A juror from the Lindsay Clancy trial revealed that the sole holdout juror who blocked a conviction was a Black man, a detail that elicited a gasp from CBS Mornings host Gayle King.

Plymouth Superior Court declared a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy on September 6, 2026, after the jury was deadlocked 11-1 after more than 37 hours of deliberation. Juror Paula Devlin, 65, appeared on "CBS Mornings" on Friday, September 11, 2026, to discuss the trial.

When King pressed Devlin about the jury's demographics, Devlin confirmed the panel consisted of nine women and three men, aged 22 to 70. She stated that all jurors were white, with the exception of one person of color.

King then specifically inquired about the gender and race of the one person of color. "Was the person of color a woman or a man?" King asked. Devlin replied, "A man." King repeated, "a man," before asking directly, "Was the holdout juror a Black man?" Devlin confirmed, "Yes."

King expressed surprise, repeating, "A Black man is the holdout juror?" Devlin affirmed the answer twice. King was visibly taken aback, pausing to collect herself before responding, "Woah. I have to sit with that for just a second."

Devlin, who works for a government contractor, told "CBS Mornings" that she suspected the holdout juror was in his 30s. She also indicated that after viewing an interview with Clancy, the holdout juror concluded that the acts did not constitute first-degree murder, a sentiment that differed from the other 11 jurors. "She said the other jurors 'saw his doubt,'" Devlin stated.

In earlier comments to the Daily Mail, Devlin described the holdout juror as being quiet for most of the week-long deliberations and that his reasoning for conviction "made no sense." She noted that he seemed more concerned with the tenor of the discussions than with explaining his stance. "The main thing he focused on is sometimes we would all want to talk at once, and that was very upsetting to him," Devlin recounted, adding that he would lecture the group on being respectful when conversations overlapped.

Devlin also mentioned that the holdout juror was married and largely kept to himself during deliberations, preferring to communicate with his wife or use his phone. The jury deliberated for over 37 hours over five-and-a-half weeks.

Clancy has not denied killing her three children, Cora, five; Dawson, three; and Callan, eight months, who were found strangled to death in their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on January 24, 2023. Clancy's defense argued she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity, stating she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time.

Clancy's ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, returned home on January 24, 2023, to find his wife with self-inflicted wrist and neck wounds and their children deceased in the basement. Clancy survived her suicide attempt but was left paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. The case is now awaiting a potential retrial.

IMAGE3: Paula Devlin, 65, appeared on King's program Friday morning to discuss the case, which saw the judge declare a mistrial after the jury was deadlocked 11-1 IMAGE8: Devlin told King the jurors were between the ages of 22 and 70. They were all white, except for one, and many of them had children IMAGE9: The new details about the holdout juror emerged after King pressed Devlin about the age and racial demographics of the jury during an interview Friday morning IMAGE5: Lindsay Clancy, 36, faces a potential retrial after the jury of nine women and three men were unable to agree on whether she was guilty of the murders or manslaughter IMAGE4: Cora, five; Dawson, three; and Callan, eight months, were found strangled to death at their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts on January 24, 2023 IMAGE6: Clancy has not denied that she killed her three children, but argued she should be found not guilty by reason of insanity as she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time