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Posted on 09/16/2026 10:56:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The judge in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy ordered that the jurors’ names be sealed indefinitely due to concerns about their privacy.
Judge William Sullivan said on Sept. 14 that the jury list will remain impounded until a new order is issued, citing “a real and present” risk of personal harm to the jurors and to the integrity of their work if the list is made public.
Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.
She admitted to strangling her children with exercise bands in the basement of her Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023, while her then-husband was running errands. She then cut her wrists and neck and jumped out of a second-story window in a failed suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.
Sullivan said on Monday that the case continues to draw “divisive attention” in Massachusetts and beyond, noting that the flood of social media posts garnering public reactions to the case’s deliberations raises issues.
“There have been identifications of jurors and their personal information without their permission, through other sources. At least one juror has requested that the order be extended indefinitely,” Sullivan said of the impoundment order.
The judge said that one individual had been arrested and charged with secretly recording jurors as they left Plymouth Superior Court. He did not provide details about the arrest.
The order does not prohibit jurors from identifying themselves or speaking publicly if they choose to.
Sullivan acknowledged that some jurors have spoken to the media since the case ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4, but noted that most have chosen to remain anonymous.
On Sept. 4, the judge declared a mistrial in Clancy’s murder trial after the jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Eleven of the 12 jurors favored finding Clancy not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility for the murder of her three children in 2023.
The defense team asked the judge to remove the holdout juror, but the judge rejected the request.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a Sept. 11 post on X that the holdout juror’s identity should be protected and accused the media of trying to smear the juror.
DeSantis also said the state of Florida would be willing to provide asylum if the juror is being harassed.
Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington had urged jurors to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity, saying she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings.
Prosecutors argued that Clancy intentionally and with premeditation, planned and executed the deaths of her children.
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz said on Sept. 4 that his team had not yet decided whether to pursue a second trial. The next hearing is set for Sept. 29.
If found guilty of first-degree murder, Clancy would face life in prison without the possibility of parole. If found not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, she could be committed to a state psychiatric hospital.
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I do not give a hoot what your mewing excuse was.
Die.
Haven’t most, if not all, of the jurors spoken to the press already?
And what about the media doing everthing to identify the hold out juror to the public while smugly saying: 'but we didn't name HIM or publish his home address'. Because that is what they're doing.
Better late than never, I guess. And I’m glad that he went the extra step of ordering an arrest. That may shut some of these harpies up. But he really should have done this a while ago.
After they’re running the Karen Woke Network talk shows?
After all this nonsense, I don’t want to be on any jury. Judges seem incompetent to protect jurors.
A little late for that.
The Cannabis Cha-cha
The ones who have been interviewed so far seem to enjoy the notoriety. They’re not walking around with targets on their backs.
Nice!
Took that Masshole judge long enough...
Just go to the next No Kings rally and find the once at the center of the crowd. Minus one.
"What the oath entails:
Under Massachusetts law and federal practice, jurors take an oath (or affirmation) before deliberations that includes commitments such as:
To impartially hear and consider all evidence presented in the case.
To decide only on the evidence and the law as given by the judge.
To tell the truth in their deliberations and verdict. To not base their decision on personal feelings, outside information, or bias.
To follow the judge’s instructions and the law as stated in court."
They clearly violated each and every commitment they swore an oath to follow.
just a tad bit late dont ya think!?? the judge is a real hero...
1920s feminism right to vote
2020s feminism right to murder children
h = z
Lawyers, please weigh in.
I don’t know if the court can order jurors not to speak once a case ends (although I hope the court can do that).
But I’m pretty sure the court can order jurors not to doxx each other, or not to disclose any facts about fellow jurors that they know only as a result of deliberations, with contempt of court as the penalty.
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