Michael Desronvil, the lone juror who declined to acquit Lindsay Clancy in the deaths of her three children, has spoken publicly for the first time since the trial ended, saying he viewed the mother’s actions as “methodical” in carrying out the killings.
Desronvil, 48, stood by his guilty vote, explaining that his decision was shaped by what he described as the deliberate nature of Clancy’s actions.
“From watching the video and listening in the courtroom, the thought process that goes behind – and to fulfill the commitment of doing that – I thought it was logical,” Desronvil told Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday.
The disagreement left the jury deadlocked after seven days of deliberations, resulting in a mistrial in September.
Clancy acknowledged killing her three young children in January 2023, saying she strangled them with exercise bands.
She pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, arguing that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time.
Eleven jurors concluded that Clancy was not criminally responsible. Desronvil was the only member of the panel to reach a different decision.
Desronvil said his position created “tense” exchanges during the weeklong deliberations. The remainder of his interview is scheduled to air Thursday.
He said he had “a lot of evidence to back up [his] claim,” but chose not to reveal details, citing respect for the other jurors and the court system.
Michael Desronvil, the only juror who held out in Lindsay Clancy’s trial, told Fox News that he viewed the mother’s actions as “methodical” in the “execution of the children.”
Lindsay Clancy’s trial ended in a mistrial after the jury became deadlocked. Desronvil, 48, was the sole juror who did not vote to acquit the mother of three.
During his first television interview since the Lindsay Clancy case, Desronvil was asked whether the evidence had left him with reasonable doubt.
His response to McEnany was direct: “No.”
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Several of Desronvil’s former fellow jurors later criticized him for refusing to vote for Clancy’s acquittal.
Some jurors said Desronvil had acknowledged having reasonable doubt about Clancy’s guilt, despite ultimately voting against acquittal.
The allegation prompted Clancy’s defense team to make a last-minute effort to remove him from the jury, accusing him of “refusing to follow court rules.”
Desronvil’s attorney, Edward Paltzik, told Fox News in September that his client had “zero doubt” about his position regarding reasonable doubt.
Paltzik also said then that Desronvil had a ‘mountain of evidence’ to defend his position.
Clancy’s legal team recently argued that prosecutors had not proven that she was criminally responsible for the deaths of five–year–old Cora, three–year–old Dawson and eight–month–old Callan
A Massachusetts judge rejected the request to declare Clancy not guilty of her kids’ murder and asked her lawyers to be ready to discuss a retrial at a hearing scheduled for November 2
On October 1, Judge William Sullivan rejected a request by Clancy’s lawyers to declare her not guilty of murder.
Her legal team argued that prosecutors had not proven that she was criminally responsible for the deaths of five–year–old Cora, three–year–old Dawson and eight–month–old Callan.
Sullivan said prosecutors had presented enough evidence for jury to find Clancy criminally responsible of strangling her children to death.
The judge said both parties should be ready to discuss a retrial at a hearing held on November 2.
Desronvil released a statement on Clancy’s case the same day that she returned to court, urging the public to focus on the ‘three angels’ that she killed instead of the media coverage of her trial.
‘I know the whole focus has been on me but we want to reel everything back and put the focus on the three angels, the ones that cannot speak for themselves, the ones that can’t defend themselves, and the ones that cannot fight the battles. And those are Cora, Dawson and Callan,’ Desronvil said.
He proceeded to ‘thank God for blessing me with the ability to love my daughter,’ and share his gratitude for those that have supported him.
‘Your prayers, your emotional support, your psychological support, is tremendous to my heart that I feel, that I sense, that I know,’ Desronvil said. ‘I do want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.’
Clancy would have been committed to a state psychiatric hospital for evaluation if found not guilty by reason of insanity.
She would have her commitment regularly reviewed by the court.