{"id":2663694,"date":"2026-09-17T22:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-holdout-juror-in-lindsay-clancy-trial-issues-first-statement-i-didnt-have-any-doubts\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T22:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:17:36","slug":"breaking-holdout-juror-in-lindsay-clancy-trial-issues-first-statement-i-didnt-have-any-doubts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-holdout-juror-in-lindsay-clancy-trial-issues-first-statement-i-didnt-have-any-doubts\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Trial Issues First Statement: &#8216;I Didn&#8217;t Have Any Doubts&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-holdout-juror-in-lindsay-clancy-trial-issues-first-statement-i-didnt-have-any-doubts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2663694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article discusses the first public statement from Michael P.Desronvil,the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lone-lindsay-clancy-juror-who-held-out-against-the-mob-hailed-as-a-true-hero-as-mistrial-becomes-official\/\" title=\"Lone Lindsay Clancy ... Who ... Out Against the Mob Hailed as &#039;a True Hero&#039; as Mis... Becomes Official\">sole juror<\/a> who held out in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. Desronvil expressed that he had no doubts about Clancy\u2019s guilt and believed the prosecution proved its case, contrary to previous claims that he doubted her guilt due to personal beliefs or circumstances. His stance contradicts other jurors&#8217; views, who believed Clancy was not guilty by reason of insanity. Desronvil clarified that he was convinced of her guilt based on the physical evidence and witness testimony, and he denied that his religion or past allegations influenced his decision. His statement emerged amidst controversy, public doxing attacks, and support he received through crowdfunding and offers of asylum by political figures. There is ongoing debate about his motives and the impact of his dissent on the case.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clancy-defense-asks-judge-to-dismiss-holdout-juror\/\" title=\"Clancy defense asks judge to dismiss holdout ...\">holdout juror<\/a> in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has issued his first public statement, saying that he \u201cdidn\u2019t have any doubts\u201d as to the Massachusetts mother\u2019s guilt and that he believed the prosecution had proved its case.<\/p>\n<p>The statement by Michael P. Desronvil to NewsNation comes amid intense speculation about his motives and his online doxing in being the lone holdout who caused a mistrial earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The other 11 jurors in the case of the Duxbury, Massachusetts mother who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sick-lib-writer-supports-doxing-clancy-jurors-get-not-guilty-verdict-future-says-holdout-getting-negative-attention-deserves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strangled her three children<\/a> before trying to kill herself thought that she was not guilty by reason of insanity, and insisted that Desronvil had admitted he had \u201creasonable doubt\u201d over whether Clancy was guilty but refused to entertain it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had the hardest time getting off the fact that Lindsay viciously killed her children,\u201d juror <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clancy-juror-voted-acquit-criticized-holdout-publicly-super-fan-another-accused-murderer-social-media-posts-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kellie Farina<\/a> said in what has become an infamous clip regarding the holdout.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cHe had the hardest time getting off the fact that Lindsay viciously killed her children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Clancy jurors speak out, express their frustration with the lone holdout. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NehHv9qInV\">pic.twitter.com\/NehHv9qInV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/2097447145431245240?\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition there were claims that Desronvil\u2019s religion \u2014 he was a devout Catholic \u2014 or previous allegations of domestic violence may have played some part in his decision.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the statement released by NewsNation on Thursday evening, Desronvil finally spoke \u2014 and said none of that was accurate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have any doubts. 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,\u201d Desronvil said via a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on all the physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she [Clancy] knew exactly what she was doing and planned.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement from Lindsay Clancy juror Michael P. Desronvil to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewsNation?\">@NewsNation<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H5w1poef90\">pic.twitter.com\/H5w1poef90<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrianEntin\/status\/2100734698850849003?\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This came after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/crime\/holdout-juror-believed-lindsay-clancy-guilty-day-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewsNation\u2019s<\/a> Ray Marcel, who interviewed the juror on Tuesday, said he\u2019d heard him say materially similar things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe felt that she was sane when she did it. And that\u2019s exactly what he told me,\u201d Marcel told Chris Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, from day one, that he always felt that she was guilty, and he never displayed or said anything about reasonable doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This clashes with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-lindsay-clancy-juror-exposed-true-crime-junky-pushed-trial-conspiracies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jury<\/a> foreperson Roni Carlson\u2019s statement that Desronvil \u201cadmitted he had reasonable doubt\u201d but refused to say why.<\/p>\n<p>But then, according to Marcel, that wasn\u2019t the only clash with the jury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said things got heated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dershowitz-chauvin-conviction-should-be-reversed-on-appeal-maxine-waters-used-kkk-playbook-to-intimidate-jury\/\" title=\"Dershowitz: Chauvin Conviction \u2018Should Be Reversed On Appeal,\u2019 Maxine Waters Used KKK \u2018Playbook\u2019 To Intimidate ...\">jury room<\/a>,\u201d Marcel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJurors were not agreeing, some agreeing, some not agreeing \u2026. What he told me was, from day one, they voted every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While other jurors have given lengthy interviews about the deliberations, Desronvil has maintained a low profile, in part because Clancy\u2019s supporters have made themselves especially vocal about the fact that she\u2019ll likely have to undergo another trial or take a plea deal in the case.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has received some support of his own \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crowdfunder-clancy-holdout-juror-shoots-past-100k-fl-gov-desantis-offers-asylum-leak-nears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including a crowdfunding campaign<\/a> which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givesendgo.com\/standwithjuror\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised<\/a> over $280,000 for him as of Thursday night, and an offer of \u201casylum\u201d in Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-offers-asylum-holdout-clancy-juror-media-hounds-another-low-legacy-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by Republican Gov. 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