Here's What Patrick Clancy Told 60 Minutes

In his first televised interview since a jury deadlocked in her trial for the children's deaths, Lindsay Clancy's former husband told CBS News' 60 Minutes on Sunday that he forgave her for killing their three young children, the AP reports. 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 for 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.

Clancy also said his youngest son, Callan, didn't die immediately with his siblings on Jan. 24, 2023, but lived four more days. While holding 8-month-old Callan, Clancy said he typed with one hand tributes to his other children, Cora, 5, and Dawson, 2, and also forgave his wife. "I saw headlines that say 'killer mom' and 'baby murderer monster' and none of them were accurate," he said. "I believed that it was her mental illness that caused that." Asked if he's angry with himself or felt like he failed in some way, Clancy said, "I think I did the best I could with what I had at the time. And I live with the outcome. I live with it every day."

Clancy said stress from the murders and trial took a serious toll. "There was a time I didn't think I would live to see my 35th birthday, and I was completely fine with it," he said. He also addressed social media conspiracy theories surrounding the case, which have included unfounded claims he was connected to the death of his children. "It's deeply harmful to the legacy of my children," Patrick Clancy said. "It is a huge distraction from what really matters here, which is perinatal mental health." (His new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, joined him in the interview.) If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the US is available by calling or texting 988.