Black Catholic Haitian male holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case in 'hiding' with family after being hounded by her supporters: report

The brother of the lone holdout juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, which ended in a mistrial, has spoken out, saying that the juror’s family has had to go into hiding due to people hounding them.

Speaking with the New York Post, the brother said the family of Catholic Haitian immigrants has had to deal with true crime fanatics and reporters since a mistrial was declared in early September, with the lone male juror holding out against 11 other members of the panel who wanted to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity for the killings of her three children.

The brother said, “My family cannot leave the house.” He added of those pestering the family in the wake of the trial, “They are leaving notes at my mother’s house. They won’t leave us alone and we don’t know anything. People have been calling me like crazy. It’s crazy.”

He said that the family had no idea the holdout juror was serving on the Clancy trial. “We didn’t know. That’s why I was shocked. He didn’t tell us anything.”

The owner of a local garage where the juror regularly fills up with gas and takes his car for repairs told the outlet that the family has gone into hiding. He said of the juror, “His wife — they just got married — came by yesterday and asked me to put new wheels on her car. She said the media has been crazy and they’re gonna lay low for a while.”

He described the juror as a “really nice guy” who “goes to church.” He said, “He paid for a lady the other day who couldn’t pay her gas. She said, ‘I can’t pay.’ And he went right over and paid her bill.”

The brother said he did not believe the juror’s faith played into his judgment in the case. “I don’t think religion had anything to do with it.”

“He looked at the case, and he made the call,” the brother said. “For me, that’s how I would do it. I would just listen to the case with all the evidence, and go from there.” He added, “His choice was good for some people, but not good for other people.”

Local news outlet NBC Boston has been criticized for digging into the juror's past to smear him, with the outlet saying that it had uncovered court documents and interviews with family members that “reveal a history of domestic violence allegations." Although there were allegations and a criminal charge against him for allegedly assaulting his wife, that charge was later dismissed after they divorced.

In a 2021 case, police records said the juror's nephew called 911 after his uncle grabbed his wife by the neck and threw her into a dresser. She allegedly screamed "You're evil" in response. The same nephew had also taken out a restraining order against the juror, which expired during the Clancy trial.

A GiveSendGo fundraiser has been set up to cover “security, lawyers, and lost work” for the juror, and has brought in over $190,000 as of Tuesday afternoon.