Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says he had ‘a lot of evidence’ to convict her of murder

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times - Thursday, October 15, 2026

The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial said he believes Ms. Clancy was “methodical” in the “execution” of her three children.

Michael Desronvil was the only juror in Ms. Clancy’s last month in Massachusetts to vote for her conviction in the 2023 strangulation of her children, which resulted in a mistrial. Her attorneys argued that she killed her children due to postpartum depression.

“I had a lot of evidence to back up my claim,” Mr. Desronvil said in an interview aired Thursday on “Fox & Friends.” “But because out of respect of the other jurors in the court system, I will put that to sleep for now until, you know, they go through the process.”

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Massachusetts Superior Court Judge William F. Sullivan declared a mistrial Sept. 4 after the deadlocked jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict after days of deliberation.

The jury split 11-1, with 11 jurors favoring a verdict of not criminally responsible and Mr. Desronvil voting to convict, after seven days and roughly 40 hours of deliberations.

Prosecutors have not said whether they will retry Ms. Clancy. Judge Sullivan said he wants to set a trial date and scheduled a Nov. 2 hearing.

Following the deadlock, the case shifted into intense legal acrimony involving both parties.

Ms. Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, filed a motion asking the judge to investigate Mr. Desronvil for alleged misconduct.

He requested that the court order the juror to turn over his mobile phone to a neutral examiner to check for his use of a cellphone during deliberations.

Mr. Reddington also questioned Mr. Desronvil’s truthfulness on his pretrial juror questionnaire and in his answers when the judge questioned jurors the day before the mistrial, including whether he disclosed a reported civil restraining order and a 2021 domestic assault charge that was later dismissed.

When asked if he felt that Mr. Reddington put a target on his back, Mr. Desronvil said, “Yes.”

In September, Mr. Desronvil relocated after receiving intense media scrutiny, doxxing and death threats following the declaration of a mistrial, according to his attorney.

He said people showed up at his house and went through his mail, adding that he required a police escort out of his house.