Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Breaks Silence on Guilty Vote

Michael P. Desronvil, the sole holdout in the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, said Thursday he had 'no doubts' that Clancy knew what she was doing and planned the killings.

• 11 of 12 jurors favored acquittal on criminal-responsibility grounds after 38-plus hours of deliberations.
• Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial September 4 after the jury remained deadlocked.
• Clancy admitted to strangling her three children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months — in January 2023.
• Desronvil is staying at a secure, undisclosed location in Northern New England, his attorney said.

Why it matters: The dispute over what happened in the jury room has direct bearing on whether a retrial is viable and what a future jury might look like.

• Jury foreperson Roni Carlson said Desronvil admitted reasonable doubt but still refused to vote not guilty by reason of insanity.
• Juror Nick Dargie said Desronvil could not cite 'a single piece of evidence' to support his position during deliberations.

How 42 sources split on this story

Where they split: Whether Desronvil was a conscientious holdout applying the evidence or a juror who admitted doubt but refused to follow the law.

What’s next: Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has not announced a retrial decision.

• Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington said he would not accept a plea deal involving prison time.
• CBS's '60 Minutes' will air an interview with Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband and trial witness, on Sunday.
• Will prosecutors seek a retrial, and if so, can they seat a jury without the complications that emerged in the first trial?
• Did Desronvil's personal history — including an active restraining order during jury service — affect his eligibility or his deliberations?
• What weight will courts give to juror accounts that conflict sharply with each other?