Clancy holdout juror: 'No doubt' she deliberately killed her children — SkimNews
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- Michael Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, told CBS News he "didn't have any doubts" she was criminally responsible, citing physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presented.
- Lindsay Clancy was charged with three counts of first-degree murder for strangling her children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, at the family's Massachusetts home before jumping from a second-floor window.
- A judge declared a mistrial on 4 September after the jury of nine women and three men failed to reach a unanimous verdict following nearly 40 hours of deliberation, with the panel ultimately divided 11-1 in favor of finding Clancy not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis.
- Juror Paula Devlin told CBS Mornings the panel spent several days trying to convince Desronvil to change his mind, while the forewoman told NBC Desronvil had "admitted he had reasonable doubt" but refused to vote not guilty by reason of insanity.
- Defense attorney Kevin Reddington told ABC's Good Morning America he was upset the holdout "would not apply the law of reasonable doubt" as instructed, adding he hopes to reach an agreement with prosecutors to avoid a second trial ahead of a 29 September hearing at Plymouth Superior Court.
- Patrick Clancy, the children's father, is scheduled to speak publicly about the case on CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday, addressing his grief, memories of his children, and the conspiracy theories that have flooded social media since the trial began.
Why it matters: With prosecutors yet to announce whether they will seek a retrial and the defense pushing for a plea deal to avoid one, the 11-1 split means Clancy's fate hangs on prosecutorial discretion — a rare outcome in a first-degree murder case where the lone holdout believed planned intent outweighed a postpartum psychosis defense.
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