Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband Patrick reveals his agony over mistrial after stepping out in NYC with new wife during deliberations
Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, has spoken out after his ex-wife's murder trial was declared a mistrial following a five-week hearing. Lindsay Clancy had been on trial over the deaths of the couple's three young children, Cora, Dawson and Callan, in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. Through his lawyer, Patrick thanked the court and jurors for their efforts, while saying the loss of his children was something he would "never recover" from and that facing a retrial would be "extraordinarily painful" for him and his family.
The statement came two days after Patrick was photographed in New York with his new wife, fertility specialist Rachel Danis, while jurors were still deliberating. Records show Patrick moved from Massachusetts to a Manhattan high-rise with Danis in May 2023, just months after his children's deaths. The case, which has drawn widespread national attention, collapsed into a mistrial on the Friday after the jury failed to reach a verdict.
- Lindsay Clancy's murder trial ends in mistrial after five weeks
- Ex-husband Patrick says the loss is something he'll "never recover" from
- He was seen with new wife in NYC during jury deliberations
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Patrick Clancy is the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy and the father of three children, Cora, Dawson and Callan, who died at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. Lindsay Clancy was charged with killing the children and has been on trial for murder, a case that drew heavy national media attention because of the ages of the victims and the details that emerged about the family's circumstances beforehand.
The trial ran for five weeks before the jury was unable to reach a verdict, leading the judge to declare a mistrial. This means no finding of guilt or innocence was made, and prosecutors must now decide whether to seek a retrial, which would require the case to be argued again in full before a new jury.
Patrick Clancy has largely avoided public comment during the case, though he has remarried since the children's deaths, to fertility specialist Rachel Danis, and relocated from Massachusetts to New York. His recent statement, issued through his lawyer, addresses the emotional toll of the mistrial and the prospect of the case continuing.