LINDSAY CLANCY JUROR SAYS HER THREE CHILDREN “WOULD STILL BE HERE” IF SHE HAD GOTTEN THE HELP SHE NEEDED

A juror from the highly publicized Lindsay Clancy murder trial says she believes three young children might still be alive today if their mother had received the mental-health treatment she needed.

Paula Devlin, one of the jurors who served on Clancy’s Massachusetts trial, made the emotional comments after the case ended in a mistrial earlier this month.

“I truly, truly in my heart believe that if Lindsay had got the help she really needed, those three children would still be here,” Devlin told Fox News, according to PEOPLE.

THREE CHILDREN AT THE CENTER OF THE CASE

Clancy was charged in connection with the deaths of her three children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan — at the family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2023.

Clancy’s defense did not dispute that she caused the children’s deaths. Instead, her attorneys argued that she was not criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and other severe mental-health problems at the time.

Prosecutors presented a different interpretation, arguing that Clancy understood what she was doing and was criminally responsible for the children’s deaths.

THE JURY COULD NOT REACH A VERDICT

After more than a week of deliberations, the jury failed to reach the unanimous decision required under Massachusetts law.

Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on September 4, 2026.

Several jurors have since spoken publicly about what happened inside the jury room. Devlin said the panel ultimately stood at 11 jurors in favor of finding Clancy not criminally responsible and one juror who disagreed.

That split prevented the jury from reaching a final verdict.

The lone holdout has not publicly identified himself or explained his decision in his own words.

THE ROLE OF MENTAL HEALTH

Mental health was at the center of Clancy’s defense throughout the trial.

Court testimony showed that Clancy had sought help repeatedly before the January 2023 incident. According to testimony and documents reported by NBC News, she had seen mental-health professionals, contacted a suicide hotline and visited an emergency department.

She was also prescribed multiple medications during the months before the children’s deaths as doctors attempted to address her symptoms and medication-related problems.

Defense experts argued that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis, a rare but serious psychiatric condition that can involve a loss of contact with reality.

The prosecution disputed the defense’s interpretation of her mental state.

 “THOSE CHILDREN NEVER LEFT OUR HEARTS”

Devlin said the children’s deaths continued to weigh heavily on the jurors even after the trial ended.

She explained that the jurors wanted to see justice for Cora, Dawson and Callan, while also believing that Clancy needed treatment rather than simply being released.

In a separate interview, Devlin said the children’s faces remained in her thoughts and that she sometimes wondered whether the jury could have done something differently.

Her comments reflect the difficult question that dominated the trial: how should the justice system respond when severe mental illness is presented as a central factor in an alleged act of extreme harm?

WHAT HAPPENS TO LINDSAY CLANCY NOW?

The mistrial does not mean the charges against Clancy disappeared.

She remains in custody at Tewksbury State Hospital, and prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will pursue another trial.

Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, has filed a motion seeking to have the mistrial thrown out and for Clancy to be acquitted on the basis of lack of criminal responsibility.

That motion is scheduled to be considered at a court hearing on September 29, 2026.

For now, the courtroom battle is far from over.

But for juror Paula Devlin, the case has left behind something much deeper than an unresolved verdict — the memory of three children whose lives ended before they had the chance to grow up.