Patrick Clancy reveals agony over Lindsay Clancy mistrial and prospect of another trial

PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS: Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband Patrick Clancy has spoken out after her murder trial ended in a mistrial, saying the loss of their three children is something he will never recover from and that another trial would be deeply painful.

Patrick issued a statement through his attorney David Meier after Judge William Sullivan declared the mistrial shortly before 2.30 pm ET on Friday, September 4. Lindsay had been facing charges over the deaths of their children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and eight-month-old Callan, who died in their Duxbury home on January 24, 2023.

“Patrick Clancy is grateful to the Court and to the jurors for their hard work, their commitment, and their perseverance,” Meier said in the statement. “The loss of Patrick’s children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure,” the attorney added. “The prospect of reliving this tragedy through another trial is extraordinarily painful for Patrick, for his family, and for all us.”

Lindsay Clancy trial ends without a verdict

The mistrial came after a jury of nine women and three men spent almost 40 hours deliberating following five weeks of testimony.

The panel sent four notes to the judge this week saying they could not reach a verdict.

It emerged Thursday that 11 jurors had reached the same verdict, while one juror remained opposed.

Lindsay's attorney Kevin Reddington later filed an appeal, arguing that the unidentified holdout juror was biased toward people with mental disabilities.

The appeal was rejected by Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt after an emergency hearing held over Zoom on Friday afternoon. 

Just before the mistrial was declared, Reddington suggested that Judge Sullivan still had the power to send the jury back for one final round of deliberations.

The judge ultimately declared a mistrial.

A mistrial means prosecutors can seek to try Lindsay again.

Because the first trial ended with a deadlocked jury rather than an acquittal or conviction, a second trial would not violate her Fifth Amendment protection against double jeopardy.

It remains unclear whether prosecutors will pursue another trial.

Patrick Clancy has stood by Lindsay Clancy

District Attorney Tim Cruz has maintained that Lindsay's children were killed in a cold-blooded act but did not say whether prosecutors would seek a retrial.

Several options are now open, including trying Lindsay again on reduced charges or seeking a verdict from a judge instead of another jury.

Lindsay admits that she killed her three children and attempted to take her own life in 2023.

Her defense has argued that she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time.

Lindsay is expected to remain institutionalized while officials decide what happens next. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for September 29.

Patrick has publicly supported Lindsay since the tragedy and previously urged people to forgive her, saying, “find it deep within yourselves to forgive Lindsay, as I have.”

He also told The New Yorker: “I wasn't married to a monster – I was married to someone who got sick.”

Patrick Clancy rebuilt his life after the tragedy

Patrick testified for six hours as a prosecution witness during the trial, telling jurors that Lindsay had been a “loving mother” before a months-long struggle with postpartum depression, suicidal thoughts and sleep deprivation changed her.

He said doctors did not warn him about postpartum psychosis or tell him that he should not leave Lindsay alone with their children.

Patrick has since relocated from suburban Massachusetts to Manhattan.

Public records show he moved there in May 2023, four months after the deaths of his children.

He now lives in a Midtown Manhattan high-rise with his new wife, Dr Rachel Danis, a fertility specialist.

He was seen with Danis in New York City two days before the mistrial was declared, while jurors were still deliberating.

Patrick also wore the wedding ring from his new marriage while testifying during Lindsay’s trial.

Both Patrick and Lindsay have filed separate lawsuits against several of Lindsay’s medical providers, alleging that she was overmedicated while being treated for postpartum mental health issues.

Throughout the trial, Patrick and Lindsay barely made eye contact, in what was understood to be the first time they had seen each other since the deaths of their children.