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The lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy\u2019s <\/a>high-profile murder trial said he had been harassed since the trial ended in September, and doubled down on his stance that he did not have reasonable doubt during deliberations.
The juror, Michael P. Desronvil, was the sole holdout who wanted to convict Clancy in the strangulation deaths of her three children \u2014 Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months old \u2014 in January 2023, other jurors have<\/a> said since the judge declared a mistrial in the case last month<\/a>.
\u201cIt was like night and day,\u201d Desronvil said of his life before and after becoming the holdout juror.
He spoke with Kayleigh McEnany on \u201cFox & Friends\u201d on Thursday \u2014 his first media appearance since serving on the jury.
Other jurors have described a man they claimed was unwilling to negotiate and hostile in the deliberation room. They said that Desronvil was insistent on convicting Clancy of the murders, but that he was not following the standard of reasonable doubt and had been blocking a unanimous decision.
Through his attorney, Edward Andrew Paltzik, Desronvil has previously denied such claims<\/a>, saying, \u201cI didn\u2019t have any doubts.\u201d
\u201cAs I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence presented,\u201d Desronvil said in a statement posted by Paltzik last month.
On Thursday, Desronvil said he \u201cdefinitely listened\u201d to the other jurors but added that \u201csome moments in that deliberation room felt like, that decisions would be swayed towards one way.\u201d
McEnany asked Desronvil whether he had reasonable doubt. He replied: \u201cNo.\u201d He said he had a lot of evidence to support his reasoning but declined to share it.
He did, however, say he thought Clancy had thought out the murders, stating how \u201cmethodical\u201d he believed she had been \u201cin the execution of the children.\u201d
\u201cThat was really big for me,\u201d he added. \u201cI thought it was logical.\u201d
Clancy, who was accused of strangling her three young children to death using exercise bands before allegedly throwing herself out of her home\u2019s second-story window, could have been convicted of first-degree murder, or deemed not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility. The jury could have also convicted Clancy of lesser charges \u2014 second-degree murder or manslaughter.
The other 11 jurors were poised to acquit Clancy by the insanity standard, they have said.
Clancy\u2019s attorney, Kevin Reddington<\/a>, argued that she was in the throes of postpartum psychosis<\/a> at the time of the killings and was therefore unaware of her actions and unable to control herself.
The prosecution, however, argued that Clancy was not in psychosis when she killed her children, and that she planned the strangulations ahead of time.
The case made global headlines and women showed up in droves to support Clancy at the courthouse and online.
For those inside the courtroom, one piece of evidence in particular, from her then-husband, Patrick Clancy, made an impression, Desronvil said: a recording of the 911 call he placed when he found Clancy outside their home, injured after an attempted suicide.
\u201cIt was surreal,\u201d Desronvil said of hearing that recording. \u201cHearing the pain in his voice, hearing the desperation from that clip, it was surreal.\u201d
Desronvil said he realized his identity was going to be public the day after the mistrial, as the holdout juror was referred to as \u201che\u201d and \u201chim\u201d multiple times. Desronvil was one of only three male jurors.
Since then, he said, media outlets have swarmed his home. Even so, he acknowledged, if he were called to be a juror again, he would do so.
Reddington, when speaking with NBC News last month about the holdout juror, defended Desronvil\u2019s right to his own opinion. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got every right to do that, and I would defend that right, but not to refuse to apply the law,\u201d Reddington said at the time.
Desronvil has since tried to shift attention away from himself and back to Clancy\u2019s children, visiting a park dedicated to the slain kids with McEnany. He calls them \u201cthe three angels.\u201d
\u201cWhat I would like the world to know about me is that I do extremely care about people, especially children, because children are extremely innocent,\u201d Desronvil said.
Desronvil said he had \u201cno idea\u201d how big of a deal this case was in the Boston suburbs and around the country. \u201cEven during jury selection, I had no idea of this case,\u201d he said.
Clancy\u2019s future is still unclear. She remains in Tewksbury Hospital while it is determined whether she will be retried. She will be back in court in November for another status hearing to decide the future of the case.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in emotional distress, call or text 988, or chat at <\/em>988lifeline.org<\/em><\/a> 24\/7, to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For additional resources, visit <\/em>SpeakingOfSuicide.com\/resources<\/em><\/a>.<\/em>
Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
© 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n

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