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Holdout juror explains guilty vote in Lindsay Clancy murder trial
Michael Desronvil was the only juror who voted to find Lindsay Clancy criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children in Massachusetts.
Clancy's children, Cora, Dawson and Callan, died in January 2023, and she has said she killed them while arguing that mental illness meant she was not criminally responsible.
The other 11 jurors found her not criminally responsible, but the disagreement meant the jury could not reach a verdict and the trial ended in a mistrial.
In his first interview since the trial, Desronvil said he had no reasonable doubt and described Clancy's actions as methodical.
He said he had evidence for his position but would not discuss details while the case continues.
A judge rejected Clancy's request to be acquitted, finding there was enough evidence for a jury to consider criminal responsibility.
The judge set a November 2 hearing to discuss a possible retrial, but no new trial has been scheduled.
Michael Desronvil, the sole holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, said he voted guilty because he had no reasonable doubt about her criminal responsibility.
In his first interview since the mistrial, he said he believed the children’s deaths showed a methodical act and that he had evidence supporting his view.
The jury deliberated for seven days and voted 11-1 to acquit Clancy, resulting in a mistrial.
Clancy admitted strangling her three children in January 2023 but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
A judge rejected Clancy’s request to be acquitted and said the parties should be prepared to discuss a possible retrial.
- Who
- Michael Desronvil, the sole holdout juror, and Lindsay Clancy, whose trial ended in a mistrial.
- What
- Desronvil explained why he voted that Clancy was criminally responsible for her children’s deaths.
- When
- He discussed his vote in an interview aired in October 2026, after the trial ended in a mistrial.
- Where
- The trial was held in Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts. Desronvil spoke to Fox News.
- Why
- He said he had no reasonable doubt about Clancy’s guilt and cited what he viewed as evidence of a methodical act.
Prosecution
Defense
Criminal responsibility
Prosecution
The prosecution argued that Clancy knew right from wrong when she killed her children.
Defense
The defense argued that Clancy’s mental illnesses meant she was not criminally responsible.
Evidence
Prosecution
The judge said prosecutors had presented enough evidence for a jury to find Clancy criminally responsible.
Defense
Clancy’s lawyers argued that prosecutors had not sufficiently proved she was responsible for the deaths.
Clancy strangled her three children, whom she admitted killing.
Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
Clancy and her lawyer returned to Plymouth Superior Court for a status hearing.
Sullivan rejected the defense request to acquit Clancy and said the parties should be ready to discuss a retrial.
Desronvil discussed his vote in a Fox News interview.
A hearing was scheduled to discuss a possible retrial.
- Juror
- Michael Desronvil was the sole holdout.
- Jury vote
- 11-1 to acquit Clancy.
- Deliberations
- Seven days.
- Children
- Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; Callan, 8 months.
- Location
- Plymouth Superior Court, Massachusetts.
- Trial outcome
- Mistrial declared on 4 September.
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What people are saying
I made my decision, as far as with the case, based strictly on the evidence that was presented to me, and then the hearing, and paying attention, observing throughout the whole trial
There were moments that were tense, as we were deliberating.
I had a lot of evidence to back up my claim
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EXCLUSIVE: "I had a lot of evidence to back up my claim." For the first time, the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Michael Desronvil, is speaking out about the tense deliberations in the high profile case, revealing to @kayleighmcenany that he had no reasonable
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