Brother of Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Says Religion Didn’t Play a Part in His Decision at Trial

The holdout juror whose vote led to a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy‘s murder case was not influenced by religion, his brother said.

In a New York Post interview published Tuesday, September 15, the brother of the unnamed juror reacted to the fierce backlash their family has been met with since a judge in the Clancy case declared a mistrial because the jury couldn’t come to a unanimous decision.

Addressing online rumors following the high-profile trial, the brother said, “I don’t think religion had anything to do with it.”

As Globe previously reported, Clancy was on trial in Massachusetts after being accused of murdering her three young children: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months.

On September 4, jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether or not Clancy was criminally responsible in her children’s deaths. Because the jury remained deadlocked, a mistrial was formally declared, meaning that the trial resulted in no verdict.

“He looked at the case, and he made the call,” the brother of the lone holdout juror told the Post. “For me, that’s how I would do it. I would just listen to the case with all the evidence, and go from there.”

“His choice was good for some people, but not good for other people,” the brother added.

A GiveSendGo fundraiser titled “Stand With the Juror” has raised nearly $190,000 toward its $250,000 goal as of Tuesday, with funds going toward the juror if he faces repercussions following the trial.

“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.”

However, the fundraiser comes amid increased scrutiny of the juror.

NBC10 Boston reported that court documents and interviews with family members revealed a history of domestic violence accusations, an active restraining order and a pending eviction case.

Clancy, 36 — who is now paralyzed from the waist down following an apparent suicide attempt after allegedly strangling her children — pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.

The mother of three has not denied killing her children, but her defense team has argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

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