Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial says he “didn’t have any doubts” during deliberations

September 17, 2026 / 10:58 PM EDT / CBS News

The lone holdout juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial said he "didn't have any doubts" about what he believed was Clancy's criminal responsibility, providing his account of the jury's deliberations.

"I didn't have any doubts," juror Michael Desronvil said in a statement obtained by CBS News through his representative, Ray Marcel. "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 knew exactly what she was doing and planned," his statement read.

The jury remained deadlocked on Sept. 4, the seventh day of deliberations, after not coming to a unanimous decision about whether Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three young children at their Massachusetts home in January 2023. Clancy had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan. The judge declared a mistrial after the hung jury could not reach a verdict.

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