Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband Patrick reveals his agony over mistrial after stepping out in NYC with new wife during deliberations

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Sexton, B., & Gable, S. (2026, September 5). Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband Patrick reveals his agony over mistrial after stepping out in NYC with new wife during deliberations. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16106671/Lindsay-Clancy-patrick-breaks-silence-mistrial.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-05 · by Bethan Sexton, Sophie Gable

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Patrick Clancy, ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy who faces charges for strangling their three children, has released a statement through his attorney expressing gratitude for the court and jurors after the mistrial was declared. The loss of their children is "something from which he will never recover," according to Patrick's lawyer David Meier. The trial collapsed on Friday afternoon in Plymouth, Massachusetts, after almost 40 hours of jury deliberation, with a second trial possible. A mistrial means the prosecution can try Lindsay again, although it is unclear whether they will pursue a second trial.
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As of September 2026, Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Duxbury, Massachusetts ended in a mistrial after five weeks due to a hung jury. The case involves the deaths of Clancy’s three young children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—in January 2023. Clancy did not testify but admitted to killing her children while arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time. The prosecution presented over 70 witnesses, including an FBI psychiatrist who testified that he does not believe Clancy heard a voice ordering her actions, suggesting she had control over her decisions.

The defense highlighted systemic failures in mental health support and rallied public sympathy by highlighting the challenges new mothers face when seeking help. However, one juror’s alleged misconduct prompted Clancy's attorney to ask Judge William Sullivan to investigate his phone use during deliberations and review a questionnaire he filled out prior to the trial. The judge is now considering whether Desronvil shared information or used his phone improperly during jury deliberation hours, which lasted seven days without reaching a verdict.

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📰 Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial
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“Both articles report on the same trial of Lindsay Clancy, mentioning a mistrial after a fifth day of deliberations with no verdict.”
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“Both articles report on the Lindsay Clancy murder case being declared a mistrial, indicating they are describing the same specific incident at the same time”
CBC News
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“Both articles report on a mistrial being declared in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, with Article A providing the judge's statement declaring the mistrial and Article B quoting Patrick Clancy's statement expressing gratitude after the trial collapse.”
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“Both articles describe a mistrial being declared in the Lindsay Clancy case, with Article A mentioning a one-hour stay for appeal”
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“Both articles report on the same mistrial declaration in the Lindsay Clancy trial, with Article A providing more details about the proceedings leading up to it and Article B mentioning the ex-husband's reaction.”
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“Both articles report on the mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy's case, with Article A describing the events leading up to it and Article B mentioning its aftermath”
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“Both articles report on a mistrial being declared in the Lindsay Clancy case, with the judge's decision made after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.”
The Independent
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“Both articles report on the mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, which occurred at the same time and is a singular occurrence.”
The Guardian
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“Both articles report on the same mistrial declaration in the Lindsay Clancy murder case, with Article A describing the trial's outcome and Article B mentioning a related statement from Patrick Clancy.”
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Bethan Sexton
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Lindsay PERSON · 10× Patrick PERSON · 9× Massachusetts GPE · 3× Patrick Clancy PERSON · 3× Callan PERSON · 2× Cora PERSON · 2× Dawson PERSON · 2× Lindsay Clancy's PERSON · 2× New York City GPE · 2× Rachel Danis PERSON · 2×

Narrative

The previous family life of Patrick Clancy came crashing down in 2023 when his now ex-wife Lindsay strangled their three children to death then tried to take her own life Couple Patrick Clancy, 38, and Rachel Danis, 37, are pictured above together in the fall of 2025 Friday's Hail Mary motion was put before Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt around 2pm ET.
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🔮 The loss of Patrick’s children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure.

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- For the latest Lindsay Clancy updates and verdict, sign up HERE to receive the free weekly Crime Desk newsletter - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband has spoken out after her case was declared a mistrial. asserted
case → sign → Source
Patrick Clancy issued a statement through his attorney expressing gratitude for those involved with the trial. asserted
Clancy → issue → trial
His ex-wife was facing charges over the deaths of their three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and baby Callan, eight months, before the trial collapsed earlier today. asserted
trial → face → children
'Patrick Clancy is grateful to the Court and to the jurors for their hard work, their commitment, and their perseverance,' his lawyer David Meier said. ' asserted
lawyer → say → work
The loss of Patrick’s children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure. asserted
he → recover → which
The prospect of reliving this tragedy through another trial is extraordinarily painful for Patrick, for his family, and for all us. asserted
prospect → relive → us
It comes two days after Patrick was seen stepping out with his new wife, Rachel Danis, in New York City while the jury remained locked in tense deliberations. asserted
jury → come → deliberations
The Daily Mail previously revealed that Patrick has relocated to a Midtown Manhattan high-rise with his new wife, who is a fertility specialist and doctor. asserted
who → reveal → wife
Public records show Patrick moved from suburban Massachusetts to Manhattan in May 2023, four months after the deaths of his children. uncertain
Patrick → show → children
Lindsay Clancy's case was declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon after a grueling five-week trial Patrick Clancy released a statement after the mistrial, confessing that the loss of his children was 'something from which he will never recover' asserted
he → declare → which
Patrick and his new wife, Rachel, were seen smiling in New York City just two days before the jury declared a mistrial in the case During the trial, Patrick was forced to revisit the tragedy that struck his family's home in the affluent Boston suburb of Duxbury on January 24, 2023, when his former wife strangled their three children using exercise bands. asserted
wife → see → bands
Judge William Sullivan announced a mistrial at a court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, shortly before 2.30pm ET Friday after an emergency appeal by Lindsay's attorney, Kevin Reddington, failed. asserted
appeal → announce → attorney
A mistrial means the prosecution will have the opportunity to try Lindsay again. asserted
prosecution → mean → Lindsay
The trial will have to start over from jury selection. asserted
trial → have → selection
The jury deliberated for almost 40 hours after hearing five weeks of evidence, but one juror was not convinced that Lindsay should be acquitted. asserted
Lindsay → deliberate → evidence
A second trial would not violate Lindsay's Fifth Amendment right against double jeopardy, which protects citizens from being punished twice for the same crime. asserted
which → violate → crime
The Constitution of the United States prevents the government from trying a person again for the same crime after they have already been found innocent or guilty. But because Lindsay's first trial has resulted in a deadlock, the prosecution is allowed to charge her a second time. asserted
prosecution → prevent → her
It is unclear whether the prosecution will move forward with a second trial. uncertain
prosecution → move → trial
Lindsay is likely going to be kept institutionalized in the interim while a decision is made. asserted
decision → go → interim
Patrick, Lindsay's husband, filed a suit against her doctors. asserted
Patrick → file → doctors
He is shown with the children, Cora, Dawson and baby Callan asserted
He → show → children
The Daily Mail previously revealed that Patrick relocated from suburban Massachusetts to Manhattan in May 2023 uncertain
Patrick → reveal → May
Dr Rachel Danis works as a fertility specialist in New York Lindsay admits killing her children and attempting to take her own life in 2023, but says she did so while overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis. asserted
she → work → psychosis
A hearing to decide what to do next will take place September 29. asserted
hearing → decide → place
District Attorney Tim Cruz maintained Lindsay's killing of her children was cold-blooded murder, but he refused to be drawn into whether he would push for a retrial and said the decision was yet to be made. asserted
decision → maintain → retrial
Prosecutors now face several options, including retrying Lindsay on reduced charges or seeking a verdict decided by a judge rather than jurors. asserted
Prosecutors → face → judge
The jury of nine women and three men sent four notes to the judge this week saying they had been unable to reach a verdict. asserted
they → send → verdict
It emerged on Thursday that 11 of the 12 jurors had reached the same verdict, but a twelfth holdout refused to follow them. asserted
holdout → emerge → them
Reddington filed an appeal claiming this unidentified juror was biased towards people with mental disabilities. asserted
juror → file → disabilities
The final note sent by jurors on Friday morning read: 'It is with a heavy heart that we are unable to come to a unanimous decision and will not be able to.' asserted
we → send → decision
The previous family life of Patrick Clancy came crashing down in 2023 when his now ex-wife Lindsay strangled their three children to death then tried to take her own life Couple Patrick Clancy, 38, and Rachel Danis, 37, are pictured above together in the fall of 2025 Friday's Hail Mary motion was put before Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt around 2pm ET. asserted
motion → come → ET
The brief hearing took place over Zoom, with Wendlandt issuing her ruling rejecting the appeal shortly afterward. asserted
Wendlandt → take → appeal
A few moments before the mistrial was declared, Reddington suggested to Judge Sullivan that he still had the power to send the jury back out to deliberate again, one final time. uncertain
he → declare → jury
During the sensational five weeks of testimony, prosecutors argued the killings were intentional and well planned, not the work of someone who had lost control. asserted
who → argue → control
The mistrial was declared hours as tensions between Reddington and Judge Sullivan boiled over. asserted
tensions → declare → Reddington
That came after Reddington accused Sullivan of giving a 'soft' instruction to jurors about how to interpret the concept of reasonable doubt. asserted
Reddington → come → doubt
Before the court adjourned, Reddington spoke to the judge and demanded that 'one juror' who is 'refusing to listen to the law' be removed from the panel. asserted
who → adjourn → panel
The prosecutors argued against this, and the judge did not make a ruling. asserted
judge → argue → ruling
Both Patrick and Lindsay have filed separate lawsuits against several of her medical providers, alleging that they overmedicated her while treating her for postpartum mental health issues. asserted
they → file → issues
Patrick Clancy gave evidence in support of ex-wife Lindsay during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court Lindsay Clancy was paralyzed from the waist down following her suicide attempt Patrick has publicly supported his ex-wife from the start and urged the public to 'find it deep within yourselves to forgive Lindsay, as I have'. asserted
I → give → Lindsay
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