The brother of the lone holdout juror who caused a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has revealed new details about his sibling’s controversial decision.
“I looked at the case, and he made the call,” the brother said. “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 brother added: “His choice was good for some people, but not good for other people.”
When questioned about claims that his sibling’s Catholic faith influenced their jury decision, the brother stated: “I don’t think religion had anything to do with it.”
Since the high-profile trial ended in a mistrial, the holdout juror’s family has faced relentless attention from true-crime enthusiasts and reporters.
“My family cannot leave the house,” the brother said. “They are leaving notes at my mother’s house. They won’t leave us alone, and we don’t know anything.”
He also said: “People have been calling me like crazy. It’s crazy.”
Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, was charged with murdering her three children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—after strangling them with exercise bands before attempting suicide at their home while the father was away.
During the trial, Clancy’s defense argued that she suffered from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children.
After a mistrial was declared, Clancy’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington made a plea to President Donald Trump for a pardon, stating: “It’s a very sad situation. There’s no winner there. There’s no win no matter what you do. Three children are dead.”
A status hearing is scheduled for September 29, where Clancy’s attorneys plan to argue against a second trial and file a motion to dismiss the case on double jeopardy grounds.
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has not publicly confirmed plans to retry Clancy.
Patrick Clancy, Lindsay Clancy’s husband, is set to appear on a major news program this week.
