--- title: "Juror Desronvil blocks Lindsay Clancy insanity verdict, mistrial" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/juror-desronvil-blocks-lindsay-clancy-insanity-verdict-mistrial" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/juror-desronvil-blocks-lindsay-clancy-insanity-verdict-mistrial" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/juror-desronvil-blocks-lindsay-clancy-insanity-verdict-mistrial.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/juror-desronvil-blocks-lindsay-clancy-insanity-verdict-mistrial" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-09-18T03:46:33.509Z" source_reported: "2026-09-18T02:39:15.000Z" updated: "2026-09-18T03:46:33.509Z" trust_score: 70 critic_score: 95 hype_score: 15 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-18T03:45:54.825367+00:00" --- # Juror Desronvil blocks Lindsay Clancy insanity verdict, mistrial *Desronvil said he never doubted prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly strangled her three children, while eleven jurors supported an insanity defence, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 70 of 100, higher is better. Trust 70: multiple named sources and a direct NewsNation statement provide corroborated facts across two independent reports. - Craft 95 of 100, higher is better. Critic 95: clear context, quotes, specific details, and next steps are presented without hedging. - Hype 15 of 100, lower is better. Hype 15: language is measured; headline matches article content without sensational exaggeration. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - The jury deadlocked 11‑1, with juror Michael P. Desronvil voting to convict, causing a mistrial. - Desronvil told NewsNation he never doubted prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly strangled her three children. - Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, admitted killing her children but claimed severe mental illness. - Prosecutors say she planned the murders and understood they were wrong; a retrial is being considered. The Plymouth Superior Court jury could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse who admitted killing her three children. Eleven jurors supported an insanity defence, while juror Michael P. Desronvil alone voted for conviction, resulting in an 11‑1 deadlock. Judge William Sullivan responded by declaring a mistrial and sealing jurors' identities and questionnaires for safety reasons. Desronvil publicly disputed fellow jurors' claims that he entertained doubts about the prosecution's case. In a statement to NewsNation he said, "I didn't 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," and added that the physical evidence and key witnesses showed Clancy knew what she was doing and planned the killings. Clancy is scheduled to return to court on 29 September 2026 while prosecutors decide whether to seek a retrial. Legal analysts note that a plea agreement appears unlikely, and commentators such as Jonathan Turley have warned that securing a future jury that would unanimously reject the insanity defence could be difficult. > I didn't 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. > > — Michael P. Desronvil, juror ## What the coverage left out No left‑rated outlet ran this story, creating a blindspot on the left. Additionally, three of the four right‑rated digests omitted the analysts' view that a plea deal appears unlikely, mentioning it only in the nytimespost digest. ## Who covered it Shares of the 6 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 0% (0) - Centre: 33% (2) - Right: 67% (4) 1 of 7 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-18T03:45:54.825367+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 2 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-18T04:15:18.001Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left No separate framing summary. ### Centre - Both centre‑rated outlets, Fox 10 Phoenix and Internewscast, led on Desronvil's explicit denial of any doubt, reproducing his NewsNation statement in full. They highlighted the 11‑1 deadlock, the mistrial, and the sealed juror questionnaires. Each report quoted Desronvil saying, "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." Both outlets also noted prosecutors' challenge in securing a future unanimous verdict and cited Jonathan Turley's commentary on the difficulty of a retrial. ### Right - All four right‑rated outlets, End Time Headlines, nytimespost.com, Fox News and wfmd.com, reported that the holdout juror Michael P. Desronvil disputed fellow jurors' claims of doubt and reiterated that he never wavered in believing prosecutors proved Clancy knew what she was doing. Their digests mentioned the 11‑1 deadlock and the mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan. Only the nytimespost digest added that a plea deal appears unlikely, citing legal analyst Neama Rahmani; the other right‑rated digests did not reference the plea‑deal assessment. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - low: 1 - mixed: 3 - high: 1 - unknown: 1 - veryHigh: 1 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Fox 10 Phoenix](https://fox10phoenix.com/news/lindsay-clancy-trial-juror-who-blocked-lindsay-clancy-verdict-disputes-fellow-jurors-claims-report) — Juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy verdict disputes fellow jurors' claims: report - [NewsFinale](https://newsfinale.com/?p=9584765) — Juror Who Blocked Lindsay Clancy Verdict Disputes Fellow Jurors’ Account, Report Says - [End Time Headlines](https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/09/holdout-juror-who-blocked-lindsay-clancy-verdict-disputes-fellow-jurors) — Holdout juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy verdict disputes fellow jurors - [Internewscast](https://internewscast.com/news/us/lindsay-clancy-juror-disputes-claims-over-verdict-deadlock) — Lindsay Clancy Juror Disputes Claims Over Verdict Deadlock - [nytimespost.com](https://nytimespost.com/juror-who-blocked-lindsay-clancy-verdict-disputes-fellow-jurors-claims-report) — Juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy verdict disputes fellow jurors' claims: report - NEW YORK TIMES POST - [Fox News](https://foxnews.com/us/juror-who-blocked-lindsay-clancy-verdict-disputes-fellow-jurors-claims-report) — Juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy verdict disputes fellow jurors' claims: report - [wfmd.com](https://wfmd.com/2026/09/17/juror-who-blocked-lindsay-clancy-verdict-disputes-fellow-jurors-claims-report) — Juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy verdict disputes fellow jurors’ claims: report ## Questions **What caused the mistrial in Lindsay Clancy's case?** The jury could not reach a unanimous decision, ending in an 11‑1 deadlock with juror Michael P. Desronvil voting to convict while eleven jurors supported an insanity defence. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial as a result. **What did juror Michael P. Desronvil say about the evidence?** Desronvil told NewsNation he never doubted prosecutors proved Clancy knowingly strangled her three children. He said he had no doubts and that the physical evidence and key witnesses showed she knew exactly what she was doing and planned the killings. **Is a plea deal expected in the Clancy case?** Legal analyst Neama Rahmani said a plea deal appears unlikely. The nytimespost digest mentioned this assessment, while the other right‑rated digests did not. **When will Lindsay Clancy appear in court again?** Clancy is scheduled to return to court on 29 September 2026 while prosecutors decide whether to pursue a retrial. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/juror-desronvil-blocks-lindsay-clancy-insanity-verdict-mistrial. 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