A woman who served on the jury that declined to find Lindsay Clancy criminally responsible in the deaths of her three children appears to have been an outspoken supporter of another defendant in a closely watched Massachusetts murder case: Karen Read.
Facebook posts newly brought back into public view and allegedly written by Kellie Farina — one of the jurors in Clancy’s weeks-long trial, which ended Friday with a hung jury — indicate she strongly backed Read throughout last year’s high-profile proceedings.
Farina, identified as a senior center chef, was reportedly a member of the Facebook group “Free Karen Read” and regularly commented on the trial in which Read was accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, in 2022, according to a Wednesday report by the Daily Mail.
“Over and Out Page. Massachusetts Jury did their rightful duty today. Karen’s free,” Farina reportedly posted after Read was cleared of charges that included second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a collision causing death.
Prosecutors had alleged that Read struck O’Keefe with her SUV after dropping him off at a fellow officer’s home following a night of heavy drinking. Read’s defense team countered that she had been framed by people connected to O’Keefe, including members of law enforcement.
Read’s first trial ended with a deadlocked jury in 2024. She was later retried and acquitted on all counts after jurors found significant problems with the police investigation surrounding O’Keefe’s death.
Farina also appeared to direct anger at former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the onetime lead investigator in the O’Keefe case. Proctor came under intense scrutiny after court proceedings revealed he had sent friends derogatory text messages about Read. In one alleged post, Farina referred to him as a “POS.”
The posts attributed to Farina also took aim at Norfolk County Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan, who handled the state’s case against Read, with one message reportedly calling him a “freaking joke.”
Farina was later selected as a juror in Clancy’s triple-murder trial.
After five weeks of testimony, Farina was convinced that Clancy – who fatally strangled Cora, 5; Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, before trying to take her own life in January 2023 – was not guilty by reason of insanity, she told NBC News 10 Boston Wednesday.
Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington argued that the mother was in the throes of postpartum psychosis, worsened by a myriad of prescription medications, which prompted hallucinations and a man’s voice inside her head instructing Clancy to kill the children and herself.
Prosecutors countered that the former labor and delivery nurse had carefully planned the killings and made up that she had experienced a psychotic break in an effort to avoid criminal culpability.
Judge William Sullivan was ultimately forced to declare a mistrial after a lone male holdout among the jurors refused to side with the defense, even after 38 hours of deliberation across seven days.
On Wednesday, Reddington – who has since asked President Trump to consider pardoning his controversial client – revealed the harrowing plea Clancy is now saying “constantly.”
“I want my babies. I want my babies,” the mom has been repeating, Reddington told NBC News reporter Laura Jarrett.
Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz’s office has not announced how they will proceed with the case and whether it will retry Clancy on the same charges, downgrade the charges, seek a plea deal with her or drop the case altogether.
The Post reached out to Farina, but didn’t immediately hear back.
