Patrick Clancy makes heartbreaking revelation about his dead children in first interview since mistrial

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Chris Nesi

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Patrick Clancy, whose ex-wife Lindsay faced an 11-1 hung jury trial for murdering their three children in January 2023, spoke publicly for the first time about speaking to his dead children “all the time,” asking them for help dealing with his pain. During a CBS interview, he revealed that despite the legal uncertainty, he continues to communicate with Cora (5), Dawson (3), and eight-month-old Callan, expressing his ongoing emotional struggle in the aftermath of their deaths.
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Story summary

Patrick Clancy, 36, spoke publicly for the first time since his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy's mistrial in January 2023. In an interview with CBS correspondent Ross Douthat, Patrick said he still speaks to their three deceased children—Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months)—asking them for help. Lindsay, a former delivery nurse, admitted to strangling the children in the basement of their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts on January 20, 2023. Her trial ended with an 11-1 hung jury due to one juror's refusal to vote either way. Patrick has faced numerous online threats and accusations, prompting him to seek consequences for those spreading false allegations about the case.

Written for “Patrick Clancy Interview Revelations” on 2026-09-17, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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17%
1 of 6 hedged
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2
Crime & Law
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📰 Patrick Clancy Interview Revelations
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This article reads unscored and hedges 17% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 1 of 10 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's first interview since his ex-wife Lindsay's mistrial, where he speaks about talking to his deceased children.”
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New York Post
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 15% hedged 3 of 20 📰 publisher trust 59
“The articles describe different aspects of the Lindsay Clancy case: one focuses on the Massachusetts governor's proposal for better postpartum care following the trial, while the other covers a personal interview with Patrick Clancy about speaking to his deceased children.”
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⚖️ Leans left 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 15 📰 publisher trust 96
“The articles describe different aspects of Patrick Clancy's experiences: Article A focuses on his participation in the Boston Marathon as a tribute to his deceased children, while Article B discusses an interview where he speaks about communicating with his dead children 'all the time'.”

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Chris Nesi
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🔮 “The main thing he focused on is sometimes we would all want to talk at once, and that was very upsetting to him,” Devlin recalled.
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Topics

CBS Duxbury Mass.

Subjects

CBS ORG · 2× Clancy PERSON · 2× Ross Douthat PERSON · 2× Callan PERSON · 1× Cora PERSON · 1× Dawson PERSON · 1× Duxbury GPE · 1× Lindsay Clancy’s PERSON · 1× Mass. GPE · 1× Patrick Clancy PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Clancy, 36, a former delivery nurse, admitted she strangled the couple’s three children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and eight-month-old Callan in the basement of their Duxbury, Mass. home on January 2023.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 Clancy’s lawyers argued though she admitted to the killings, she was suffering from postpartum depression and could therefore not be held accountable for her actions.
2026-09-17 · New York Post
Patrick Clancy makes heartbreaking revelation about his dead children in first interview since mistrial · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

Lindsay Clancy’s former husband said in an interview clip airing Thursday that he still speaks to his three deceased children “all the time” asking them to “help” him through the pain. asserted
he → say → pain
“I talk to them,” Patrick Clancy told CBS correspondent Ross Douthat in CBS correspondent Ross Douthat in his first since his ex-wife’s mistrial for murdering their three children. asserted
Clancy → talk → children
Asked what he tells them, he said: “‘Help me.’ All the time.” asserted
he → ask → me
Clancy, 36, a former delivery nurse, admitted she strangled the couple’s three children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and eight-month-old Callan in the basement of their Duxbury, Mass. home on January 2023. asserted
she → admit → January
Her trial for murder, which garnered rapt nationwide attention, ended in an 11-1 hung jury after a lone holdout declined to vote for her acquittal. asserted
holdout → garner → acquittal
Clancy’s lawyers argued though she admitted to the killings, she was suffering from postpartum depression and could therefore not be held accountable for her actions. uncertain
she → argue → actions
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