Patrick Clancy gives first TV interview after Lindsay Clancy mistrial
Patrick Clancy gave his first televised interview following the mistrial of his wife, Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing their three children. He expressed forgiveness toward his wife, citing her struggle with postpartum psychosis.
Why it matters
The case has sparked a national conversation regarding the legal and medical handling of maternal mental health crises.
Lindsay Clancy's former husband said he forgave her for killing their three young children in his first televised interview Sunday on CBS News' 60 Minutes since a jury deadlocked in her trial for the children's deaths.
Patrick Clancy talked about his grief, saying he battled suicidal thoughts after the killings and experienced a panic attack while testifying at Lindsay Clancy's trial when attorneys played to jurors his 911 call to report the children's deaths.
At trial, the anguished 911 call included Patrick howling and crying after he discovered the bodies of his children in the family's basement as a confused dispatcher repeatedly asked what happened.
Earlier this month, 11 of 12 jurors were ready to clear Lindsay Clancy of criminal responsibility, with the majority feeling that the Massachusetts mom was in the grip of a rare condition called postpartum psychosis when she strangled her kids in 2023.
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