Patrick Clancy Recounts Ex-Wife's 'Dream-Like' Memory of Killing Their Children
In his first public statement, Patrick Clancy described his ex-wife Lindsay's response when asked about the deaths of their three children and detailed her declining mental state.
Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, has shared the chilling details of his ex-wife's response when he asked if she remembered killing their three young children. In his first public interview since the January 2023 deaths of Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, Patrick described the moment he discovered his children in their Duxbury, Massachusetts home and his ex-wife in the backyard.
Patrick recounted that after returning from errands, he found Lindsay lying in the backyard and subsequently discovered the children in the basement, having been strangled by his former wife. Cora and Dawson were pronounced dead at the scene. Baby Callan was found alive and rushed to the hospital, where he died four days later.
When asked if she remembered the events, Lindsay Clancy responded that it was "like a dream," Patrick stated. "And she remembered it much in the way you would remember a dream after waking up," he explained.
Patrick Clancy, who now lives in New York City with his new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, shared his perspective on his ex-wife's mental health struggles leading up to the tragedy. He noted that Callan was five months old when Lindsay began experiencing significant sleep deprivation and depression. He recalled her telling him one morning that she hadn't slept at all and his offer to take the children to school so she could rest.
He described December 2022 as a particularly difficult period for Lindsay, marked by severe lack of sleep, deep depression, and intrusive thoughts. She was hospitalized at the end of that month and later checked into an inpatient program at McLean Hospital in Boston by New Year's Day, approximately three weeks before the children's deaths.
Patrick also shared the emotional experience of his final moments with his infant son, Callan. Arriving at the hospital with hope that Callan might survive, Patrick described seeing the doctor's expression and realizing the prognosis was grim. He expressed gratitude for the four days he had with Callan, holding him and apologizing. "I really thought there was a chance that Callan would live," he said, tears in his eyes. "Just gimme one. Just gimme one kid... And I'd tell him about his brother and sister."
Clancy has not denied killing the children but has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, citing severe postpartum depression and psychosis. Patrick testified at her trial, an experience he found "very difficult," suffering a severe anxiety attack before the 911 call he made that night was played in court. He recounted going to a back room during a break, experiencing a traumatic panic attack, and being offered medication, which he declined so he could return and finish his testimony.
Patrick Clancy has stated that he has forgiven his ex-wife for the killings. He and his new wife, Dr. Danis, who married in April, are "starting a family," though they did not confirm if they are currently expecting. He expressed his anticipation of telling their future children about their deceased siblings.