Lindsay Clancy Juror Says ‘Harsh’ and ‘Unprofessional’ Prosecution Was ‘Biased Right Out of the Gate’

One of the jurors who sat through weeks of testimony in Lindsay Clancy‘s murder trial says something bothered her about the prosecution’s case from the very start.

Juror Kellie Farina told NBC10 Boston in an interview that aired Tuesday, September 8, that prosecutors came across as harsh and cold throughout the trial.

She said she was especially struck by how few witnesses spoke to who Lindsay was as a person, noting that no character witnesses testified about her as a mother.

Farina said her concerns began almost immediately. “I found it to be biased right out of the gate,” she told NBC10 Boston.

According to People, Farina also labeled the prosecution’s opening statements as “harsh.” She also described the prosecution as “unprofessional” and said its presentation lacked compassion, calling it “very cold.”

Lindsay, 36 — faced three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the January 2023 killings of her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — whom she shared with her ex-husband Patrick Clancy, 38 — in their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home.

The highly publicized murder trial that began with Patrick’s emotional testimony in July ended in a mistrial on Friday, September 4, after jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict on whether to hold Lindsay criminally responsible for the deaths.

More than 80 witnesses testified during the five-week trial, including medical experts, friends, police officers, and Patrick.

Assistant Plymouth County District Attorneys Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham prosecuted the case.

CNN earlier reported that Buckingham opened the trial on July 27 by describing how the children were killed and arguing that Lindsay acted “deliberately and meticulously.”

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argued that Lindsay was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

During closing arguments, he accused prosecutors of having “ripped the soul out” of his client while focusing heavily on the medical treatment she received before the killings, as confirmed by Boston.com.

Jury foreperson Roni Carlson also shared her views and said most jurors leaned toward finding Lindsay not guilty, according to NBC10 Boston. “We weren’t trying to figure out if she murdered the children. She did, and she’s admitting that,” Carlson said.

“We’re trying to figure out did she know right from wrong at that time, and with everyone saying she loved her children so much, everything proved that she loved her children, so she had to have snapped,” Carlson continued.

The panel could also have returned verdicts of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, or manslaughter. Jurors deliberated for nearly a week before telling Judge William Sullivan for a third time that they could not reach a unanimous decision.

While her fate remains in legal limbo following the mistrial, Lindsay remains at Tewksbury State Hospital.

Her next court appearance is set for Tuesday, September 29, as prosecutors weigh whether to retry the case.