‘He died in my arms’: Lindsay Clancy’s husband speaks for the first time after tragic death of children

The ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy said he has forgiven her after she killed their three children, and how he spent days alongside one of his sons before he died.

Patrick Clancy was sent out to run errands for his family on January 24, 2023, but when he returned, he found his then wife, Lindsay, lying in their backyard with serious injuries, and his three children strangled in the basement of their Massachusetts home.

Two of them, Cora and Dawson, were dead, and the third, eight-month-old Callan, was critically injured.

Callan died in hospital four days later, and speaking in his first television interview, Clancy said he remembered being told tragic news of his son’s condition by doctors.

“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,’ he told CBS’ 60 Minutes.

“When I got to the hospital, I saw the doctor. I saw the look on her face, and I knew that it wasn't gonna be a good prognosis.”

Clancy stayed by Callan’s bedside until he died, holding onto him and speaking to him.

“I'm so grateful for those four days that I had with him, and I'm so grateful he hung on,” Clancy said.

“I said, ‘I'm so sorry,’ and I got to hold him. I got to lay down next to him, and he died in my arms.”

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Patrick revealed what he asked his ex-wife after the killings.

“I asked her if she remembered it… She said it was like a dream, she remembered it much in the way you would remember a dream after waking up,’ Clancy said.

When asked whether she had asked for forgiveness, Clancy replied: “No, but I gave it to her.

“When it comes to forgiveness, I also felt that if I didn't get there, I would be eaten up inside forever.”

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Clancy said the tragedy had taken a huge mental toll on him, saying the loss of his children would be something he would have to live with “everyday”, and admitted he had experienced suicidal thoughts.

However, he also spoke out against some of the coverage and portrayals of his ex-wife during the recent trial.

“I saw headlines that said, you know, ‘Killer Mom,’ and ‘Baby Murderer,’ ‘Monster.’ And none of them were accurate I believe that it was her mental illness that caused that,” he said.

Clancy testified on behalf of his ex-wife during the trial, and said he felt hurt by conspiracy theories on social media that suggested he played some part in the killings.

“It's painful to see,” he said.

“It makes it difficult to be in public 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.”

Clancy has since remarried, and says he has plans to start a family with his wife, Rachel Danis.

The trial of Lindsay Clancy ended in a mistrial, and a decision on whether there will be a new trial is yet to be made.