What actually happened inside the jury room during the Lindsay Clancy trial? For seven days, 12 jurors deliberated behind closed doors at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, trying to decide whether Lindsay Clancy should be held criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children: 5-year-old Cora Clancy, 3-year-old Dawson Clancy, and 8-month-old Callan Clancy. On September 4, 2026, those deliberations ended without a unanimous verdict. The jury was reportedly split 11–1, with 11 jurors prepared to find Lindsay not criminally responsible and one juror, Michael Desronvil, holding out for a guilty verdict. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial. Now, breaking news reporter Briana Whitney sits down one-on-one with Juror #13, Paula Devlin, for an extensive conversation about what happened when the courtroom doors closed, how jurors actually reached their decisions, the evidence that changed minds, and the fallout that followed them home. The jury didn’t begin deliberations with 11 people agreeing. So what happened? In this interview, Briana asks Paula to walk through the deliberations from the inside sharing what evidence changed jurors’ minds, how jurors separated their personal feelings about the deaths of Cora, Dawson and Callan from the legal question they were required to answer, what the prosecution presented most effectively, what the defense presented most effectively, what evidence jurors were able to review that the public following the trial did not see, what conversations happened inside the deliberation room that have never been publicly discussed, and how 11 jurors ultimately arrived at the same conclusion while one did not. Since the mistrial, the disagreement inside the jury room has become almost as controversial as the trial itself. Several jurors have said publicly that juror Micheal Desronvil expressed doubts during deliberations but would not apply those doubts in the way the other jurors believed Massachusetts law required.. Paula tells Briana what those conversations actually sounded like from her perspective and whether, looking back now, she believes this was a juror refusing to follow the law or simply a juror reaching a different conclusion from everyone else. She also addresses her feelings toward Michael Desronvil today, why she revealed during her CBS Mornings interview that the holdout juror was a Black man in his 30s, whether she regrets sharing that information after his identity became public, the intense criticism and online attention jurors have received, whether members of the jury remain in contact, the use of cellphones in the deliberation room, and why she worries the aftermath of this trial could make people afraid to serve on juries in future high-profile cases. During the trial, the central dispute presented to jurors focused on criminal responsibility: whether Lindsay’s mental state on January 24, 2023, meant she could legally be held responsible for the deaths of Cora, Dawson and Callan inside the family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. But after the mistrial, defense attorney Kevin Reddington made a striking new argument. At Lindsay’s September 29, 2026 hearing, Reddington argued there was insufficient evidence establishing that Lindsay killed the children at all and challenged the prosecution’s timeline and physical evidence. On October 1, 2026, Judge William Sullivan rejected the defense’s request for a required finding of not guilty, ruling that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence for a rational jury to find the elements of murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Briana asks Paula what she made of that shift. Did jurors ever seriously consider the possibility that Lindsay hadn’t killed the children? Were they surprised to get back online after weeks inside the courtroom and discover how many people were questioning Patrick Clancy, the timeline and other aspects of the investigation? And after hearing all the evidence, did any juror believe Lindsay should simply walk free? The September 4 mistrial did not resolve the criminal case against Lindsay Clancy, and for Paula Devlin, the legal case is only part of what remains. She spent weeks listening to evidence few people will ever see, days deliberating it with 11 strangers, and then emerged from the courthouse into an online firestorm surrounding the verdict they couldn’t reach. Now she’s telling Briana what that experience actually looked like from inside the room. ------ Follow Crime Junkie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrimeJunkiePod Crime Junkie is created anAmerican Idol Contestant Arrested For Murder!? The Case Of Ashley Flynn d hosted by Ashley Flowers. Check out these other great crime channels: @annieelise Became a “Hero” After His Wife Was Murdered? | Donnah Winger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmvo8_Epb6w