Patrick Clancy opens up about grief, the memory of his children and moving forward

September 20, 2026 / 7:06 PM EDT / CBS News

Patrick Clancy said he felt he had no purpose after his three children were killed.

"There was a time where I didn't think I would live to see my 35th birthday," Clancy, 36, said in an interview with 60 Minutes. "And I was completely fine with it."

His interview with correspondent Ross Douthat comes after his ex-wife's mistrial earlier this month. The court has yet to determine whether Patrick's ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, will be retried for the killings of their children: 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan. It also comes as Patrick and his wife, Rachel Danis, face intense public scrutiny, becoming the subjects of online suspicion and speculation on social media.

In October 2022, five months after Callan's birth, Patrick said Lindsay told him she had gone a few nights without sleeping.

Over the next two months, Lindsay made repeated emergency room visits. She admitted herself to a program for patients with postpartum depression and was discharged after a day of treatment. Lindsay was also prescribed an escalating number of prescription drugs.

Patrick said he struggled to help his wife navigate the medical system and did not know…

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