Judge William Sullivan has indefinitely impounded the names of the jurors who served in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial, citing concerns about their safety and privacy following the highly publicized mistrial.
Sullivan issued the order Monday, after the jury list had initially been impounded for two weeks following the September 4 mistrial. The order keeps the identities of all jurors and alternates sealed indefinitely. The order can only be lifted if the trial judge issues another order.
Sullivan cited concerns about juror privacy and said that “at least one juror has requested that the order be extended indefinitely.” The judge also noted that jurors are free to identify themselves or speak publicly if they choose to.
“There have been a significant number of posts in various social media platforms that have raised issues regarding various reactions to the deliberations in this case,” the order reads. “There has been an individual who was arrested and charged with a violation […] by surreptitiously video recording the jurors leaving the court. There have been identifications of jurors and their personal information without their permission, through other sources. At least one...