Michael P. Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the high‑profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial, has issued his first public statement to clarify that he had “no doubts” Clancy knew what she was doing when she strangled her three young children to death.
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Other jurors have claimed in interviews since the mistrial that Desronvil admitted to having reasonable doubt during the seven days of deliberations but still refused to vote for the insanity defense.
Desronvil, a devout Catholic and Republican, refuted their assertions in a statement through his spokesperson and attorney Edward Paltzik.
“I didn’t have any doubts,” he stated. “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.”
Clancy, 36, admitted to killing her 5‑year‑old daughter Cora, 3‑year‑old son Dawson, and infant son Callan in January 2023, but argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and should be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
According to Desronvil, most of the women on the jury were “activists” whose minds were already made up from the very beginning of the proceedings.
Desronvil told YouTuber Ray Marcel in an interview earlier this week, that “from day one,” eight of the jurors had already decided to vote not guilty and said he felt like those jurors were “activists.”
He said every day they tried to convince the rest of the jury that she was not guilty.
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Toward the end, Desronvil said he and another female juror were the only holdouts, but at the last minute, “she caved.”
At this point, Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, attempted to have Desronvil removed from the jury, arguing he was not following Massachusetts law regarding reasonable doubt. The judge denied the request and the jury remained deadlocked 11-1 until Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial.
The jury foreperson told NBC Boston that Desronvil had acknowledging doubt during deliberations, but told them, “I’m still not going to say that she’s not guilty by reason of insanity.”
Desronvil’s statement makes clear that he disputes this version of events.
Paltzik, a leading defamation and media law attorney, called Desronvil “an American Hero and Champion of Justice” in a post on X, and said he is currently in a safe, undisclosed location in Northern New England.
“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. In the meantime, though, he has persevered and remains utterly unbroken thanks to his devout Catholic Faith.
As a devoted father and man of God, he will not be defeated or shattered by the wicked who wish harm upon him,” Paltzik stated.
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