Three jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial spoke with Boston’s NBC10 on Tuesday, four days after a judge declared a mistrial when the panel failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023. The former nurse, 36, does not deny killing five‑year‑old Cora, three‑year‑old Dawson and 8‑month‑old Callan in the basement of her Massachusetts home before attempting suicide. Her defense attorney argued that postpartum psychosis caused her actions, while prosecutors maintained that she understood what she was doing.
After seven days of deliberations, all but one juror were persuaded to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity. The remaining juror, a man, refused to accept that verdict. According to the foreperson, Roni Carlson, he admitted he had reasonable doubt but then said he would not declare Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity. The jurors described heated exchanges, including name‑calling, and noted that the alternate jurors could hear the argument but believed the panel was determined to reach a decision.
The jurors said the prosecution was harsh, whereas Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, appeared more personable. They also observed that no one had anything negative to say about Clancy, which influenced their decision.
Carlson explained that the panel was not trying to decide whether she committed the murders—she admitted to them—but rather whether she was aware of right and wrong at the time. The jurors emphasized that the evidence showed she loved her children, leading them to conclude she had snapped.
The foreperson expressed excitement at the moment the panel was about to reach a verdict, only for the holdout juror to refuse to accept the insanity defense.
