Lone Holdout Juror Told Lindsay Clancy Panel to Listen Instead of Talking Over Each Other

A Demand for Basic Respect

The unidentified juror who became the lone holdout in Lindsay Clancy’s trial reportedly spent deliberations asking fellow jurors to listen instead of talking over one another. In a Daily Mail interview, Paula Devlin said he objected when members of the mostly female panel interrupted each other. “Listen to what she’s saying, listen to what he’s saying, be respectful,” Devlin recalled him saying. She said he repeatedly reminded the group to show respect. That account offers a different picture from the one later presented by other jurors. The holdout did not agree to a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity finding, and the disagreement led to a mistrial.

The Public Criticism

Three female jurors, including foreperson Roni Carlson, criticized the holdout in an NBC10 Boston interview. They called him arrogant and said he would not interact. Kellie Farina said he had trouble moving past the fact that Clancy had killed her children. Carlson said she became excited when the holdout acknowledged reasonable doubt and started filling out the forms for a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity result. She said he then stopped her and made clear that he still would not vote for it. The exchange shows the central divide was over the evidence and legal standard, not simply whether the jurors got along.

Details That Divided the Jury

Devlin also said the holdout spent breaks speaking with his wife or watching videos on his phone. Nick Dargie, a 25-year-old veteran and one of the other male jurors, later told ABC that the holdout scrolled while people talked at him. Dargie also described him tying an exhibit exercise band around a water bottle and pulling it, a moment Dargie called “disgusting.” Devlin claimed the holdout questioned the amount of blood at the scene even after experts testified about the evidence. She further accused him of not properly applying reasonable doubt. Devlin said the panel had nine women and three men, with ages ranging from about 22 to 70, and one person of color, the Black holdout.

The Case Returns to Court

Following the mistrial, Clancy’s attorney asked Judge Sullivan to enter a finding of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility and prevent a second trial. Prosecutors have not announced whether they will seek a retrial. The case is scheduled to return to court on September 29.

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