A GoFundMe for Lindsay Clancy’s parents has surged past $1.1 million after her murder trial ended in a mistrial last Friday.
The fundraiser, dubbed “The Musgrove family fund,” saw donations pour in once Judge William Sullivan declared the hung jury following seven days of deadlocked deliberations. Organizer Brandee Mulligan, 42, announced the same day that she was more than doubling the goal to $3 million.
“I’ve decided to raise the goal of this fundraiser since this process has been extended, so is the time Paula and Mike will remain away from their home, continuing to carry the costs that come with being there for their daughter every day,” Mulligan wrote on the page.
“The original purpose of this fundraiser hasn’t changed — it’s simply to take one thing off their plate while they continue to show up for their family. If they have to keep showing up longer, I want to make sure the support does too.”
A GoFundMe spokesperson confirmed the page is “verified” and that “all funds will go to Mike Musgrove as the intended beneficiary of the fundraiser.” The page’s bio notes that Michael and Paula Musgrove are the named beneficiaries who receive funds directly, and that Lindsay’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, is aware of the effort.
Mulligan, a mother of three, previously said she launched the page impulsively without contacting the family first.
“I’m an impulsive person and I use TikTok and I’m like, here’s my idea, OK, I’ll just do it,” she told the outlet. “I don’t have any contact with them. I did it without even asking permission and it was just kind of an, ‘Oh my God, I hope this works out,’ kind of thing.”
Donations ranging from $5 to $300 flooded in after the mistrial, with three donors giving $5,000 each during the trial itself. Messages of support accompanied the contributions.
“My heart is with Lindsay and her parents. I cannot imagine the depth of the pain your family has endured and continues to carry,” one person commented on the page.
“This is donation #5,” another penned. “I can’t imagine what Lindsay and her family are feeling right now…”
Michael Musgrove, 70, and Paula Musgrove, 73, moved 150 miles from their Wallingford, Connecticut home to Massachusetts after Clancy was accused of strangling her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and baby Callan, 8 months — with exercise bands. The couple has remained near their daughter throughout the seven-week trial and its aftermath.
The 12-person jury, comprised of nine women and three men, sent three impasse notes indicating they could not reach a unanimous verdict. Reddington had argued Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis worsened by multiple prescription medications, while prosecutors maintained she was mentally sound and had carefully planned the killings.