Three women who served on the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial have spoken out about the contentious deliberations that ultimately led to a mistrial. Speaking to NBC10 Boston, the jurors detailed heated arguments with a single male juror who refused to acquainting Clancy with the murder or manslaughter charges.
One juror, identified as juror two, stated that the male juror "would not interact with us and try to understand." She recalled the group reading him the definition of reasonable doubt, to which he responded by suggesting "why don't we have the judge read it again?"
The jury's foreperson shared that the holdout juror admitted to having reasonable doubt but "still not going to say she's not guilty." She expressed her excitement at preparing the verdict forms, only to have her efforts halted by this juror's stance. The disagreements were reportedly so intense that alternate jurors could overhear the arguments through a wall.
Lindsay Clancy faces a retrial after the jury of nine women and three men could not reach a unanimous decision on whether she was guilty of the murders or manslaughter of her three children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and eight-month-old Callan. The mistrial was declared by Judge William Sullivan at Plymouth Superior Court. Clancy admitted to strangling her children but denies the act was murder, attributing her actions to postpartum depression and psychosis brought on by prescribed medication. She attempted suicide by jumping from an upstairs window following the killings, which left her paralyzed and in a wheelchair.
Jurors deliberated for more than 37 hours over five and a half weeks of evidence. Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, had sought an emergency order for further deliberations, but it was unsuccessful.
In separate comments, Reddington addressed his earlier remark that he had "crushed" the prosecution, stating he stood by his assessment of the defense's performance but could have been "more circumspect." He also expressed openness to a deal with District Attorney Tim Cruz to avoid a retrial, noting their long acquaintance. Reddington acknowledged his limited prior understanding of postpartum depression before taking on Clancy's case and appealed to former President Donald Trump to consider pardoning Clancy, describing her as a "good person."