Judge Keeps Lindsay Clancy Jurors’ Names Secret After Online Search for Lone Holdout

Judge William Sullivan is sealing the jurors’ names in the Lindsay Clancy trial.

Citing what he called safety concerns and “significant and divisive attention” following the mistrial earlier this month, Sullivan, 69, who presided over the highly publicized murder trial, issued an order Monday to impound their names, according to a Tuesday, September 15, report from Fox News.

While he acknowledged that the jurors’ names must be made available to the public, Sullivan said there has been a “real and present” risk of harm to the jurors since the mistrial was declared, particularly after the internet began searching for the lone juror who refused to return a verdict, with the panel split 11-1.

“Some of the empaneled jurors have come forward and spoken to the media after the declaration of a mistrial on September 4, 2026. However, the majority of the jurors, deliberating and alternates, have maintained their anonymity, despite multiple requests to give statements,” Sullivan wrote in the order, per the outlet. “The Court concludes that there is a risk of immediate and irreparable injury should the list be made available to the public at this time.”

As Globe previously reported, the legal proceedings ended in a mistrial earlier this month in the case against the 36-year-old Massachusetts mother, who was charged with strangling her three children. While Clancy did admit to the killings, her defense argued she was not criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

Speaking with Fox News Digital following Sullivan’s order, one juror, Paula Devlin,, said that despite the media attention surrounding the case and her experiences as a woman, she had no bias when it came to reaching a verdict.

“We didn’t know what was going on outside of that room, but we knew that we had a chance to get a conversation started that could change something, that could maybe stop this from ever happening again,” Devlin, 65, said. “I think that’s one of the reasons why we feel — or I feel — so strongly about this is that I hope that no other woman or husband has to go through this.”

Devlin also noted that, for her, the crux of the case was Clancy’s mental health, adding that after reviewing the evidence, she found several “holes” in the prosecution’s case.

“In the biggest piece of the whole case, the whole thing was based on mental health. How can you have bias if only women can go through postpartum depression?” she added. “Only women can go through postpartum psychosis. Only women can deliver a baby. That’s not biased. That’s just a fact.”

For now, Clancy remains in Tewksbury Hospital for psychiatric treatment as prosecutors decide whether to retry the case with an all-new jury or pursue another resolution, like a plea deal. She is due back in court on September 29, however, for a status hearing, where more information about the future of her case may be revealed.