Patrick Clancy broke his silence after a mistrial was declared in Lindsay Clancy’s case, saying the prospect of enduring another trial over the killings of their three children is "extraordinarily painful.""Patrick Clancy is grateful to the Court and to the jurors for their hard work, their commitment, and their perseverance.The loss of Patrick’s children is something from which he will never recover and from which there will never be closure," his attorney, David Meier, wrote in a statement issued on Patrick's behalf."The prospect of reliving this tragedy through another trial is extraordinarily painful — for Patrick, for his family, and for all us," the statement concluded.Patrick Clancy has previously asked the public to forgive his ex-wife, who has admitted killing their three children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.
Her attorneys have argued she was legally insane due to postpartum psychosis.LINDSAY CLANCY'S EX-HUSBAND HAS QUIETLY REMARRIED AND STARTED OVER AMID HER MURDER TRIALPatrick Clancy on the stand at Lindsay Clancy's murder trial on July 29, 2026.(David L.
Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)During the trial, Patrick Clancy testified about the day of the killings on Jan.24, 2023.
The children were killed while he was running errands that included picking up children's stool softener at a CVS store and takeout for dinner.They spoke on the phone while he was out.On Friday afternoon, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the high-profile murder case after jurors said they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
It will now be up to prosecutors whether Clancy will be tried again.The jury spent a week deliberating at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where supporters and onlookers gathered outside for days awaiting a possible verdict.The mistrial followed an alleged 11-1 divide among jurors, with Clancy’s defense arguing that the lone holdout juror had acknowledged doubt but was refusi...