‘He died in my arms.’ Patrick Clancy opens up in ’60 Minutes’ interview

Patrick Clancy gave his first televised interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," weeks after a mistrial was declared in the triple-murder case against his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, in the deaths of their three young children.

In the interview with correspondent Ross Douthat that aired on Sept. 20, Patrick Clancy discussed his grief, memories of his children, and the unsupported conspiracy theories that have circulated online about him since the closely watched trial. Patrick Clancy has largely avoided media interviews since his children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, were killed at the family's Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023.

"There was a time where I didn't think I would live to see my 35th birthday," Patrick Clancy said. "And I was completely fine with it."

After the deaths of his children, Patrick Clancy moved to New York City, saying the anonymity allowed him to grieve. Recalling what would have been Callan's first birthday, he said he lit a candle at St. Patrick's Cathedral before crying on Fifth Avenue. "I thought, 'This is where I need to be. I can grieve,'" he said.

Patrick Clancy said he keeps mementos of his children and helped create a playground in Duxbury honoring…

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