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The divided jury in Clancy's trial had "no doubt" that she was responsible for the death of her children

The divided jury in Clancy's trial had "no doubt" that she was responsible for the death of her children

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September 18th, 2026

The divided jury in Clancy's trial had "no doubt" that she was responsible for the death of her children

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The only juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy for the deaths of her three children said he was sure of her guilt.

El único jurado que quería condenar a Lindsay Clancy por la muerte de sus tres hijos dijo que estaba seguro de su culpabilidad.

But the other jurors did not listen to him, according to a statement his lawyer published on Friday.

Pero los otros jurados no lo escucharon, según una declaración publicada por su abogado el viernes.

These were his first public comments about the case.

Fueron sus primeros comentarios públicos sobre el caso.

Eleven of the 12 jurors were ready to find Clancy not criminally responsible.

Once de los 12 jurados estaban listos para absolver a Clancy de responsabilidad penal.

Most felt the Massachusetts mother was under the control of a rare condition called postpartum psychosis when she strangled her children.

La mayoría sentía que la madre de Massachusetts estaba bajo el control de una rara condición llamada psicosis posparto cuando estranguló a sus hijos.

But juror Michael Desronvil sided with the prosecutors, who argued that Clancy knew what she was doing.

Pero el jurado Michael Desronvil se puso del lado de los fiscales, quienes argumentaron que Clancy sabía lo que estaba haciendo.

"I had no doubt," Desronvil said in a statement posted on X by his lawyer, Edward Paltzik.

"No tenía ninguna duda", dijo Desronvil en una declaración publicada en X por su abogado, Edward Paltzik.

The jury foreman had earlier told the media that Desronvil admitted having "reasonable doubt" about Clancy's guilt.

El presidente del jurado había dicho antes a los medios que Desronvil admitió tener "duda razonable" sobre la culpabilidad de Clancy.

However, according to the foreman, Desronvil wanted to convict her anyway.

Sin embargo, según el presidente, Desronvil quería condenarla de todos modos.

Desronvil said that was not true.

Desronvil dijo que eso no era cierto.

He wrote that he was constantly interrupted during the deliberation.

Escribió que lo interrumpían constantemente durante la deliberación.

According to him, the physical evidence and key witnesses proved that Clancy knew what she was doing and planned it. The prosecution's case also proved this.

Según él, la evidencia física, los testigos clave y lo presentado por la fiscalía probaban que Clancy sabía lo que hacía y lo planeó.

The jury deadlock forced the judge to declare a mistrial on September 4.

El estancamiento del jurado obligó al juez a declarar un juicio nulo el 4 de septiembre.

The district attorney for Plymouth County has not yet said whether he will seek a new trial.

El fiscal de distrito del condado de Plymouth aún no ha dicho si buscará un nuevo juicio.

Neither side disputed that Clancy strangled her children Cora, Dawson and Callan in the family home in 2023. This was before she tried to kill herself.

Ninguna de las partes disputó que Clancy estranguló a sus hijos Cora, Dawson y Callan en la casa familiar en 2023 antes de intentar quitarse la vida.

Her lawyer said she was a loving mother with deep delusions and other mental health problems. She was receiving treatment for these.

Su abogado dijo que ella era una madre amorosa con profundos delirios y otros problemas de salud mental, para los cuales recibía tratamiento.

Since the trial ended, Desronvil has been praised and despised in public.

Desde el fin del juicio, Desronvil ha sido elogiado y despreciado públicamente.

His personal life and his past financial and legal problems have been closely examined.

Su vida personal y sus problemas financieros y legales pasados han sido objeto de escrutinio.

He had a restraining order against him during jury selection. He also faced eviction over more than $12,000 in unpaid rent.

Tenía una orden de restricción en su contra durante la selección del jurado y enfrentaba un desalojo por más de $12,000 en alquiler impago.

He was also accused of domestic violence in 2021, a charge that was later dropped.

También fue acusado de violencia doméstica en 2021, un cargo luego desestimado.

Some conservative commentators have praised him as a hero.

Algunos comentaristas conservadores lo han elogiado como un héroe.

Paltzik said on X that Desronvil was in "an undisclosed safe location" in a rural area of northern New England. He said Desronvil would not give interviews.

Paltzik dijo en X que Desronvil estaba en "una ubicación segura no revelada" en una zona rural del norte de Nueva Inglaterra y no daría entrevistas.

A fundraising effort to cover costs of "security, lawyers and lost work" has raised more than $289,000.

Una recaudación de fondos para cubrir costos de "seguridad, abogados y trabajo perdido" ha recaudado más de $289,000.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that if Desronvil is being harassed, "Florida will provide him asylum."

El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, dijo que si Desronvil está siendo acosado, "Florida le proporcionará asilo".

September 18th, 2026

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