Clancy juror says holdout didn't show 'single piece of evidence' explaining vote

Nick Dargie, one of the jurors in Lindsay Clancy's trial, has revealed that the sole juror who held out against a unanimous verdict did not present any evidence to support his stance. Dargie, 25, told ABC News that he repeatedly asked the holdout juror to show evidence or describe witness testimony that would justify his position, but the juror was unable to do so.

After seven days of deliberations, the jury ultimately reached an 11-1 verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. However, the final juror refused to change his stance in favor of a guilty verdict, according to other jurors who spoke out publicly. Dargie emphasized that the absence of any evidence or witness testimony from the holdout juror was the reason for the mistrial, which was declared after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision.

Clancy was accused of murdering her three young children - 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and infant Callan - at their home in Duxbury, a Boston suburb, on January 24, 2023. The trial concluded on September 4, 2023, with the mistrial resulting from the inability to agree on Clancy's mental state during the alleged crimes. Prosecutors argued that Clancy should not be held criminally responsible if she suffered from postpartum psychosis at the time of the murders, as defined by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Jurors in Massachusetts are instructed that to prove a defendant's criminal responsibility, they must demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not suffer from any mental disease or defect at the time of the offense.