Patrick Clancy opens up on ‘living with outcome’ after ex-wife killed 3 kids — but insists ‘I did the best I could’

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-19 · by Katherine Donlevy

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Patrick Clancy spoke to "60 Minutes" about living with the aftermath of his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy killing their three children—Cora, Dawson, and Callan—in January 2023. During the interview, Clancy expressed that he does not feel angry at himself or that he failed, stating he did “the best I could” given the circumstances at the time. The defense claims Lindsay Clancy's actions were due to postpartum psychosis.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Patrick Clancy, former delivery nurse from Duxbury, Mass., gave his first interview since his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, was declared mistrial for killing their three children – Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months) – in January 2023. In the interview with CBS's Ross Douthat, Patrick revealed he speaks to his deceased kids "all the time," asking them for help. The mistrial resulted from a hung jury after an 11-1 deadlock.

Lindsay Clancy’s defense team argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and could not be held criminally responsible. Her ex-husband, who remarried fertility doctor Rachel Danis in April, now lives in New York City and faces ongoing attacks on social media accusing him of involvement in the murders.

Patrick and his new wife will appear together on 60 Minutes Sunday, discussing grief, mental health, and addressing conspiracy theories that have circulated online.

Written for “Patrick Clancy 60 Minutes Interview” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 42 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Patrick Clancy 60 Minutes Interview
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The Independent · 0.94 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 30% hedged 3 of 10 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's interview on '60 Minutes' about his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy killing their three children, with both covering the same emotional and personal details of the event.”
NBC News · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 7 of 65 📰 publisher trust 95
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's interview on '60 Minutes' about his grief and the tragic death of his children by his ex-wife, referring to the same specific televised interview.”
Fox News · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 16% hedged 10 of 62 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's interview on '60 Minutes' discussing his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy's killing of their three children.”
Daily Mail · 0.91 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 20% hedged 5 of 25 📰 publisher trust 65
“Both articles report on Patrick Clancy's interview about his ex-wife killing their three children, specifically mentioning it will air on '60 Minutes' and emphasizing that he believes he did the best he could.”
Times of India · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 9% hedged 2 of 23 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's interview regarding his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy killing their three children.”
Washington Examiner · 0.86 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 13 📰 publisher trust 72
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's interview on '60 Minutes' discussing his experience after his ex-wife killed their three children.”
The Guardian · 0.86 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 4 of 35 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's first televised interview discussing his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy's killing of their three children.”
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 1 of 10 📰 publisher trust 65
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's interview on 60 Minutes about his emotional state following his ex-wife Lindsay's mistrial for killing their children.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy's appearance on '60 Minutes' to discuss his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy killing their three children, with Article A mentioning he will be joined by his new wife Rachel Danis.”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 50% hedged 4 of 8 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe Patrick Clancy reflecting on his actions related to his ex-wife's murder of their children and expressing that he believes he did the best he could during an interview with Ross Douthat.”

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New York Post · 6819 article(s) · 23 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 23 correction(s)
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Katherine Donlevy
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Callan PERSON · 1× Clancy PERSON · 1× Cora PERSON · 1× Dawson PERSON · 1× Lindsay Clancy PERSON · 1× Lindsay Clancy’s PERSON · 1× Patrick Clancy PERSON · 1× Ross Douthat PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The grieving father said he suffers through the horrors of Lindsay Clancy’s killings “every day” during the highly anticipated “60 Minutes” sit-down, which airs Sunday night, when Ross Douthat asked if he feels angry at himself or that he failed in some way.
framing: speculative · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19
🔮 Patrick Clancy opened up on the heartache of having to “live with the outcome” after his ex-wife killed their three children – but believes he did “the best he could.”Patrick

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Patrick Clancy opened up on the heartache of having to “live with the outcome” after his ex-wife killed their three children – but believes he did “the best he could.”Patrick uncertain
he → open → best
Clancy opened up on the heartache of having to “live with the outcome” after his ex-wife killed their three children – but believes he did “the best he could.” uncertain
he → open → best
The grieving father said he suffers through the horrors of Lindsay Clancy’s killings “every day” during the highly anticipated “60 Minutes” sit-down, which airs Sunday night, when Ross Douthat asked if he feels angry at himself or that he failed in some way. asserted
he → grieve → way
“I think I did the best I could with what I had at the time,” Clancy said. uncertain
Clancy → think → time
“I live with the outcome. asserted
I → live → outcome
I live with it every day.” asserted
I → live → it
Lindsay Clancy killed their three young children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in January 2023 in a fit of what her defense claims was postpartum psychosis. uncertain
defense → kill → fit
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