Strangers have sent more than $330,000 to the lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy, now at an undisclosed location, his lawyer says

Michael Desronvil was the lone juror who pushed to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder. But now that her trial has ended without a verdict, he is staying at an undisclosed location, his attorney says, and a fundraiser has raised more than $330,000 for him.

The case that set all of this in motion is still unresolved. Clancy, 36, a former nurse who worked in labor and delivery, pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan, at the family’s Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.

The trial drew heavy media attention, with supporters and critics clashing over Clancy’s culpability. Her lead attorney, Kevin Reddington, argued that postpartum psychosis meant she could not be held criminally responsible for the deaths, and a jury of nine women and three men spent seven days deliberating before Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on September 4.

Reddington asked the judge to dismiss the holdout, arguing he would not apply the standard for reasonable doubt, WBUR reported. The judge declined, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected an emergency appeal.

Desronvil has given his own account of the friction within the jury. “I didn’t have any doubts,” he said in a statement, adding that he was repeatedly cut off when he tried to raise alternative theories. He said the physical evidence and witness testimony had convinced him that Clancy understood and planned her actions.

Desronvil had to drop out of public view once his name spread online. His attorney, Edward Paltzik, has said Desronvil is safe at “an undisclosed secure location in a rural area of Northern New England” after death threats, doxxing, and harassment, Newsweek reported.

The fundraiser is closing in on its $350,000 goal

A GiveSendGo campaign called “Stand With the Juror” had raised more than $330,000 by early September 19, according to Newsweek, against a stated goal of $350,000.

GiveSendGo co-founder Jacob Wells said on X that he had spoken with Desronvil and his attorney and that Desronvil was being added as the recipient, with his identity verified. The campaign page says the money will cover “security, lawyers, and lost work.”

Fellow jurors have spoken out against him. Juror Paula Devlin called the holdout “very arrogant,” and foreperson Roni Carlson has said he acknowledged reasonable doubt but would not agree to a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict, a claim Desronvil disputes.

The murder charges against Clancy still stand, and the next hearing is scheduled for September 29. Reddington has filed a renewed motion asking the judge to enter a required finding of not guilty, and he plans to argue that double jeopardy bars a second trial. The choice of whether to try her again is up to Plymouth District Attorney Tim Cruz.