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The divided jury in Clancy's trial harboured 'no doubt' about his responsibility in the death of his children

The divided jury in Clancy's trial harboured 'no doubt' about his responsibility in the death of his children

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September 18th, 2026

The divided jury in Clancy's trial harboured 'no doubt' about his responsibility in the death of his children

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The sole juror who advocated convicting Lindsay Clancy of murder for having killed her three children stated that he harbored absolute certainty of her guilt, but that the remaining jurors disregarded his arguments, according to a statement released by his lawyer on Friday, in what constitute his first public remarks about the case.

El único miembro del jurado que abogaba por condenar a Lindsay Clancy por asesinato por haber dado muerte a sus tres hijos manifestó que albergaba plena certeza de su culpabilidad, pero que los restantes jurados hicieron caso omiso de sus argumentos, conforme a una declaración difundida por su abogado el viernes, en lo que constituyen sus primeras declaraciones públicas acerca del caso.

Eleven of the twelve jurors were prepared to exonerate Clancy of criminal responsibility, and the majority believed that the Massachusetts mother was under the influence of a rare condition known as postpartum psychosis at the time she strangled her children.

Once de los doce miembros del jurado se hallaban dispuestos a exonerar a Clancy de responsabilidad penal, y la mayoría consideraba que la madre de Massachusetts se encontraba bajo el influjo de una afección infrecuente denominada psicosis posparto en el momento en que estranguló a sus hijos.

Nevertheless, the juror Michael Desronvil sided with the position of the prosecutors, who had maintained that Clancy was aware of her actions.

No obstante, el jurado Michael Desronvil se decantó por la postura de los fiscales, quienes habían sostenido que Clancy era consciente de sus actos.

"She harbored no doubt whatsoever," Desronvil asserted in a statement circulated on X by his lawyer, Edward Paltzik.

"No abrigaba duda alguna", aseveró Desronvil en una declaración difundida en X por su abogado, Edward Paltzik.

The jury foreman had asserted, in a prior interview granted to the media, that Desronvil had admitted to harboring a "reasonable doubt" regarding Clancy's guilt, even though he intended to convict her all the same.

El presidente del jurado había aseverado, en una entrevista previa concedida a los medios, que Desronvil había admitido albergar una "duda razonable" en torno a la culpabilidad de Clancy, si bien pretendía condenarla de todos modos.

Desronvil maintained that this did not correspond to reality.

Desronvil sostuvo que ello no se correspondía con la realidad.

"While I was striving to lay out the various plausible theories during the deliberation, they kept interrupting me, as though I harboured doubts grounded in the evidence presented," he wrote.

"Mientras me afanaba por exponer las distintas teorías plausibles durante la deliberación, no cesaban de interrumpirme, como si albergara dudas sustentadas en las pruebas presentadas", escribió.

"In light of the entirety of the material evidence, the key witnesses and what the prosecution presented, I considered that it constituted sufficient evidence that she (Clancy) knew exactly what she was doing and had planned it".

"A tenor de la totalidad de las pruebas materiales, los testigos clave y lo que presentó la fiscalía, consideré que constituía evidencia suficiente de que ella (Clancy) sabía exactamente lo que estaba haciendo y lo había planeado".

EDITOR'S NOTE: This account addresses the subject of suicide.

NOTA DEL EDITOR: El presente relato aborda la temática del suicidio.

If you, or someone in your circle, should require assistance, the U.S. national suicide prevention and crisis support line is entirely at your disposal, whether by phone call or text message, at 988.

Si usted, o alguien de su entorno, precisara asistencia, la línea nacional de prevención del suicidio y atención de crisis de EE. UU. se halla a su entera disposición, ya sea mediante llamada telefónica o mensaje de texto, al 988.

The jury's deadlock led the judge to declare a mistrial on September 4, leaving the case unresolved.

El estancamiento del jurado abocó al juez a declarar nulo el vista el 4 de septiembre, dejando el caso sin resolver.

The Plymouth County district attorney has not yet determined whether he will seek to bring Clancy before the courts once again.

El fiscal de distrito del condado de Plymouth aún no ha dilucidado si procurará llevar a Clancy nuevamente ante la justicia.

Neither party contended that Clancy had strangled her childrenCora, Dawson, and Callanat the family home in 2023 before attempting to take her own life.

Ninguna de las partes contendió que Clancy hubiese estrangulado a sus hijosCora, Dawson y Callanen el domicilio familiar en 2023 antes de intentar quitarse la vida.

Nevertheless, her lawyer argued that she was a loving mother who suffered from profound delusions and other mental health conditions, for which she had been receiving treatment.

No obstante, su abogado adujo que se trataba de una madre amorosa que padecía profundos delirios y otras afecciones de salud mental, para las cuales había estado recibiendo tratamiento.

Since the conclusion of the trial, Desronvil has been the object of both public praise and public contempt for his actions, and his personal life, as well as his past financial and legal troubles, have become the subject of scrutiny by the media and amateur detectives.

Desde la conclusión del juicio, Desronvil ha sido objeto tanto de elogios como de desprecio públicos por sus acciones, y su vida personal, así como sus pasados problemas financieros y legales, se han convertido en objeto de escrutinio por parte de los medios de comunicación y de detectives aficionados.

Among the disclosures that entered the public domain, it is worth noting that a restraining order against him was in effect at the time of jury selection, even as he was facing eviction proceedings from his apartment owing to more than $12,000 in unpaid rent.

Entre las revelaciones de dominio público, cabe destacar que se hallaba vigente una orden de restricción en su contra al momento de la selección del jurado, a la par que afrontaba un proceso de desalojo de su apartamento a causa de más de $12,000 en alquileres impagos.

Likewise, in 2021 he was charged with domestic violence, a charge that was subsequently dismissed.

Asimismo, en 2021 fue acusado de violencia doméstica, cargo que posteriormente fue desestimado.

A segment of public opinion has drifted along partisan lines, and Desronvil has been exalted to the status of hero by certain conservative commentators.

Una fracción de la opinión pública ha discurrido por derroteros partidistas, y Desronvil ha sido ensalzado por ciertos comentaristas conservadores a la condición de héroe.

Paltzik, whose past clients include President Donald Trump and Martin Shkreli, stated on X that Desronvil was at an "undisclosed safe location" situated in a rural area of northern New England and that he would not grant interviews.

Paltzik, entre cuyos clientes pretéritos se cuentan el presidente Donald Trump y Martin Shkreli, manifestó en X que Desronvil se hallaba en "una ubicación segura no revelada" sita en una zona rural del norte de Nueva Inglaterra y que no concedería entrevistas.

"As a devoted father and a man of God, he will not be cast down or annihilated by the wicked who yearn to inflict harm upon him," Paltzik wrote.

"En su calidad de padre devoto y hombre de Dios, no será abatido ni aniquilado por los malvados que ansían infligirle daño", escribió Paltzik.

A fundraising campaign whose sole purpose is to defray what the organizers characterize as costs for "security, lawyers, and lost work" on Desronvil's behalf has managed to raise more than $289,000.

Una campaña de recaudación de fondos cuyo propósito no es otro que sufragar lo que los organizadores tildan de costos de "seguridad, abogados y trabajo perdido" en beneficio de Desronvil ha logrado reunir más de $289,000.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has given him an enthusiastic welcome, stating that, should he be the victim of harassment, "Florida will provide him asylum."

El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, le ha dispensado una acogida entusiasta, manifestando que, en la eventualidad de que estuviese siendo víctima de hostigamiento, "Florida le proporcionará asilo".

"I am fully convinced that he would be received with the utmost approval and duly appreciated," DeSantis wrote on X.

"Abrigo la plena convicción de que sería acogido con sumo beneplácito y debidamente valorado", escribió DeSantis en X.

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