Patrick Clancy participated in an interview with 60 Minutes scheduled to air this coming Sunday, marking his first public comments since a mistrial was declared in the case of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy. Lindsay Clancy was charged with killing the couple’s three children—Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and eight-month-old Callan—at their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.
The legal proceedings centered on Lindsay Clancy’s mental state at the time of the deaths. Her defense team argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis and was not criminally responsible, while prosecutors contended she was lucid when she killed the children. The trial ended on September 4, 2026, when Judge William Sullivan dismissed the jury after they reported being unable to reach a unanimous verdict following one week of deliberations.
In the interview, a clip of which was released on Thursday, September 17, 2026, Patrick Clancy stated that he speaks to his deceased children "all the time" and asks them for help. He also addressed the grief he has experienced and the conspiracy theories that emerged during the case. For a portion of the interview, he is joined by his new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis.
During the July trial, Patrick Clancy testified that his ex-wife's mental health declined after the birth of their third child, noting she had described thoughts of the children being harmed or having ailments. He testified that on the day of the incident, January 24, 2023, she appeared to be in a "good mood." He further stated that a week after the children were killed, Lindsay Clancy told him she had heard a "man’s voice" instructing her to act.
The case has drawn national attention regarding the legal application of postpartum psychosis as a defense. Prosecutors must now determine whether to pursue a retrial. For the public and legal observers in Massachusetts, the outcome of this case may influence how mental health evidence is presented in future homicide trials involving postpartum conditions. A retrial would require seating a new jury and potentially recalling witnesses, including Patrick Clancy, to testify again about the events of January 2023. The defendant, who became partially paralyzed following a suicide attempt on the day of the killings, would continue to face the possibility of life imprisonment if a future jury reaches a conviction.
If a retrial is scheduled, it will involve another round of jury selection and the presentation of evidence regarding the January 24, 2023, events where Patrick Clancy returned from errands to find his children in the basement and his wife injured outside. As of mid-September 2026, the specific dates for a new trial or any subsequent hearings have not been reported.