Patrick Clancy
ON THE RECORD · 37 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“No. But I gave it to her.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy said his ex-wife never asked for forgiveness but he gave it to her anyway.
“And I live with the outcome. I live with it every day.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy spoke about living with the aftermath of the tragedy.
“That night, I really thought there was a chance that Callan would live,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy said he hoped his infant son Callan might survive after being airlifted to a Boston hospital.
“I believe that it was her mental illness that caused that,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy said headlines depicting his wife as a 'killer mom' or 'monster' were not accurate.
“It is a huge distraction from what really matters here, which is perinatal mental health, and it’s done real harm to real people.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy said conspiracy theories distract from perinatal mental health and harm real people.
“It’s painful to see, and it makes it difficult to be in public,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy said online rumors and conspiracy theories were hurtful and made it difficult to be in public.
“And I would raise him as best I could. I would give him the best life I possibly could. I’d tell him about his brother and sister. And I was holding out hope for that.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy described his hopes of raising one surviving child and telling him about his siblings.
“I think mental illness has this ability to be tragically deceptive,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy discussed how mental illness can be deceptive.
“I think I did the best I could with what I had at the time,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy reflected on his efforts before the tragic killings of his three children.
“So I’m sure there are things that I didn’t see.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy acknowledged there were things he did not see regarding his wife's mental illness.
“And then when I got to the hospital, I saw the doctor and I saw the look on her face, and I knew it wasn’t going to be a good prognosis,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy described realizing at the hospital that his son's prognosis was not good.
“and I said, ‘I love you, buddy.’”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy lit a candle at St. Patrick's Cathedral on what would have been Callan's first birthday.
“And I walk out on Fifth Avenue, and I start crying my eyes out,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy described crying on Fifth Avenue after visiting St. Patrick's Cathedral.
“having one of her best days.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy testified that his then-wife appeared to be having one of her best days on the day of the killings.
“She said it was like a dream. And she remembered it much in the way you would remember after waking up,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy recalled asking his then-wife if she remembered what happened, and described her response.
“And I remember just thinking: Just give me one. Just give me one kid,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy recalled hoping at least one of his children would survive.
“And it’s possible that some of those people, after seeing lie after lie after lie, they start to believe it. And that’s what we’re left with.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy expressed concern that people might believe conspiracy theories after repeated lies.
“It’s deeply harmful to the legacy of my children,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy criticized conspiracy theories about the killings as harmful to his children's legacy.
“I could piece together what it was like to be really, really anxious or depressed. But I didn’t know how to manage a postpartum illness,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy said he did not know much about postpartum illness before the killings.
“I thought, ‘this is where I need to be. I can grieve,’”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Patrick Clancy realized New York City was a place where he could grieve anonymously.
“a way I stay connected to them”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18
Patrick Clancy said he still speaks to his deceased children as a way to stay connected to them ahead of a planned 60 Minutes interview.
“just had a really hard time being separated from them”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Patrick Clancy testified that Lindsay was a dedicated mother who struggled with her mental health.
“It was very confusing because a minute later, she was making them lunch or playing with them or getting ready for bed or whatever it was,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Patrick Clancy described his confusion at Lindsay's shifting behavior when she expressed thoughts of hurting the children.
“She started to say that she was suicidal.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Patrick Clancy testified that Lindsay began expressing suicidal thoughts in December 2022.
“described thoughts of hurting the kids or them having some sort of ailment”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Patrick Clancy testified that approximately two months before the killings, Lindsay described thoughts of hurting the kids.
“the bevy of diverse and powerful medications they misprescribed coupled with their abject failure to appropriately monitor Lindsay resulted in Lindsay’s mental health deteriorating to the point of suicidal ideation and requiring in-patient care”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Patrick Clancy's wrongful death lawsuit alleges that misprescribed medications and failure to monitor Lindsay caused her mental health to deteriorate.
“Ultimately, defendants’ negligent treatment of Lindsay, including their complete failure to recognize and address the radical erosion of her mental health, resulted in tragedy, namely, allegations that Lindsay took the lives of her children,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04
Patrick Clancy's lawsuit alleges that defendants' negligent treatment of Lindsay resulted in the tragedy.
“She killed the kids!”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29
Patrick Clancy shouted to the 911 dispatcher after finding his children in the basement.
“Cora was into princesses and she had a lot of friends,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Patrick Clancy testified about his daughter Cora during the murder trial.
“The very fibers of her soul are loving. All I wish for her now is that she can somehow find peace,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Patrick continued his GoFundMe post expressing hope that Lindsay could find peace.
“She just liked taking care of people.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Patrick Clancy continued describing Cora's caring nature during his testimony.
“was just a happy baby.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Patrick Clancy testified about his youngest child, Callan, during the trial.
“liked the television show Paw Patrol”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Patrick Clancy testified about his son Dawson's interests during the trial.
“I want to ask all of you that you find it deep within yourselves to forgive Lindsay, as I have...The real Lindsay was generously loving and caring towards everyone - me, our kids, family, friends, and her patients.”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
Patrick wrote this on a GoFundMe page days after Lindsay Clancy killed their children in January 2023.
“Oh wow. You’re a good momma.”
Patrick Clancy · said 2023-01-24 · reported 2026-08-20
Patrick Clancy texted Lindsay Clancy in response to an update about their daughter.
“She was having one of her best days,”
Patrick Clancy · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Patrick Clancy testified about the day of the killings, describing it as one of Lindsay's best days.
“She killed the kids!”
Patrick Clancy · said 2023-01-24 · reported 2026-08-19
Patrick Clancy said this during the 911 call after finding his children dead in the family's basement.