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  "id": 8280141,
  "title": "Holdout juror in Clancy trial says he didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/holdout-juror-in-clancy-trial-says-he-didnt-have-any-doubts-that-she",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:05:33.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/holdout-juror-in-clancy-trial-says-he-didnt-have-any-doubts-that-she-was-responsible-for-killing-her-kids"
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  "summary": "The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Michael P Desronvil, has spoken out about his decision to vote for conviction. According to Desronvil, he \"didn't have any doubts\" that Clancy was criminally responsible for killing her three children. He based his decision on the physical evidence, key witnesses, and the prosecution's presentation.\n\nDesronvil said that during deliberations, he tried to present different theories based on the evidence, but felt he was being treated as though he had doubts about Clancy's criminal responsibility. He claimed that he was cut off while trying to explain his thoughts, giving the impression that he had doubts. The jury ultimately deadlocked 11-1, with Desronvil being the sole juror to vote for conviction.\n\nThe trial ended in a mistrial on September 4, after nearly 40 hours of deliberations. Clancy, 36, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder for strangling her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, at the family's Massachusetts home. Her lawyers argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors claimed the killings were calculated.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy trial: Who is holdout juror in US mother’s 3-child murder case? Past under scrutiny",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/lindsay-clancy-trial-who-is-holdout-juror-in-us-mothers-3-child",
        "published": "2026-09-16T15:29:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy hires one of Karen Read's lawyers who plans to fight retrial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/lindsay-clancy-hires-one-of-karen-reads-lawyers-who-plans-to-fight",
        "published": "2026-09-16T18:02:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy update: New legal twist as Karen Read’s attorney joins ‘double jeopardy’ challenge over retrial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/lindsay-clancy-update-new-legal-twist-as-karen-reads-attorney-joins",
        "published": "2026-09-16T20:55:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy holdout juror had no doubt she deliberately killed her children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-had-no-doubt-she-deliberately-killed-her",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:49:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Lindsay Clancy holdout juror says he had no doubt she deliberately killed her children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-says-he-had-no-doubt-she-deliberately",
        "published": "2026-09-18T16:56:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Holdout juror in Clancy trial didn’t have ‘any doubts’ that she was responsible for killing her kids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/holdout-juror-in-clancy-trial-didnt-have-any-doubts-that-she-was",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:17:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Holdout juror in Clancy trial says he didn't have 'any doubts' that she was responsible for killing her kids",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/holdout-juror-in-clancy-trial-says-he-didnt-have-any-doubts-that-she-8281597",
        "published": "2026-09-18T18:05:33.000Z"
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  "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."
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