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BBC News · collected 2026-09-22 · by Madeline Halpert

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Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, has requested a judge to investigate juror Michael Desronvil and examine his phone records during the deliberation period for the mistrial in Clancy’s murder case involving her three children. The lawyer alleges that Desronvil may have misled the court during jury selection and calls into question the validity of his questionnaire responses. Reddington also seeks dismissal of the case against Clancy, who is accused of killing her children while possibly suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Written by AI on 2026-09-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of September 2026, Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Duxbury, Massachusetts ended in a mistrial after five weeks due to a hung jury. The case involves the deaths of Clancy’s three young children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—in January 2023. Clancy did not testify but admitted to killing her children while arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time. The prosecution presented over 70 witnesses, including an FBI psychiatrist who testified that he does not believe Clancy heard a voice ordering her actions, suggesting she had control over her decisions.

The defense highlighted systemic failures in mental health support and rallied public sympathy by highlighting the challenges new mothers face when seeking help. However, one juror’s alleged misconduct prompted Clancy's attorney to ask Judge William Sullivan to investigate his phone use during deliberations and review a questionnaire he filled out prior to the trial. The judge is now considering whether Desronvil shared information or used his phone improperly during jury deliberation hours, which lasted seven days without reaching a verdict.

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Clancy PERSON · 9× Desronvil PERSON · 5× Massachusetts GPE · 2× Reddington PERSON · 2× Callan PERSON · 1× Cora PERSON · 1× Dawson PERSON · 1× Kevin Reddington PERSON · 1× Lindsay Clancy PERSON · 1× Michael Desronvil PERSON · 1×

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The proceedings against Lindsay Clancy ended in a mistrial and acrimony this month after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, wants the court to probe mobile phone use by "Juror Doe" during deliberations as well as a questionnaire he filled out. A lawyer for Michael Desronvil, the lone juror who wanted to find Clancy guilty, said the latest defence motion was a "Looney Tunes" attack on his client for doing his civic duty.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
🔮 Warning: This article contains distressing details The juror forewoman has claimed in a media interview that Desronvil had expressed reasonable doubt about Clancy's guilt, which would require him to find her not guilty.
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Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to investigate juror and check his phone · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

- Published The defence lawyer for a Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three children has asked a judge to investigate a juror in the case. asserted
lawyer → publish → case
The proceedings against Lindsay Clancy ended in a mistrial and acrimony this month after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, wants the court to probe mobile phone use by "Juror Doe" during deliberations as well as a questionnaire he filled out. A lawyer for Michael Desronvil, the lone juror who wanted to find Clancy guilty, said the latest defence motion was a "Looney Tunes" attack on his client for doing his civic duty. asserted
motion → end → duty
Desronvil has said there was "enough proof that she [Clancy] knew exactly what she was doing". asserted
she → say → what
Warning: This article contains distressing details The juror forewoman has claimed in a media interview that Desronvil had expressed reasonable doubt about Clancy's guilt, which would require him to find her not guilty. asserted
her → contain → him
He denies this. asserted
He → deny → this
Clancy has not denied killing her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, at the family's Massachusetts home. asserted
Clancy → deny → home
Her attorneys argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity, that she was struggling with postpartum psychosis at the time. asserted
she → argue → time
Prosecutors said Clancy made a calculated decision to send her husband out of the house on an errand so she could strangle her children. uncertain
she → say → children
In his motion filed on Friday, Reddington asked the court to look at calls and texts that "Juror Doe" made between 08:00 and 16:30 local time during all the days the jury deliberated. asserted
jury → file → days
He also asked the court to examine the truthfulness of the answers the juror gave during the jury selection process, as well as his responses to prospective juror questionnaires. asserted
juror → ask → questionnaires
In a separate motion, Reddington also asked for the case against Clancy to be dismissed. asserted
case → ask → Clancy
Prosecutors have yet to say whether they will retry her. asserted
they → have → her
Facing a backlash for refusing to acquit Clancy, Desronvil has hired an attorney to represent him. asserted
Desronvil → face → him
The lawyer, Edward Paltzik, said in a statement on X that the "disgusting" defence motion was an attack on the US constitutional right to a fair trial. "If the new normal is that jurors are going to face brutal reprisals for disagreeing with a defense attorney, you can kiss the Sixth Amendment goodbye," he wrote. asserted
he → say → Amendment
Several jurors have said after the trial ended that they were ultimately divided 11-1 in favour of finding Clancy not criminally responsible. asserted
Clancy → say → favour
Desronvil said last week that he had no doubt about her guilt. asserted
he → say → guilt
"As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence presented," he said in a statement to the BBC's US partner CBS News. asserted
he → try → partner
The jury forewoman, a retired fifth-grade teacher, said in an interview with NBC that Desronvil had admitted he had reasonable doubt, but refused to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity. asserted
Clancy → say → insanity
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