Clancy holdout juror speaks
True crime · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 6 shows · 1h 41m airtime
A jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial split on September 16, with one holdout refusing to join the other eleven in finding her not guilty by reason of insanity. The holdout, Michael Desrinville, says he checked the arrest box on his jury questionnaire and was questioned by the prosecutor before selection, and sent his summons and identification to verify his identity. The defense is demanding the judge investigate him, including his cell phone metadata from deliberations, but his attorney has no standing to argue the phone issue in court. Desrinville gave a video statement crediting his Catholic faith and asking focus stay on the three children.
How 6 podcasts covered it
- The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-09-16 (2:33 to 42:39)
Interviews the Clancy holdout juror
The holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial speaks through YouTube host Ray Marcel, disputing the domestic-abuse allegations and saying he checked the arrest box on his jury questionnaire. Megyn Kelly and attorneys Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy discuss the juror's claim that he is a black Republican, the jury-room dynamics, and a possible double jeopardy argument.
New angle: The holdout juror says he checked the arrest box on his jury questionnaire and was questioned by the prosecutor before being selected. - The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-09-17 (1:20 to 3:05)
Previews the holdout juror interview
Previews the holdout juror segment, recapping Marcel's report that the juror is a conservative Black Republican named Michael who refused to vote not guilty by reason of insanity and is being harassed. - The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-09-17 (4:22 to 29:55)
Details how the juror's identity was verified
Ray Marcel details his exclusive interview with the holdout juror, Michael, describing how he verified his identity and Michael's account of jury deliberations, including that eight jurors wanted acquittal from day one and that Kevin Reddington accused him of a felony in open court.
New angle: Michael sent Ray Marcel his juror summons and other identification to verify his identity. - The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-09-17 (34:03 to 39:24)
Presses the media-justification angle
Presses the media-justification angle: the juror questionnaire dishonesty claim has no basis, and floats that a lawyer may have fed the press. Notes Massachusetts juror-intimidation law still applies after the case wraps, and that Gayle King said she racially profiled the holdout. - Morning Wire, 2026-09-17 (1:09 to 2:10)
Interviews the lone holdout juror
First public interview with the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial: he says eight jurors voted not guilty immediately, two including himself voted guilty, and the rest flipped while he did not. - Morning Wire, 2026-09-21 (14:39 to 18:47)
Reports the holdout juror's first defense
Reports the lone holdout juror's first public defense of his guilty vote and Patrick Clancy's 60 Minutes interview, and notes the September 29 court date.
New angle: The lone holdout juror is Michael Desrinville; the next court date is September 29. - Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, 2026-09-24 (29:53 to 31:19)
Reports the defense demand to investigate the juror
Reports the defense's new demand that the judge investigate the holdout juror - confidential questionnaire, background check, 2021 abuse-prevention-order records, cell phone metadata and an oath examination about outside information - and notes the defense picked that juror too.
New angle: The defense is demanding the judge investigate the holdout juror, including his cell phone metadata from deliberations. - Surviving the Survivor, 2026-09-29 (38:32 to 41:07)
Questions the attorney's bar status
Elise Hirshon attacks Ed Paltzik's Fox News comments calling Clancy a demonic murderer, says he is not admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and argues the case now turns on juror inquiry rather than double jeopardy or dismissal.
New angle: Ed Paltzik is not licensed or admitted to the Massachusetts bar. - Surviving the Survivor, 2026-09-29 (41:07 to 45:57)
Argues the juror's attorney lacks standing
Greg Henning argues the holdout juror's attorney, Ed Paltzik, has no standing to appear in court on the phone issue because the parties are the Commonwealth and Clancy, and warns that public fighting over jurors will infect the jury system.
New angle: The holdout juror's attorney has no standing to argue the phone issue in court. - Surviving the Survivor, 2026-10-01 (1:00:38 to 1:02:32)
Adds the holdout juror's Hannity video
Adds the holdout juror's own on-camera statement: a video to Sean Hannity in which he credits his Catholic faith and asks that attention stay on Cora, Dawson and Callan. The hosts and Margaret McLean react to it.
New angle: Michael Desrinville gave a video statement to Sean Hannity crediting his Catholic faith and asking focus stay on the three children. - Surviving the Survivor, 2026-10-01 (1:12:23 to 1:14:36)
Debates investigating the holdout juror
Panel debate on Reddington's bid to reach the holdout juror's phone and questionnaire. Margaret McLean argues that if one juror is investigated all twelve should be, and that phones should be collected during deliberations; the segment stays inside the defense's already-filed request. - Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski, 2026-10-03 (58:46 to 1:02:08)
Adds the defense document demands and gag motion
Adds the defense's specific document demands - the holdout's juror questionnaire, phone records and domestic violence registry record - and the prosecution's motion to gag Reddington, with the holdout inquiry pushed to November 2.
New angle: Reddington requested the holdout's juror questionnaire, phone records and domestic violence registry record; prosecutors moved to gag him. - Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski, 2026-10-05 (10:17 to 15:47)
Argues the judge should have removed the juror
Recaps the 11-1 mistrial and the questions around the holdout juror, arguing the judge should have removed him during trial and that he may have lied during jury selection. Reaction and framing, with nothing new on the record. - Real Crime Profile, 2026-10-16 (4:03 to 4:52)
Adds the holdout juror's new lawyer
Adds the holdout juror's legal representation and his own account of the deliberations: he is now represented by one of Trump's lawyers, and he says he had no doubt Clancy was guilty and premeditated the murders, and that the other jurors mischaracterized what he said.
New angle: The holdout juror is now represented by one of Trump's lawyers.