Lindsay Clancy’s holdout juror shows ongoing skepticism of the ‘insanity defense’

What exactly was the lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial thinking? The juror himself has not spoken, but several other jurors said the holdout acknowledged he had doubts about the prosecution’s case but still declined to find Clancy not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility. At least one juror said the holdout was unable to cite evidence or testimony that helped prove what he was saying. “He had the hardest time getting off the fact that Lindsay viciously killed her children,” one juror told NBC10 Boston. Those who have studied the so-called “insanity defense” say the holdout juror’s apparent position is not uncommon: Many people struggle or refuse to accept an insanity plea as a legitimate defense. “There are people who in their heart believe there’s never any reasonable explanation that does not require punishment for somebody who murders their children,” said Dr.