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Patrick Clancy Discusses 2023 Child Killings in First Public Broadcast Following Mistrial
Just the facts
Patrick Clancy described the January 2023 events in Duxbury, Massachusetts, that led to the deaths of his three young children—Cora, Dawson, and Callan—during a broadcast interview on '60 Minutes'. Clancy stated that he chose to forgive his former wife, Lindsay Clancy, to prevent personal resentment from consuming his life while mourning his children. The interview follows a criminal prosecution that ended in a mistrial when jurors deadlocked over Lindsay Clancy's mental capacity and state of post-partum psychosis at the time of the killings. While the defense team pursues motions to dismiss the charges citing double jeopardy protections, holdout juror Michael P. Desronvil announced plans to issue a personal public statement regarding the deliberations.
Why this is news
Following a criminal trial that ended in a hung jury and subsequent mistrial for Lindsay Clancy, her ex-husband Patrick Clancy appeared on CBS's '60 Minutes' on September 20, 2026, to give his first public interview.
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