‘Extraordinarily painful’: Patrick Clancy comments on prospect of Lindsay Clancy retrial
‘There will never be closure’ he also said
PLYMOUTH, Mass. —
Patrick Clancy, the former husband of Lindsay Clancy, provided a statement on Friday after a mistrial was declared in the murder of their three children.
David Meier, Patrick’s attorney, released the statement on his client’s behalf. It reads in part:
“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. The prospect of reliving this tragedy through another trial is extraordinarily painful — for Patrick, for his family, and for all us.”
Lindsay Clancy was charged with strangling their three children to death in the family’s Duxbury home in 2023. Patrick Clancy was the first witness to testify in her trial.
Jurors in the case deliberated for 7 days, and were tasked with deciding if Clancy, 36, was criminally responsible for killing 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan. Choices on the verdict slip were first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter, not guilty and not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility.
The jury remained deadlocked for days, with courtroom discussion indicating that one holdout was preventing the panel from reaching a verdict.
A hearing on the next steps in the case is set for Sept. 29.
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Background of the Clancy case:
- Lindsay Clancy, 36, faces three murder charges in the 2023 deaths of her children, Cora, Dawson and Callan.
- She also jumped from a second-floor window, leaving her partially paralyzed.
- In a civil case, Lindsay Clancy alleges a “catastrophic failure” of multiple medical providers in diagnosing and treating her psychiatric condition.
- Her trial began July 20. Although her legal team offered to stipulate to the deaths of the children, she has pleaded not guilty.
- She is being held at Tewksbury State Hospital.
This case involves issues of mental health. If you or someone you know needs help, you can talk with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or sending a text message to 988, or you can chat online here.
