BOSTON
Michael P. Desronvil, the juror whose guilty vote deadlocked the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, broke his silence Wednesday to defend his stance and dispute claims he harbored doubts about conviction.
Desronvil said he never wavered in believing prosecutors proved that Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, knew what she was doing when she strangled her three children: Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months old.
"I didn't have any doubts," Desronvil told NewsNation. "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."
He added: "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."
Clancy's defense centered on severe postpartum psychosis. The jury deadlocked 11-1, with 11 jurors accepting her insanity claim. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial.
Plymouth County prosecutors are now deciding whether to retry Clancy. Her attorneys have suggested resolving the case without another jury trial.
Turley told Fox News Digital that prosecutors face a difficult calculation: attempt a unanimous conviction in a second trial, or drop the case.
"Equally unappealing," Turley said, is to "simply walk away and say, 'There are three dead children here, but we just don't think we could ever win this case.'" He questioned whether a Massachusetts jury would unanimously reject Clancy's insanity defense.
Clancy is scheduled to appear in court Sept. 29.
