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Lindsay Clancy juror hides after trial collapse
Holdout juror Michael Desronvil goes into hiding as Lindsay Clancy trial ends in mistrial after he refused to acquit.
In brief
Holdout juror Michael Desronvil goes into hiding as Lindsay Clancy trial ends in mistrial after he refused to acquit. Lindsay Clancy's holdout juror Michael Desronvil went into hiding after his trial collapsed, receiving death threats and a $280k fundraiser for security and legal costs. Originally reported by…
Lindsay Clancy holdout juror goes into hiding
Michael Desronvil, a holdout juror who refused to acquit Lindsay Clancy, has gone into hiding after allegedly being doxxed online and receiving death threats from Clancy's killer supporters.
“The man, whom NewsNation identified as Michael P Desronvil, has left his Massachusetts home after Clancy's trial collapsed, his newly appointed lawyer, Edward Andrew Paltzik, has revealed.”
Lawyer calls him American hero
Desronvil's lawyer Edward Andrew Paltzik described him as an 'American Hero and Champion of Justice' and said he is 'presently safe and sound at an undisclosed secure location in a rural area of Northern New England'.
“He is presently safe and sound at an undisclosed secure location in a rural area of Northern New England”
Lawyer vows to hold attackers accountable
Paltzik vowed to hold the 'evil people who have so viciously attacked' Desronvil accountable to the 'maximum extent of the law and beyond' and credited his 'devout Catholic Faith' for keeping him unbroken.
“He is presently safe and sound at an undisclosed secure location in a rural area of Northern New England”
Desronvil supports Trump and Constitution
Desronvil supports President Donald Trump, believes the US is the 'greatest country in the world', and 'cherishes our sacred Constitution as the pinnacle of human liberty'.
“Paltzik said Desronvil loves America, supports President Donald Trump, believes the US is the 'greatest country in the world' and 'cherishes our sacred Constitution as the pinnacle of human liberty'.”
Fundraiser raises $280k
A GiveSendGo crowdfunding campaign established to cover Desronvil's 'security, lawyers, and lost work' has already amassed over $280,000 in donations.
“A GiveSendGo crowdfunding campaign established to help cover his 'security, lawyers, and lost work' has already amassed over $290,000 in donations”
Clancy's trial collapsed
Clancy's trial collapsed after a jury deadlocked 11-1, with Desronvil being the only juror who voted to convict her for murdering her three children.
“A judge declared a mistrial earlier this month after the jury deadlocked 11-1”
Desronvil had no doubts about Clancy
Desronvil said he 'didn't have any doubts' about his decision to convict Clancy, refuting the jury foreperson's earlier claims that he had reasonable doubt.
“He told the outlet he 'didn't have any doubts', refuting the jury foreperson's earlier remarks.”
Desronvil explains Clancy's guilt
Desronvil explained that Clancy 'knew exactly what she was doing and planned' to kill her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan.
“He explained to the network that based on all the evidence he 'thought it was enough proof that she [Clancy] knew exactly what she was doing and planned' to kill her three children”
Juror held firm despite backlash
Desronvil said he was stunned by the vitriol he faced after voting to convict Clancy and felt the backlash from his fellow jurors was because he was a 'black Republican'.
“Desronvil told Marcel the allegations stemmed from a turbulent 'fraudulent marriage,' and their relationship rapidly deteriorated when he allegedly discovered his ex-wife was an illegal immigrant.”
Past allegations of domestic violence
Desronvil has a history of domestic violence allegations, including being arrested in 2021 for domestic violence but never prosecuted, and allegedly attacking his nephew in 2025.
“According to court filings obtained by the TV outlet, Desronvil was arrested for domestic violence in 2021 but was never prosecuted.”
Juror's defense of Clancy
Desronvil believed Clancy was sane when she killed her children and felt she was 'knew right from wrong' despite her claims of postpartum psychosis and being overmedicated.
“He felt that she was sane when she did it. And that’s exactly what he told me.”
Juror's demonstration of force
Desronvil used a water bottle and string to demonstrate the force Clancy would have used to strangle her children to death during jury deliberations.
“He tied a string around the water bottle, and did it to set an example and show people, 'Imagine the water bottle as their little necks'”
Prosecutors plan retrial
Prosecutors have not yet indicated if they intend to retry Clancy for murder or offer her a plea deal after the mistrial.
“Prosecutors are yet to say if they intend to retry Clancy for murder or offer her a plea deal”
Clancy's admission of guilt
Clancy admitted to killing her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity due to postpartum psychosis and being overmedicated.
“Clancy admitted to killing her children, but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity as she claimed she was suffering postpartum psychosis and was overmedicated”
The headline
Lindsay Clancy's holdout juror Michael Desronvil went into hiding after his trial collapsed, receiving death threats and a $280k fundraiser for security and legal costs.
