Members of the Lindsay Clancy jury open up on the holdout juror
Defendant Lindsay Clancy looks toward the jury at the conclusion of Clancy's murder trial at the Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on September 4, 2026. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday in the high-profile
Three jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case are speaking publicly for the first time about the highly publicized murder trial that ended in a mistrial last week.
The 12-person jury deliberated for 36 hours over seven days before remaining deadlocked over whether Clancy was legally responsible for the 2023 deaths of her three children.
Three of the jurors spoke with NBC10 Boston and described deliberations and the final moments that led to the failed verdict. The jury foreperson, Ronni Carlson, confirmed the 11 to 1 dynamic of the group, saying one holdout refused to vote for an acquittal despite heavy persuasion.
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What they're saying:
Carlson described a brief burst of excitement when she believed the holdout juror had finally agreed there was reasonable doubt and the jury was about to reach a verdict. She told the outlet, "He admitted he had reasonable doubt. I started filling out the forms, I was so excited. There were three forms I had to fill out, and I started filling them out. I wrote my signature on each one.
And then he said, ‘But I’m still not going to say that she’s not guilty by reason of insanity.’"
The backstory:
After several days of discussion, the jury first indicated they were deadlocked on the fourth day. Then again, after another note indicating they were deadlocked on the sixth day, Judge Sullivan gave jurors the "Tuey Rodriguez charge," Massachusetts’ version of a dynamite charge, or an Allen charge. A dynamite charge happens in certain cases when jurors are unable to reach a unanimous decision in a case that calls for it, and, in an attempt to avoid a hung jury.
In a last-ditch effort to avoid the declaration of a mistrial, Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, asked for a stay, saying about the holdout juror, "I believe this is a situation where there is a clear and present danger that this individual, for some reason — what it is, we don’t know – but is taking a position that’s intractable regardless of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. So I want an opportunity to take an appeal to the single justice, if the court would grant us that opportunity."
What they're saying:
Another juror, Paula Devlin, told the NBC affiliate the holdout juror appeared "arrogant" to her, saying "he really did not take anything that anybody said."
What they're saying:
Carlson said evidence presented at trial showed Clancy loved her children, calling her a nurturing and loving mother, "So she had to have snapped, and not known what she was doing," Carlson told NBC10 Boston. "To me, it was proof that she didn’t know what she was doing."
The other side:
Another juror spoke to the tone of the prosecution team, describing them as cold and lacking compassion. "I know it’s their job, but in a case like this, you expect a little bit," Kellie Farina said.
Judge Sullivan has temporarily sealed the names of the jury and the holdout juror has not publicly identified himself to give his account of the deliberations.
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What's next with Lindsay Clancy
What's next:
Clancy will continue to be held at the Tewksbury State Hospital. The case essentially goes back to the same status as before the trial, with Clancy charged with murder and being held at the psychiatric hospital and waiting for a resolution of the criminal case against her.
Judge William Sullivan scheduled a status hearing for Sept. 29 and prosecutors indicated in court Friday that they would ideally like to retry the case later this fall, although no definitive timetable has been set.
Prosecutors will have to decide whether to try her again with a new jury. If they proceed with a new trial, the jury selection process will begin again, and a new trial will be scheduled.
The Source: This story was written with information provided by the Associated Press, live coverage from the trial of Lindsay Clancy and previous reporting by LiveNOW from FOX. This story was reported from Orlando.