Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband Patrick spotted lounging with new wife as heartbreaking trial continues

Nypost · Aug 19, 2026 · 481 words · By Chris Nesi

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Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband Patrick spotted lounging with new wife as heartbreaking trial continues See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband was spotted with his new wife in New York, appearing visibly stressed as his former wife continues her highly publicized trial for killing their three children, according to a report.

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Patrick Clancy and his second wife, reproductive endocrinologist Dr.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Patrick Clancy recounted calling 911 after discovering the bodies of his children, who had been strangled with exercise resistance bands.”

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Multiple sources confirm Patrick Clancy's testimony regarding the 911 call and the discovery that the children were strangled with exercise bands.

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web search NEUTRAL — Emergency response. Patrick testified that when he returned home, the house was "unusually quiet".[42] While looking for his family, he placed an unanswered call to Lindsay's phone at 6:09 pm.[43] He …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children

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web search NEUTRAL — He didn’t realise he was still on the phone with 911 as he ran downstairs to find each had been strangled with exercise bands. Lindsay Clancy's parents, seated in the front of the court, also cried as…
https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/30/she-killed-the-kids-911-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick Clancy yelled “she killed the f---ing kids” after finding his slain children in the basement of their home, a police officer testified.While on the call, Patrick discovered that Cora, Dawson a…
https://www.aol.com/articles/officer-reveals-patrick-clancy-…

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Claim 2: “Lindsay Clancy told her then-husband in a disturbing phone call from her hospital room that she heard a male voice telling her to “kill her children and kill herself,” psychologist Paul Zeizel said in court.”

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The New York Post and multiple other sources confirm the testimony of psychologist Paul Zeizel regarding the male voice instructing her to kill her children and herself.

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web search NEUTRAL — She told him she heard a male voice ordering her to kill her children and herself.Dr. Paul Zeizel testified in the murder trial that he let Lindsay Clancy use his phone to call her husband, Patrick Cl…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm4N5YkK3gc

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web search NEUTRAL — “She had said that she heard a male voice ordering her, telling her that she didn’t have any choice, but she had to kill her children and then kill herself,” Zeizel testified.
https://www.aol.com/articles/lindsay-clancy-psychologist-say…

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web search NEUTRAL — Psychologist Paul Zeizel testified that Lindsay Clancy told her husband a male voice ordered her to kill their three children and herself.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/us-news/lindsay-clancy-said-sh…

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Claim 3: “She also tried to kill herself that day by throwing herself out of a second-floor window and is now paralyzed and wheelchair-bound.”

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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm she attempted suicide by jumping from a second-story window and is now paralyzed from the waist down.

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web search NEUTRAL — She then attempted suicide by cutting her wrists and neck and jumping from a second-story window, sustaining injuries that left her paralyzed from the waist down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children

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web search NEUTRAL — Lindsay Clancy’s mental wellbeing will be a central question during her trial for strangling her three children to death.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/lindsay-clan…

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web search NEUTRAL — After killing her children, she attempted to take her own life by cutting her wrists and neck and throwing herself from a second-story window. Clancy survived but suffered a severe spinal-cord injury …
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/08/30/upuy-a30.html

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Claim 4: “Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, wants a jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity on the grounds she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis.”

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Multiple sources, including The Guardian and other trial reports, confirm that attorney Kevin Reddington is arguing for a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity due to postpartum psychosis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Reddington (born February 9, 1951) is a criminal defense attorney based in Brockton, Massachusetts, who has appeared in a number of high-profile cases. He received his law degree from Suffolk Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Reddington

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy fatally strangled her three children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan—at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children

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web search NEUTRAL — Defense attorney Kevin Reddington filed an emergency appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court requesting that the juror be questioned or removed. After the motion was denied, Sullivan form…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Clancy_children

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Claim 5: “On the day of the killings, the couple had a mundane text message exchange about Cora’s doctor appointment and their dinner plans for that evening.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific content of text messages regarding a doctor's appointment and dinner plans on the day of the killings.

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Claim 6: “Lindsay Clancy is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of their children, Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Cora (5), Dawson (3), and Callan (8 months).

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Claim 7: “Patrick Clancy and his second wife, reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Rachel Danis, were seen Thursday evening in an outdoor seating area at a Manhattan apartment building”

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Multiple independent web sources (TMZ via NewsBreak and TikTok) report that Patrick Clancy and Dr. Rachel Danis were seen in an outdoor seating area at a Manhattan apartment building.

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web search NEUTRAL — Patrick Clancy and his second wife, reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Rachel Danis, were seen Thursday evening in an outdoor seating area at a Manhattan apartment building while the murder trial was on…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/19/us-news/lindsay-clancys-ex-hus…

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Claim 8: “The couple, who wed in April”

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Multiple sources confirm the marriage took place in April. While some sources mention 2026 (which may be a typo in the source), the fact of the April wedding is consistently reported across different platforms.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Heartbreak High is an Australian comedy drama television series created for Netflix by Hannah Carroll Chapman. The series follows the students and teachers of Hartley High as they navigate racial tens…
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Claim 9: “who were killed at the family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023”

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Wikipedia and a New York Post cross-reference confirm the children were killed at the family home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2023.

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