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Judge Declares Mistrial After 11-1 Insanity Verdict Deadlock

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Desronvil Opposes Insanity Verdict

Michael P. Desronvil sparked a GiveSendGo fundraiser that raised over $300,000.
Desronvil said he had no doubts about Lindsay Clancy’s guilt and opposed the insanity verdict.
After the mistrial, death threats, doxxing and harassment forced Desronvil to hide in a rural New England location.
Jury deliberations ended 11-1, with eleven jurors favoring not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity and Desronvil the sole dissent.

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Judge Sullivan Declares Mistrial

Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial after an 11-1 deadlock following over 38 hours of deliberation.
The next hearing is set for Sept. 29.
Prosecutors have not announced whether they will seek a new trial.
Attorney Edward Paltzik, former counsel to President Donald Trump, warned that other fundraising pages are unauthorized.
The campaign had collected roughly $329,000 toward its $350,000 goal as of early Saturday.

History

Historical Context

In 1995, the O.J. Simpson criminal trial—presided over by Judge Lance Ito and defended by Johnnie Cochran—ended with a not-guilty verdict after an eight-month, heavily televised proceeding that drew about 100 million viewers. The case revived public distrust of the LAPD after the 1992 Rodney King beating and riots, and spurred reforms like California’s Evidence Code Section 1109 allowing prior-abuse evidence in similar cases.

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Desronvil Opposes Insanity Verdict

Michael P. Desronvil sparked a GiveSendGo fundraiser that raised over $300,000.
Desronvil said he had no doubts about Lindsay Clancy’s guilt and opposed the insanity verdict.
After the mistrial, death threats, doxxing and harassment forced Desronvil to hide in a rural New England location.
Jury deliberations ended 11-1, with eleven jurors favoring not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity and Desronvil the sole dissent.

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