Lone Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Trial Says He Has Felt Harassed
The lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial is speaking out for the first time, saying he has felt scared and harassed since the case ended in a mistrial.
Michael Desronvil was the only juror who refused to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity in the deaths of her three young children. He told his story in an interview with Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany that aired on "Fox & Friends," according to the Associated Press.
"A Big Fat Target"
Desronvil said Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, put "a big fat target" on his back after the trial, TMZ reported. He said he has felt "scared" since Reddington filed a motion asking the court to investigate him.
That motion asked the court to review whether Desronvil used his cellphone during deliberations, which is prohibited in Massachusetts, and whether he answered his juror questionnaire truthfully. Desronvil has not been accused of wrongdoing in his jury service. In a separate motion, Reddington argued the judge should have replaced the holdout juror with an alternate instead of declaring a mistrial, CBS News reported.
Desronvil also said Reddington repeatedly referred to the holdout juror as "he" in court, which he believes made it easier for people to identify him. Even so, he said he has not received any physical threats, and that he would serve on a jury again if called.
In September, a name and photo believed to belong to the holdout juror spread across social media, raising privacy concerns before the jurors' names were officially released.
"No" Reasonable Doubt
Desronvil pushed back on claims from other jurors that he privately admitted to having reasonable doubt. Asked directly whether he had reasonable doubt, he answered, "No," according to Mediaite.
He said he was struck by how "methodical" Clancy seemed and by her "thought process" during the killings. Desronvil, one of only three men on the jury, said it was "surreal" to hear Patrick Clancy's 911 call. He described tense moments in the jury room and said he had plenty of evidence to support his position but chose not to press it out of respect for the other jurors.
"The focus has to be on the children," Desronvil said. "They are the ones who don't have anyone fighting for them."
His lawyer, Edward Paltzik, has also said Desronvil "didn't have any doubts" that Clancy knew what she was doing.
Other jurors have told a different story. Jury foreperson Roni Carlson said Desronvil "admitted he had reasonable doubt" before refusing to vote not guilty by reason of insanity. Another juror, Paula Devlin, said he "had the hardest time getting off the fact that Lindsay viciously killed her children."
Inside the Clancy Case
Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, strangled her three children, ages 5, 3 and 8 months, at the family's Massachusetts home in 2023 and then tried to take her own life. Her lawyers argued she was not criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors argued she knew what she was doing.
After days of deliberations, the judge declared a mistrial on September 4 when the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict. Her former husband, Patrick Clancy, who found the children, has said publicly that he forgives her and has addressed conspiracy theories about the case.
What Comes Next
A judge has rejected the defense's bid to have the murder charges dismissed. Prosecutors have not decided whether to retry Clancy, seek lesser charges or drop the case, and the case returns to court on November 2. Clancy is expected to remain at a psychiatric hospital until the case is resolved.
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