Patrick Clancy spoke with CBS’ "60 Minutes" about his grief following the January 2023 deaths of his three children at the hands of their mother, Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of suffering from postpartum psychosis. In a detailed interview aired on September 10, Patrick discussed his efforts to support Lindsay before and during her hospitalization for depression, acknowledging that he did not fully understand her condition at the time. He also addressed societal mischaracterizations of Lindsay as a "killer mom" or "monster," asserting instead that it was her mental illness driving her actions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
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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.
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In his first interview since his ex-wife’s trial, Patrick Clancy opened up about his grief at losing his three children and said that he tried his best before the tragic killings in Massachusetts.
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“I think I did the best I could with what I had at the time,” he said in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday.
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“And I live with the outcome.
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I live with it every day.”
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Lindsay Clancy, 36, sought treatment for depression and was hospitalized before she killed their three children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in January 2023.
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Her high-profile murder trial, which ended with the jury split 11-1 and a mistrial declared on Sept. 4, centered on a defense that argued she was not criminally responsible in their deaths because she was suffering with postpartum psychosis.
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Patrick Clancy said he did not know much about postpartum illness before.
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“I could piece together what it was like to be really, really anxious or depressed.
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But I didn’t know how to manage a postpartum illness,” he said.
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“I think mental illness has this ability to be tragically deceptive,” he said.
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“So I’m sure there are things that I didn’t see.”
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Clancy had testified during the trial.
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He took the stand for two days, recounting the horrors of the evening of Jan. 24.
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He described running errands at his then-wife’s behest, only to return home to find her with cuts to her neck and wrists after throwing herself out their bedroom window in a suicide attempt.
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In the basement, he found his children with exercise bands around their necks.
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Patrick Clancy, who has since remarried, said on “60 Minutes” that he asked Lindsay Clancy if she remembered what happened.
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“She said it was like a dream.
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And she remembered it much in the way you would remember after waking up,” he said.
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He said the news headlines depicting “killer mom,” and “monster” were not accurate.
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“I believe that it was her mental illness that caused that,” he said.
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After finding his children in the basement, he hoped Callan might survive.
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The infant had been airlifted to a Boston hospital after the two others were found dead, and Patrick Clancy said he was told doctors were able to re-establish a heartbeat.
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“That night, I really thought there was a chance that Callan would live,” he said.
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“And I remember just thinking: Just give me one.
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Just give me one kid,” Clancy said.
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“And I would raise him as best I could.
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I would give him the best life I possibly could.
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I’d tell him about his brother and sister.
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And I was holding out hope for that.”
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“And then when I got to the hospital, I saw the doctor and I saw the look on her face, and I knew it wasn’t going to be a good prognosis,” he said.
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Clancy spent four days with his injured son at the hospital, time for which he said he grateful.
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He said he was able to lay next to his child and hold him, and his son died in his arms.
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The highly-watched trial spawned a maelstrom of conspiracy theories, some going as far as accusing Patrick Clancy of committing the murders.
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“It’s deeply harmful to the legacy of my children,” Clancy said in the “60 Minutes” interview.
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“It is a huge distraction from what really matters here, which is perinatal mental health, and it’s done real harm to real people.”
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Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington also rejected those conspiracy theories, telling NBC News, “it’s readily apparent that Patrick has been set upon and his life has been turned upside down into a nightmare that he doesn’t deserve.
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Patrick Clancy’s lawyer also slammed “so-called influencers and outright conspiracy theorists” who have published “what they know to be outright falsehoods that Patrick was somehow involved in the death of his young children and other vile claims.”
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The attorney said “every appropriate measure will be pursued to hold them accountable, including legally.”
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Patrick Clancy said that the online rumors and comments and conspiracy theories were hurtful.
“It’s painful to see, and it makes it difficult to be in public,” he said in the interview.
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“And it’s possible that some of those people, after seeing lie after lie after lie, they start to believe it.
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…and 25 more, not listed.
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