Reports: Lone holdout juror in Clancy trial says he had no doubts about the evidence presented
By Nicki Brown, Alex Stambaugh, CNN
(CNN) — The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial told NewsNation he did not have any doubts that the Massachusetts mother knew what she was doing when she killed her three children after facing intense backlash about his decision.
“I didn’t have any doubts. As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence present. Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she (Clancy) knew exactly what she was doing and planned,” Michael P. Desronvil said in a statement provided to the news outlet via a spokesperson.
The Boston Globe said this week it confirmed the identity of Desronvil, 48, through photos published online, court records and an interview with one of his fellow jurors.
The judge in the case declared a mistrial on September 4 after the jury repeatedly said it couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict. Several jurors have since said there was one holdout juror who declined to find Clancy not guilty after her lawyer argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children – Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months – at the family’s Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.
The other jurors said previously the holdout acknowledged he had doubts about the prosecution’s case, but still declined to find Clancy not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility – detailing the frustrating conversations inside the deliberation room.
“There was times he wouldn’t engage, like he’d be scrolling on his phone while people were talking to him, things like that,” juror Nick Dargie told ABC News.
“He had the hardest time getting off the fact that Lindsay viciously killed her children,” juror Kellie Farina told NBC10 Boston.
During the weekslong trial, Clancy acknowledged she killed her three children, but her lawyers argued she should not be held criminally responsible because she was in the midst of a psychotic episode when she fatally strangled them and attempted suicide.
The panel, comprised of nine women and three men, was unable to reach a unanimous verdict after more than 38 hours of deliberations. The jurors sent notes to the court indicating they were split 11 to 1, with the majority at one point alleging the lone holdout was unable to follow the law on reasonable doubt. The judge ultimately declared a mistrial.
The jury’s foreperson, Roni Carlson, told NBC10 there was no doubt Clancy killed her children, but said it was also obvious to jurors that she loved them.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office previously declined to comment on reports about the juror identities. Clancy is due back in court for a hearing on September 29 as prosecutors determine whether to seek a retrial.
In a statement on X, lawyer Edward Andrew Paltzik said he was representing the holdout juror, writing “please pray for him and help us protect him,” without identifying the man.
“He is presently safe and sound at an undisclosed secure location in a rural area of Northern New England,” Paltzik wrote.
“Rest assured that the evil people who have so viciously attacked this American Hero and Champion of Justice will be held accountable to the maximum extent of the law and beyond,” the statement added, describing the man as a devoted father and man of God.
CNN has reached out to Paltzik for more information and whether any legal action is being taken on behalf of the juror.
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CNN’s Eric Levenson and Cindy Von Quednow contributed to this report.
