Jury list in Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial impounded indefinitely

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald on Sep 15, 2026

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BOSTON — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial indefinitely impounded the list of jurors who sat for the weeks-long proceedings, citing the potential harm releasing it could cause.

“There is a risk of immediate and irreparable injury should the list be made available to the public at this time,” Judge William Sullivan wrote in an order issued Monday.

“There have been threats made to at least one juror,” he noted in another order temporarily impounding the jury pools lists kept by the Plymouth County Courthouse clerk from July 20 to 24 — when jurors were being selected for the Clancy trial.

After over a month of testimony and about a week of deliberations, Sullivan declared a mistrial in the Clancy case on Sept. 4. The 12 deliberating jurors repeatedly told Sullivan they couldn’t come to a unanimous decision because of one holdout panelist.

Clancy is accused of murdering her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months, in January of 2023. Her attorney Kevin Reddington argued during the trial that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time and couldn’t be held criminally responsible for the deaths.

Right after the mistrial was declared, Sullivan ordered that the jury list remain impounded for 14 days, but extended the order “until and unless otherwise ordered by the court” on Monday.

He cited the “significant and divisive attention” the case received nationally and internationally in his order. More than a week later, Sullivan noted, “The proceedings have been and continue to be the daily subject of commentary and opinions on various media platforms.”

Following the mistrial, several jurors spoke out about the deliberation process, calling out a single juror, who according to the others, had expressed doubt but refused to move for a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict.

Although some panelists have spoken out, Sullivan wrote that the majority of deliberating jurors and alternates have chosen to remain anonymous “despite multiple requests to give statements.”

Sullivan also pointed to “a significant number of posts in various social media platforms that have raised issues regarding various reactions to the deliberations in this case” and jurors' information being identified without their permission.

During the trial, a retired nurse was arrested and charged with juror intimidation for allegedly getting video of the panelists leaving the courthouse one day.

“At least one juror has requested that the order be extended indefinitely,” he added.

Sullivan said that his order fit soundly with the Supreme Judicial Court’s rulings that juror safety is essential to maintaining a fair judicial system.

He finished the order by stipulating that it did not prevent jurors from identifying themselves or speaking to the media, if they wished to.

The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office has not said whether they will retry Clancy, and if so, what the charges would be.

Both parties will be back in court on Sept. 29.

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