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Lindsay Clancy's attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her

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Casey, M. (2026, September 21). Lindsay Clancy's attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/lindsay-clancy-s-attorney-asks-judge-to-investigate-the-lone-juror-who-wanted-to-convict-her/article_fecfd19f-a6dc-5267-acad-45fe7087fa1a.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-21 · by Michael Casey

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Lindsay Clancy's legal team has requested that a judge investigate one particular juror who wanted to convict her of murdering her three children in Massachusetts. The attorneys are asking for an inquiry into whether this juror used his cellphone during deliberations, if he was truthful on pre-trial questionnaires, and if his testimony under judicial questioning was accurate.
Written by AI on 2026-09-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

As of September 2026, Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Duxbury, Massachusetts ended in a mistrial after five weeks due to a hung jury. The case involves the deaths of Clancy’s three young children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—in January 2023. Clancy did not testify but admitted to killing her children while arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time. The prosecution presented over 70 witnesses, including an FBI psychiatrist who testified that he does not believe Clancy heard a voice ordering her actions, suggesting she had control over her decisions.

The defense highlighted systemic failures in mental health support and rallied public sympathy by highlighting the challenges new mothers face when seeking help. However, one juror’s alleged misconduct prompted Clancy's attorney to ask Judge William Sullivan to investigate his phone use during deliberations and review a questionnaire he filled out prior to the trial. The judge is now considering whether Desronvil shared information or used his phone improperly during jury deliberation hours, which lasted seven days without reaching a verdict.

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“The articles describe different actions related to the Lindsay Clancy murder trial: one about the holdout juror being taken to a secure location, and the other about Clancy's attorneys asking for an investigation into that juror.”
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Who wrote this

Michael Casey
13 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 An expert brought in by federal authorities, Dr. William Smock, concluded Birchmore was strangled with a duffel bag strap and that she struggled before dying.
🔮 Five of the six were arrested Wednesday morning and are expected to appear in federal court later in the day.
🔮 But on Tuesday, Reddington sought to persuade Judge William Sullivan – the same judge who presided over the first trial – to acquit her.
🔮 But on Tuesday, Reddington sought to persuade Judge William Sullivan — the same judge who presided over the first trial — to acquit Clancy.
🔮 Clancy’s court hearing on Tuesday could help decide whether she will face a second trial for killing her three young children.
🔮 Lindsay Clancy, the former Massachusetts nurse who strangled her three young children before jumping from a second-story window, returns to court Tuesday, where a judge could decide whether she will face a second murder trial.
🔮 Lindsay Clancy is set to return to court Tuesday for a hearing that could help decide whether she will face a second trial in the killings of her three children.
🔮 With a unanimous verdict needed to secure a conviction, Michael P Desronvil held firm in his view she was guilty, leaving the jury deadlocked 11-1 after more than 40 hours of deliberations and ultimately forcing Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial on September 3.
🔮 Proceedings are expected to resume around 9 a.m. at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts.
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BOSTON Massachusetts

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BOSTON GPE · 1× Clancy PERSON · 1× Lindsay Clancy PERSON · 1× Massachusetts GPE · 1×

Narrative

In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy’s lawyers asked the court to question the juror about his alleged use of a cellphone during deliberations, his truthfulness on a questionnaire that prospective jurors filled out before the trial began and his truthfulness when jurors were questioned by the judge a day before the trial ended.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
2026-09-22 · The Guardian
Lindsay Clancy’s defense laywer asks judge to investigate lone juror · assertive framing

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BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Lindsay Clancy have asked a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict the mother from Massachusetts of murder in the deaths of her three children. asserted
who → ask → children
In a motion filed Friday but made public Monday, Clancy’s lawyers asked the court to question the juror about his alleged use of a cellphone during deliberations, his truthfulness on a questionnaire that prospective jurors filled out before the trial began and his truthfulness when jurors were questioned by the judge a day before the trial ended. asserted
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