# Patrick Clancy Opens Up After Mistrial

> Patrick Clancy shares his grief and forgiveness after Lindsay Clancy's triple murder mistrial
- Title: Patrick Clancy Opens Up After Mistrial · Rolling Stone
- Summary: Patrick Clancy shares his grief and forgiveness after Lindsay Clancy's triple murder mistrial Patrick Clancy forgives Lindsay Clancy, attributing the deaths…
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- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/patrick-clancy-interview-lindsay-clancy-mistrial-1235628594
- Author: CT Jones
- Published: 2026-09-21T01:43:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: patrick clancy, lindsay clancy, postpartum depression, mclean psychiatric hospital, mistrial, 60 minutes, perinatal mental health, tiktok, seattle, nfl
## First Interview After Mistrial
Patrick Clancy spoke to CBS 60 Minutes for the first time since Lindsay Clancy's triple murder trial ended in mistrial

> I saw headlines that said 'Killer Mom,' 'Baby Murderer,' 'Monster.' And none of [them] were accurate.
## Lindsay's Mental Health Struggles
Lindsay Clancy checked herself into McLean Psychiatric Hospital in December 2022 after struggling with postpartum depression

> 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.
## Children's Deaths
Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children in their basement using exercise bands before jumping from a second-story window

> I remember thinking, 'Just gimme one kid, and I would raise him as best I could.'
## Patrick's Suicidal Thoughts
Patrick Clancy said he didn't think he would live to see his 35th birthday after the deaths

> There was a time where I didn’t think I would live to see my 35th birthday.
## New Relationship
Patrick Clancy moved to New York City and married Rachel Danis in April 2026

> I always try to take some of the weight from Pat. I always wanna strive to do that.
## TikTok Accusations
TikTok users accused Patrick Clancy of committing the murders after the trial

> It’s done real harm to real people, myself included but also others.
## Forgiveness
Patrick Clancy offered forgiveness to Lindsay Clancy, saying her mental illness caused the deaths

> I believe that it was her mental illness that caused that.
## Perinatal Mental Health
Patrick Clancy called TikTok rumors a distraction from the real issue of perinatal mental health

> 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.
## Key takeaway

Patrick Clancy forgives Lindsay Clancy, attributing the deaths to her mental illness