Patrick Clancy on 60 Minutes: ‘I did the best I could’
Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes he acted on the information he had, speaking after his former wife’s murder case ended in a mistrial.
By Frankie Delgado · News Reporter
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In his Patrick Clancy 60 Minutes interview, Clancy said he believes he did what he could with the information available to him when asked whether he felt angry at himself or had failed in some way.
“I think I did the best I could with what I had at the time, and I live with the outcome,” Clancy told correspondent Ross Douthat. “I live with it every day, but I think I did the best I could.”
CBS News reported that Clancy and his wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, sat down with Douthat weeks after the murder case against his former wife, Lindsay Clancy, ended in a mistrial.
What did Patrick Clancy mean by ‘I did the best I could’?
Clancy made the comment in response to Douthat’s question about whether he felt he had failed or was angry with himself. His answer was his personal account of how he views what he knew at the time, rather than a finding by the court.
The interview also covered Clancy’s grief and his memories of the couple’s children, CBS said. He told Douthat that he still speaks to them “all the time.” Asked what he says, Clancy replied: “Help me. All the time.”
He said he likes to believe the children help him and that talking to them lets him stay connected to them, according to CBS.
The case background
Lindsay Clancy was accused in connection with the deaths of the couple’s three children in January 2023: Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Her defense team argued that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis, an argument made by the defense and not a judicial finding.
CBS also reported, citing court records, that Lindsay Clancy sought help from several providers in the months before the killings, received prescriptions for multiple medications and spent several days in inpatient psychiatric care.
The case ended without a verdict after the jury could not reach one. At the time CBS previewed the 60 Minutes interview, prosecutors had not announced whether they would pursue another trial.
Clancy had also faced online scrutiny during the trial, CBS reported. The network said he discussed the online conspiracy theories in his interview, without detailing them.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS News.