The brother of the lone holdout juror who triggered a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial revealed new details about his sibling’s decision, stating it was based strictly on evidence and not religious faith.
“They won’t leave us alone, and we don’t know anything,” the brother told reporters, emphasizing that his sibling’s choice—refusing to concur with 11 other jurors in finding Clancy not guilty of murder by reason of insanity—was a calculated response to the case itself. “For me, that’s how I would do it. I would just listen to the case with all the evidence, and go from there.”
The juror, identified as a male person of color during an interview with Gayle King on CBS Mornings, faced intense scrutiny after Clancy killed her three children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—with exercise bands at their Massachusetts home while the father was away. Her defense team argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis during the killings.
Following a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan of Plymouth Superior Court, Clancy’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington sought a pardon for his client from President Donald Trump. Trump acknowledged the tragedy: “It’s a very sad situation… three children are dead.” A status hearing is set for September 29 to address whether the case should be dismissed based on double jeopardy concerns.
The juror’s family has endured relentless harassment, including notes left at their home and constant calls from true-crime enthusiasts, according to the brother, who remained silent about his sibling’s identity despite being identified by the New York Post as part of a Haitian immigrant clan.
