A fundraiser for Michael Desronvil, the lone juror who favored convicting Lindsay Clancy in her closely watched Massachusetts murder trial, has passed $300,000 on crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo. As Newsweek reported previously, Clancy, 36, faced three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of her children in January 2023: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Her defense attorney argued that postpartum psychosis had left her not criminally responsible for their deaths.
The 12 jurors deliberated for seven days but failed to reach a unanimous verdict, leading Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial. In a Friday social media statement, GiveSendGo co-founder Jacob Wells said he had spoken with Desronvil and his attorney Edward Paltzik. His identity has been verified,” Wells wrote, adding: “Thank you all for your generosity to this campaign.” As of early Saturday, the fundraiser had raised roughly $329,000 of a stated goal of $350,000.
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