Juror Reveals Lone Holdout Was Only Black Panelist.
The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial was a Black man and the only person of color on the jury, fellow juror Paula Devlin said Friday on CBS Mornings.
- 11 jurors voted to find Clancy not criminally responsible; 1 voted to convict.
- Jurors ranged in age from 22 to roughly 70, Devlin said.
- Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial after more than seven days of deadlocked deliberations.
- Clancy is accused of strangling her children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months — in January 2023.
Why it matters: The racial makeup of the jury became public only after other jurors spent days publicly criticizing the holdout, calling him arrogant and accusing him of ignoring the judge's instructions on reasonable doubt.
- CBS host Gayle King paused on air after learning the holdout was Black, saying, "I have to sit with that for just a second."
- Jury forewoman Roni Carlson told NBC10 Boston the holdout at one point "admitted he had reasonable doubt" but then refused to change his vote.
How 35 sources split on this story
Where they split: Coverage divides on whether the holdout's race changes the significance of other jurors' public pressure campaign against him.
Center coverage, 3 sources: The center focuses on the factual disclosure — who the holdout was and Gayle King's on-air reaction — without drawing broader conclusions about its implications.
Right coverage, 29 sources: The right highlights the revelation as an irony that undercuts critics of the holdout, noting that people who publicly attacked him for weeks were unaware he was the panel's only Black member.
What’s next: Defense attorney Kevin Reddington has asked the court to set aside the mistrial and enter an acquittal.
- The Plymouth County district attorney has not said whether Clancy will face a second trial.
- Will the district attorney retry Clancy, and on what charges?
- Will the holdout juror speak publicly about his reasoning?
- Could the court's Sept. 29 hearing affect whether a retrial is possible?
