{
  "id": 10395649,
  "title": "Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Had ‘Zero Doubt’ in Case, Lawyer Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-had-zero-doubt-in-case-lawyer-says",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:55:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-had-zero-doubt-lawyer-12494972"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lindsay Clancy's murder trial concluded with a mistrial after a 12-member jury failed to reach a unanimous decision on the charges against her. Michael P. Desronvil, the sole holdout juror, had no doubt about his decision, according to his attorney Edward Paltzik. Paltzik told Fox News that there was a \"mountain of evidence\" to support Desronvil's position. Clancy admitted to killing her three children in January 2023, claiming she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time. Despite seven days of deliberations, the jury could not agree on a verdict. Desronvil, 48, from Massachusetts, gained attention during the trial for his approach to deliberations, which some fellow jurors found arrogant. Clancy's case remains unresolved, with charges still pending, and she continues to receive psychiatric treatment at Tewksbury State Hospital in Massachusetts.",
  "summary": "Several of his fellow jurors have publicly criticized Michael Desronvil's approach to deliberations during Clancy's murder trial.",
  "key_points": [
    "Lindsay Clancy heldout juror had zero doubt in case",
    "Attorney Edward Paltzik said mountain of evidence supported Desronvil",
    "Clancy admitted to killing three children in January 2023"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}