lindsay killed the children inside the family’s Duxbury residence after Patrick left the house to run errands.
Patrick later returned home and discovered what had happened.
During the trial, Patrick provided emotional testimony about the final hours before his children died. He described leaving the residence to pick up medication for one of the children and obtain takeout food before returning to the house.
The defense did not deny that Lindsay killed the children. Instead, her attorneys argued that she was suffering from a severe mental illness, including postpartum psychosis, and therefore should not be considered criminally responsible for her actions.
Prosecutors took a sharply different position.
The prosecution argued that Lindsay understood her actions and intentionally carried out the killings. The question of her mental state ultimately became one of the central issues before the jury.
After hearing weeks of testimony and arguments, jurors spent seven days deliberating.
But they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
The jury eventually informed Judge William Sullivan that it remained deadlocked. The jurors reportedly expressed their decision with a “heavy heart,” indicating that additional deliberations were unlikely to resolve the disagreement.
Sullivan subsequently declared a mistrial Friday.
The defense later claimed that the jury had been divided 11-1 in favor of finding Lindsay not criminally responsible. However, individual jurors have not publicly verified that reported breakdown.
A dispute involving one juror also became a major development during the final stages of the proceedings.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked Judge Sullivan to investigate the juror and potentially remove the individual after the jury foreperson raised concerns that the juror was not properly following the judge’s instructions.
The defense then made an emergency appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Attorneys sought to prevent the mistrial from being finalized and requested additional examination of the disputed juror.
That effort was unsuccessful.
The ruling cleared the way for Sullivan to formally end the proceedings without either a conviction or an acquittal.
Now, prosecutors must determine what happens next.
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said his office had not made a final decision regarding whether Lindsay would be prosecuted again.
A status hearing has been scheduled for September 29. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to return to court then to discuss the future of the case.
Judge Sullivan has indicated that should prosecutors pursue another trial, he would prefer that it move forward without unnecessary delay.
For Patrick, however, another trial would mean reopening wounds that have never had an opportunity to heal.
Patrick has previously spoken publicly about forgiving Lindsay despite the unimaginable loss of his children. He has also continued participating in the legal proceedings and has faced the difficult task of recounting the events surrounding their deaths.
His latest statement did not call for another prosecution, nor did it argue against one.
Instead, Patrick’s message focused on the permanent loss of his three children and the emotional toll that another trial could bring.
That leaves the next decision in the hands of prosecutors as the family waits for the September hearing.
The mistrial means the case has ended without the finality of a guilty verdict or an acquittal. After months of preparation, weeks of courtroom proceedings and seven days of jury deliberations, the central legal question remains unresolved.
For Patrick, that uncertainty carries a deeply personal cost.
A new trial could require him to once again sit in court, relive the final hours of his children’s lives and recount the events surrounding the tragedy.
Regardless of what prosecutors ultimately decide, the loss of Cora, Dawson and Callan remains permanent—and, as Patrick’s attorney made clear, no verdict can change that reality.
Saying “For Patrick, however, another trial would mean reopening wounds that have never had an opportunity to heal”. His heart will NEVER heal. It is not the natural way of things to live after a child/children have died. My only son died…..your heart doesn’t heal. It’s a hole that can never be filled, but to think that his wife killed all THREE children is beyond devastating. She admitted she did it; she planned out every detail, searched the internet on how to strangle the kids, and used exercise belts to do it. She is completely responsible for the murders and if she doesn’t pay here in this life, she certainly will in the next. I hope Patrick comes to his own senses and let’s the next trial begin. He must do it for his children.