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Lone Juror Breaks Silence in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial After Mistrial | Crime Alert 09.23.26 · Crime Alert Hourly Update

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert, hourly update, breaking crime news now. I'm Sydney Silvani.
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  Speaker 1: New developments emerge in the tragic and highly publicized case
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  Speaker 1: of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her
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  Speaker 1: three young children, Cora, Dawson, and Callen, in their family
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  Speaker 1: home in 2023 before attempting suicide. The lone juror who
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  Speaker 1: fought to convict Clancy of murder has spoken out publicly
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  Speaker 1: for the first time since a deadlocked jury forced the
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  Speaker 1: judge to declare a mistrial on September 4th. In a
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  Speaker 1: statement released on X by his attorney, Edward Palczyk, The
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  Speaker 1: juror declared he was absolutely certain of Clancy's guilt, but
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  Speaker 1: insisted that fellow jurors refused to listen to his arguments
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  Speaker 1: during deliberations. Eleven of the 12 jurors were prepared to
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  Speaker 1: clear Clancy of criminal responsibility, concluding that the mother was
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  Speaker 1: experiencing postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. However, the
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  Speaker 1: juror aligned with prosecutors, who maintained that Clancy knew exactly
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  Speaker 1: what she was doing and carefully planned the killings. The
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  Speaker 1: lone juror directly refuted claims made by the jury foreperson
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  Speaker 1: in an earlier media interview where the foreperson asserted that
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  Speaker 1: he had admitted to having reasonable doubt but wanted to
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  Speaker 1: convict Clancy anyway. The juror pushed back against that narrative,
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  Speaker 1: writing that every time he attempted to explain theories based
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  Speaker 1: on the physical evidence, key witnesses, and the prosecution's presentation,
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  Speaker 1: he was cut off as if he had doubts. He
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  Speaker 1: maintained that the evidence clearly showed Clancy was fully aware
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  Speaker 1: of her actions. As Plymouth County prosecutors decide whether to
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  Speaker 1: try Clancy again, the juror faces intense public scrutiny. Media
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  Speaker 1: outlets and online sleuths have exposed his personal background, revealing
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  Speaker 1: an active restraining order during jury selection, an impending eviction
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  Speaker 1: over $ 12, 000 in unpaid rent, and a 2021 domestic violence
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  Speaker 1: charge that was ultimately dismissed. Despite public backlash and online harassment,
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  Speaker 1: conservative figures have rallied behind the juror. Florida Governor Ron
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  Speaker 1: DeSantis publicly offered asylum, while an online fundraiser to cover
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  Speaker 1: his legal and security expenses has raised over $ 289, 000. The
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  Speaker 1: juror's attorney confirmed that his client is currently hiding in
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  Speaker 1: an undisclosed secure location in rural northern New England. More
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  Speaker 1: crime and justice news after this. Tragedy strikes the University
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  Speaker 1: of Massachusetts Dartmouth community following the fatal stabbing of an
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  Speaker 1: 18-year-old freshman football player. Providence Police Patrol officers responded to
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  Speaker 1: emergency calls reporting a stabbing in the parking lot of
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  Speaker 1: a Wendy's restaurant in Rhode Island around midnight on Saturday,
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  Speaker 1: September 19. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez detailed the initial
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  Speaker 1: response during a news conference. The deceased victim was later
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  Speaker 1: identified as Marvin Antoine, a freshman running back at UMass Dartmouth.
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  Speaker 1: A second victim, 19-year-old freshman defensive back Kensley McKeon, suffered
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  Speaker 1: injuries to his head, neck, and left arm. McKeon is
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  Speaker 1: currently recovering in the hospital from non-life-threatening injuries. Initial investigations
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  Speaker 1: revealed the fatal stabbing stemmed from an altercation involving several individuals,
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  Speaker 1: including members of the football team who had lost against
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  Speaker 1: Framingham State just hours before at a nearby nightclub, Mezzo Lounge.
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  Speaker 1: Chief Perez explained how the confrontation shifted locations.
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  Speaker 2: There was an altercation between a female and some of
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  Speaker 2: the victims that were in line, and then the altercation
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  Speaker 2: moved over to the parking lot of the Wendy's, but
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  Speaker 2: we have no indication that they knew each other.
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  Speaker 1: Authorities identified 19-year-old student Chakunanso Uzoma Eze, who is not
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  Speaker 1: on the football team, as the suspect. He was located
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  Speaker 1: in charge with murder. Chief Perez expressed profound sympathy during
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  Speaker 1: the news conference, reflecting on the unimaginable pain felt by
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  Speaker 1: parents mourning a child who had moved into college mere
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  Speaker 1: weeks earlier. Following the tragedy, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark Fuller
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  Speaker 1: addressed Antoine's death in a statement, sending prayers to Antoine's
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  Speaker 1: loved ones and wishing McKeon a swift recovery. Antoine's younger sister, Stacy,
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  Speaker 1: created a GoFundMe to raise funds for funeral expenses, sharing
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  Speaker 1: that her brother was smart, easygoing, and deeply devoted to
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  Speaker 1: his loved ones. In Arizona, an 82-year-old grandmother was killed
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  Speaker 1: when a suspected drunk driver struck her family on the
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  Speaker 1: emergency shoulder of a highway. According to local news outlets,
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  Speaker 1: Ruth Acuna de Valenzuela died on U.S. Route 60 in
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  Speaker 1: Mesa on September 16 around 1 a.m. The Arizona Department
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  Speaker 1: of Public Safety stated that Ruth and her cousin pulled
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  Speaker 1: over due to a flat tire while driving home from dinner.
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  Speaker 1: Ruth's aunt and uncle arrived to help change the tire.
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  Speaker 1: Just as they finished and prepared to leave, an impaired
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  Speaker 1: driver crashed into both parked vehicles. The crash critically injured
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  Speaker 1: the aunt and uncle, requiring multiple surgeries, while the cousin
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  Speaker 1: suffered a broken collarbone and severe trauma. Authorities arrested 21-year-old
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  Speaker 1: Zachary Robert Penrod, booking him into the Maricopa County Sheriff's
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  Speaker 1: Office jail. Penrod faces charges of manslaughter, two counts of
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  Speaker 1: aggravated assault, and endangerment. Grandson Javier Valenzuela says that the
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  Speaker 1: tragic loss has left the family traumatized, while daughter Alma
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  Speaker 1: Rosa Valenzuela paid tribute on Facebook. A GoFundMe page has
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  Speaker 1: been created by Javier to assist the family during this
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  Speaker 1: heartbreaking time. For more crime and justice news, be sure
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  Speaker 1: With this crime alert, I'm Sydney Silvani.