In his first televised interview, Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, described the moments leading up to the 2023 killings of their children and how he coped in the aftermath. Patrick Clancy responded to online criticism and conspiracy theories from people who supported Lindsay Clancy and believed he did not provide enough care to his wife at the time. And it’s done real harm to real people, myself included but also others.” He called the online response “painful to see”.
The interview, which aired on Sunday, comes as Massachusetts prosecutors prepare to decide later this month whether to retry Lindsay Clancy for the strangling of her children – Cora, five; Dawson, three; and Callan, eight months old – in the family’s home before trying to end her own life. A judge declared a mistrial on 4 September after a jury deadlocked. Eleven jurors favored clearing Lindsay Clancy of criminal responsibility, finding she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
A single holdout agreed with prosecutors, who maintained that she knew what she was doing. Patrick Clancy said he first noticed his ex-wife struggling with sleep deprivation and anxiety in the fall of 2022, months after their youngest son, Callan, was born. He admitted he “didn’t know how to manage a postpartum illness” before this experience.
So I’m sure there are things that I didn’t see,” he added. Lindsay Clancy’s conditions worsened in December, leading to her stay at McLean psychiatric hospital on New Year’s Eve. The children were allegedly strangled 17 days after Lindsay Clancy was released from the hospital.
Patrick Clancy said he hoped that Callan might survive after regaining a heartbeat. Just gimme one kid, and I would raise him as best I could, and I would give him the best life I possibly could. I’d tell him about his brother and sister’,” he said.
Callan later died in the hospital. Patrick Clancy attributed the killings of his children to his ex-wife’s mental illness and has forgiven her, rejecting media depictions of her as a “killer mom” or “baby murderer”. I live with it every day.” Lindsay and Patrick Clancy have each filed medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors and hospitals involved in her care.
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