Clancy jurors: holdout admitted 'reasonable doubt' but wouldn't acquit
Three jurors from the mistried Lindsay Clancy murder trial describe a lone holdout who blocked a not-guilty verdict despite voicing doubt about her guilt.
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What to know
- A single holdout juror blocked acquittal in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, leading Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial on September 4, 2026 after seven days and nearly 40 hours of deliberation.
- Defense attorney Kevin Reddington's attempts to have the holdout juror removed, including an emergency appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, were denied.
- Four days later, the jury's foreperson and two other jurors gave their first interview to NBC10 Boston, saying the holdout admitted having reasonable doubt about Clancy's guilt but still would not vote not guilty.
- Prosecutors have not said whether they will retry Clancy, who admitted killing her three children in 2023 and is asserting an insanity defense tied to postpartum psychosis.
Lindsay Clancy DefendantKevin Reddington Clancy's defense attorneyWilliam Sullivan Plymouth County Superior Court judgeJury foreperson Foreperson of the Clancy juryHoldout juror Lone dissenting juror
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Foreperson says holdout admitted doubt but still wouldn't acquit
AP reported that the jury's foreperson said in the TV interview that the lone juror acknowledged during deliberations that he had doubts about Clancy's guilt but still refused to vote to acquit, blocking a verdict.
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first by Newsweek, 15d ago · also The Independent, ABC News, Boston Herald, Mercury News, BBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation +11
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- Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out for the first time since mistrial The Independent · 15d ago
- Video Clancy trial jurors speak out ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 15d ago
- Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out after mistrial, detail arguments with lone holdout Boston Herald · 15d ago
- 'Emotional rollercoaster' - Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out on what led to mistrial BBC · 15d ago
- Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out over mistrial - ABC News & Headlines Australian Broadcasting Corporation · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy Jurors Speak Out on Mistrial and the Lone Holdout NBC News · 14d ago
- After the Lindsay Clancy Verdict, Jurors Are Speaking Out — and Making Things Worse PJ Media · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy Juror Rips Lone Holdout After Mistrial: ‘He Was Very Arrogant’ Mediaite · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy Jurors Unload on Lone Holdout in Mistrial TMZ.com · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy Jurors Reveal What Really Went Down With Lone Holdout The Daily Wire · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy lawyer says he plans new motion to dismiss after jurors speak out on mistrial: report Fox News · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel New York Post · 14d ago
- Exclusive: 3 Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out on holdout, prosecution, defense and more NBC Boston · 14d ago
- Jurors speak out about Lindsay Clancy mistrial and the lone holdout PBS NewsHour · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy trial jurors speak out after mistrial ABC News · 14d ago
- Fifth Juror Speaks Out on Lindsay Clancy Case — His Testimony Paints a Very Disturbing Picture RedState · 14d ago
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16 outlets first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 15d ago · also NBC News, Sky News, Guardian, Washington Examiner, MS NOW, Breitbart +9 · read ↗
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The more the Lindsay Clancy jurors talk, the better they make the holdout look.
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Three jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial spoke to an NBC affiliate in Boston, with one saying the lone holdout juror who refused to acquit was "very arrogant"
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🇺🇸 Days after Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended in a mistrial, her attorney is asking the judge to find her not guilty by reason of insanity rather than put her through another trial. Clancy was accused of strangling her 3 young children in 2023. Her defense argued she was
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Three Clancy jurors give first interview since mistrial
The jury's foreperson and two other jurors spoke exclusively to NBC10 Boston for more than an hour, discussing the deliberations that ended in a hung jury four days earlier and describing the lone holdout as 'arrogant.'
“There was so much doubt…”
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first by USA Today, 15d ago · also NYT, Newsweek, CBS News, Yahoo, Globe and Mail, Daily Mail
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- Three Jurors in Clancy Trial Describe Frustration With Holdout NYT · 15d ago
- Lindsay Clancy Trial: What We Know About Mysterious Holdout Juror Newsweek · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy jurors speak on holdout, share details from deliberations CBS News · 14d ago
- Three jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial voice frustration with holdout after mistrial Globe and Mail · 14d ago
- Lindsay Clancy jurors revealed: Three women break cover to share details of their explosive arguments with male holdout Daily Mail · 14d ago
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first by MassLive, 15d ago · also Boston Globe
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- Lindsay Clancy jurors describe frustrations with hold out juror in TV interview Boston Globe · 15d ago
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Lindsay Clancy jurors describe frustrations with holdout juror in TV interview https://www. bostonglobe.com/2026/09/08/met ro/lindsay-clancy-jurors-tv-interview/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Metro @ metro-TheBostonGlobe
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Judge declined to question the holdout juror directly
Coverage detailed that Sullivan repeatedly declined defense requests to question or remove the single juror blocking a verdict, saying he could not take a side in deliberations.
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Judge declares mistrial after failed bid to remove holdout juror
After nearly 40 hours over seven days of deliberation, and after Reddington's last-minute appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to remove the holdout juror was denied, Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial shortly before 2:30 p.m.
“not following…”
— Kevin Reddington, Defense attorney · source -
Lindsay Clancy trial: What does it mean to be 'not guilty by lack of responsibility?' https:// abcnews.com/GMA/News/lindsay-c lancy-trial-guilty-lack-responsibility/story?id=136187449&utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Lifestyle @ lifestyle-abc
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Judge presses deadlocked jury on reasonable doubt standard — After a sixth day of deliberations with a single juror apparently in disagreement with the other 11, Judge William Sullivan reiterated the legal meaning of 'beyond a reasonable doubt' and sent jurors back to deliberate; defense attorney Kevin Reddington accused the holdout juror of 'not following' the law.
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first by MassLive, 19d ago · also The Atlantic, NewsNation, NEWS10 ABC
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- The Meaning of the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial The Atlantic · 19d ago
- Lindsay Clancy judge, defense attorney spar over holdout juror NewsNation · 19d ago
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first by WCVB, 20d ago · also Boston Globe, Sky News, The Times of India
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- Lindsay Clancy verdict blocked by one juror theaustralian.com.au · 20d ago
- Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer wants a juror removed. Should the judge do it? Boston Globe · 20d ago
- Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks for juror to be removed Sky News · 20d ago
- Lindsay Clancy Trial: Juror dispute deepens as judge rejects removal request The Times of India · 20d ago
- Lindsay Clancy’s attorney asks judge to remove a juror washingtonpost.com · 20d ago
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first by NY Post, 16d ago · also BBC, New York Post
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first by Daily Wire, 14d ago · also RedState
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first by NBC Boston, 15d ago · also NY Post
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first by Boston Globe, 19d ago · also The Boston Globe
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- Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers say a lone juror deadlocked deliberations. Here’s why the courts didn’t intervene The Boston Globe · 19d ago
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2 outlets Lindsay Clancy trial update: What is reasonable doubt? Could a juror deadlock lead to a mistrial?
first by Hindustan Times, 20d ago · also ABC News
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- Lindsay Clancy trial: What to know about reasonable doubt, insanity defense ABC News · 20d ago
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