Lindsay Clancy’s Lone Holdout Was Accused of Ignoring WHAT?!

The Lindsay Clancy holdout controversy centers on what the jury foreperson allegedly reported to the court, not simply on a juror voting differently. Kevin Reddington said the foreperson identified one juror who acknowledged doubt but would not apply Judge William Sullivan’s instruction on reasonable doubt. That distinction mattered because jurors are allowed to disagree, including as a minority of one. Sullivan questioned jurors about their ability to follow the law and repeated the legal standard, but he declined Reddington’s request to remove the holdout. Seven days and more than 38 hours of deliberations ended with a September 4 mistrial. The legal fallout did not stay inside Plymouth Superior Court. On September 8, Howard Cooper, attorney for Patrick Clancy, said online creators had spread false claims accusing Patrick of involvement in the deaths of his children. Cooper warned that appropriate legal measures would be pursued and said law enforcement had been notified. Robin Dreeke, former FBI counterintelligence behavioral expert, joins Tony Brueski to separate the observable group dynamics from speculation about what a single juror believed. Eric Faddis, defense attorney and former felony prosecutor, explains why judges protect the secrecy and independence of deliberations even when other jurors report a problem. Faddis then turns to the accusations involving Patrick and the legal exposure that can arise when commentary makes provably false factual claims about an identifiable person. The combined discussion follows two lines courts guard carefully: the independence of a juror and the boundary between protected speech and actionable defamation. Lindsay Clancy’s next scheduled court date is September 29 while prosecutors consider whether to retry the case. Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #LindsayClancy #PatrickClancy #TrueCrimeToday #JuryDeadlock #ReasonableDoubt #RobinDreeke #EricFaddis #DefamationCase #CourtroomCoverage #TrueCrimePodcast