The Divide · September 4, 2026
Lindsay Clancy jury enters seventh day of deliberations as judge refuses to remove holdout juror
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial entered a seventh day of deliberations on Friday after jury notes indicated the panel was split 11 to 1. Judge William Sullivan declined to individually question or remove the holdout juror, instead re-reading instructions that jurors must follow the law "whether you agree with it or not." Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, does not deny strangling her three young children in 2023 but argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time.
How the coverage split
CNN led with Reddington's accusation that the juror 'lied' and 'was not being honest,' quoting him at length and highlighting the courtroom tension including the judge's exasperated 'Get a brass band?' remark.
The AP reported Reddington's argument factually but focused more on the procedural posture and the judge's reasoning, giving equal weight to the prosecution's counter-argument without amplifying the 'lied' framing.
What both sides skipped
The identity or demographic profile of the holdout juror — details that could clarify whether the juror's resistance reflects a genuine legal interpretation of reasonable doubt or some other factor — was not reported by any cited source, consistent with juror privacy protections.
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