Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband Patrick and new wife confirm they are 'starting a family'

Patrick Clancy married Rachel Denis earlier this year, in April, two years after they started dating. Now, in their first interview as a couple, they said they were ready for the next step in their relationship: having children.

Mr Clancy said he thinks Ms Danis helped him carry some of his grief, and they are working on starting a family of their own.

“I think every parent can agree, you have different relationships with your kids, but they’re all your kids, and I can’t wait to tell them about their brothers and sister,” he said, referring to his three kids who died in January 2023.

Speaking to CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ for the first time since his ex’s mistrial, Mr Clancy said he forgave his ex-wife for killing their children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan in their home in Massachusetts.

Lindsay Clancy has admitted to killing her children, but has pleaded not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility as her legal team has claimed she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and overmedication at the time.

The case ended in a mistrial after jurors said they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

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Judge William Sullivan has set a hearing for September 29, during which prosecutors could seek to put her on trial for a second time, seek a plea deal, or even drop the case entirely.

After the trial ended, several jurors have said that they were split 11-1 in favour of acquittal by lack of criminal responsibility.

In a statement through his lawyer, Mr Clancy thanked the court and jurors for their work after deliberations failed to reach a verdict. Attorney David Meier said: "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."

Before declaring the mistrial, the judge read out a note from the jury declaring it was deadlocked for a third time: "It is with a heavy heart that we report we are unable to come to a unanimous decision and will not be able to."

Lindsay Clancy's defence lawyer, Kevin Reddington, said the fact that the jury submitted a "very unusual" note meant that deliberations should continue.

Speaking later on outside the courtroom, Mr Reddington said the outcome came down to a single juror who did not follow the law on reasonable doubt.He said his client and her parents were "robbed by one (juror) for whatever (their) agenda was".

"And I got a funny feeling that they (the jury) would have gone on for another week if they had to. So I hope that (juror) can sleep well at night," he added.

He also said that he wanted the same 11 jurors who appeared to be in Lindsay Clancy's favour if there is a retrial.