Patrick Clancy addressed prevailing misconceptions, his silent conversations with his deceased children and the devastating wish he made shortly after his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy strangled their three young kids in his first sit-down interview with 60 Minutes following the controversial mistrial.
“So, I didn’t have all the details of Callan’s condition,” Patrick said of the former couple’s youngest child while appearing on the Sunday, September 20, episode of 60 Minutes. “I just knew that they got a heartbeat back. So I remember … that night, I … really thought there was a chance that Callan would live. And I remember just thinking, ‘Just gimme one. 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.’”
Patrick continued, “And I was holdin’ out hope for that. And then when I got to the hospital, I saw the doctor. I saw the look on her face, and… and I knew that it… it wasn’t gonna be.. a good prognosis.”
Callan’s heart continued to beat for four days before clinicians declared the baby brain dead and he was removed from the devices keeping his body alive.
“I’m so grateful for those four days that I had with him,” Patrick continued. “And I’m so grateful he hung on.”
The father went on to reveal that during those four days, he simply apologized to his son.
“I said, ‘I’m so sorry.’ And I got to… I got to hold him,” he shared. “I got to lay down next to him. And he died in my arms.”
As Us previously reported, Patrick was also joined by his wife, Rachel Danis, for the interview. The couple defended their relationship amid public scrutiny and claims that Patrick moved on too fast after Lindsay, 36, killed their three kids in January 2023.
Patrick was out running errands on January 24, 2023, when he returned home to find that Lindsay had jumped from the second-story of their home. As he called 911, he learned that their children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, had been strangled.
Lindsay was then arrested for the murders and was charged with three counts of first-degree murder.
The couple filed for divorce in 2024, while Patrick began dating Danis in February 2024. He and Danis then got married in April 2026.
While Danis has stayed out of the spotlight before the 60 Minutes interview, Patrick was a focal point in the trial and served as the first witness to testify.
Throughout the trial, several conspiracy theories began to circulate that Patrick was involved in his kids’ deaths. In fact, some people even pointed to the timeline of his new relationship with Danis as reason to speculate. (Patrick has adamantly denied the theories and has never been charged or named a suspect in the case).
After Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on September 4, Patrick’s attorney threatened legal action against those spreading the conspiracy theories.
“Over the past months, Patrick Clancy and his family have been subjected to a relentless, escalating and destructive defamation campaign,” attorney Howard Cooper said. “This campaign of misinformation has been launched and promoted by minor celebrities, so-called influencers and outright conspiracy theorists who appear intent on boosting their own social media profiles and potential profit by publishing what they know to be outright falsehoods that Patrick was somehow involved in the death of his young children and other vile claims.”
Cooper said that the theories were creating “real life threats to his reputation, livelihood, and life.”
“This spread of blatant and baseless falsehoods must stop,” he added. “Those responsible should understand that there will be consequences, and every appropriate measure will be pursued to hold them accountable, including legally. Law enforcement has been notified.”
Lindsay has never denied killing her kids, and her lawyers argued that she should not be held criminally responsible due to her struggles with postpartum psychosis. The prosecution has not yet revealed if they plan to bring the case back to trial.
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