Three women who served on the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial have spoken out about the internal disagreements that led to a mistrial. The jurors told NBC10 Boston that one male juror refused to acquit Clancy, despite the other 11 jurors agreeing on a verdict.
According to the three women, the arguments with the holdout juror became so intense that alternate jurors could hear them through a wall. One juror, identified as juror two, described the man as unwilling to engage with the evidence or understand the definition of reasonable doubt. "He would not interact with us and try to understand," juror two stated. "We read to him the definition of reasonable doubt."
The jury's foreperson expressed frustration, recounting how she had begun filling out the necessary forms for a verdict, believing the case was settled. "I started filling out the forms, I was so excited. There were three forms I had to fill out, and then he said 'but I'm still not going to say she's not guilty,'" the foreperson said.
Lindsay Clancy faces a retrial after the jury of nine women and three men could not reach a unanimous decision on charges of murder or manslaughter. Clancy admitted to strangling her three children—Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan—in January 2023. She denies the killings were murder, stating she was suffering from postpartum depression and psychosis, exacerbated by prescribed medication. Clancy attempted suicide by jumping from a window after the deaths, resulting in paralysis and confinement to a wheelchair.
Jurors deliberated for over 37 hours across five-and-a-half weeks of evidence before the mistrial was declared by Judge William Sullivan at Plymouth Superior Court. An emergency order sought by Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, to compel further deliberations was denied.
Reddington recently appeared on Good Morning America, suggesting that 11 of the 12 jurors favored a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, with the dissenting juror being the sole obstacle. He also appealed to former President Donald Trump for a potential pardon, describing Clancy as a "good person" and highlighting her intelligence and a strong bond he feels with her.
Reddington acknowledged that he may have been too aggressive in his post-trial comments about the prosecution, particularly District Attorney Tim Cruz, stating he could have been more "circumspect." He indicated openness to negotiating a potential deal with Cruz to avoid a second trial, noting a 30-year acquaintance with the DA.
Reddington also mentioned that he had limited knowledge of postpartum depression before taking on Clancy's case.
