'We can't leave the house': Lindsay Clancy holdout juror's family breaks silence after being 'hounded'
PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS: The family of the juror whose refusal to join the other 11 members of the panel resulted in a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case says the fallout has become unbearable.
Relatives, while speaking to New York Post for a report published Tuesday, September 15, claim reporters and true-crime followers have repeatedly contacted them, left notes at their home and made it difficult for them to go about their daily lives.
The juror’s brother has now spoken publicly, pushing back against online claims about his sibling’s religious beliefs and explaining how the family has been affected.
Holdout juror's family breaks silence
“My family cannot leave the house,” the juror’s brother told The Post.
He said strangers had left notes at his mother’s home and that relatives had received a barrage of calls since the mistrial was declared on September 4.
“They are leaving notes at my mother’s house. They won’t leave us alone and we don’t know anything,” he said. “People have been calling me like crazy. It’s crazy.”
The family reportedly had no idea the juror was serving on the closely watched trial.
He had not told them that he was part of the panel, leaving them shocked when his identity and role became a subject of intense public attention.
“We didn’t know. That’s why I was shocked,” the brother said. “He didn’t tell us anything.” The juror has not been publicly named.
Online discussion surrounding the mistrial has focused heavily on the juror’s Catholic faith.
Some people have claimed that his religious beliefs influenced his decision not to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.
“I don’t think religion had anything to do with it,” the brother clarified.
Instead, he described the juror’s decision as a judgment based on the evidence presented in court.
He acknowledged that the decision pleased some people while angering others.
Juror’s past faces scrutiny
The attention has also brought renewed scrutiny of the juror’s own history.
Court records show that he was arrested in 2021 after allegations that he assaulted his then-wife during an incident involving their crying infant.
The charges were later dismissed. His former wife reportedly declined to testify, saying she feared the consequences for her child’s custody. The couple later divorced.
In 2025, the juror faced another allegation involving his teenage nephew, the same relative who had reportedly contacted police during the earlier domestic dispute.
According to a restraining-order affidavit, the juror allegedly shoved the teenager to the ground and struck him in the face.
Court documents indicate that the order expired during the proceedings.
It remains unclear how the juror answered questions during jury selection about previous arrests, criminal charges or court orders.
