Lindsay Clancy's Ex-Husband Patrick Clancy and New Wife Spotted 'Visibly Stressed' and 'Pacing in Circles' as Murder Trial Nears Closing Arguments

Patrick Clancy and his new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, were photographed looking visibly stressed in New York City as the high-profile murder trial of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, continues to unfold in Massachusetts.

According to a Wednesday, August 19, report by TMZ, his wife was seen rubbing his back to comfort him.

He wed Rachel, an NYC-based reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist, during an intimate ceremony at the Ladies Pavilion in Central Park in April.

“Patrick was seen taking phone calls and pacing in circles while using his phone. At one point, he reportedly sat with his feet on a table and wiggled his toes. We're told Rachel remained mostly on the couch, talking and taking phone calls of her own,” TMZ reported.

The intense public pressure follows Patrick's recent emotional testimony as the prosecution’s first witness in the trial against Lindsay.

Lindsay is accused of the January 2023 strangulation deaths of their three young children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — before attempting suicide.

The state argues that Lindsay acted "intentionally, rationally and swiftly" to escape her domestic life.

They have introduced tragic evidence, including the children's clothing and the harrowing 911 call Patrick made upon discovering the scene.

Lindsay's defense attorney maintains she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and a toxic combination of overprescribed psychiatric medications.

On the stand, Patrick detailed Lindsay's severe mental decline leading up to the tragedy. He recalled her calling him from the hospital a week after the incident, where she confessed to hearing a "man's voice" commanding her to kill the children.

Text messages between Patrick and Lindsay on the day of the murders revealed no signs of distress, with Patrick replying to his wife, saying, “Oh wow. You’re a good momma.”

Lindsay’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington has explicitly stated that the physical facts of the case — that Lindsay caused the deaths of the three children — are not in dispute.

In fact, the defense signed a formal stipulation of facts, allowing both sides to bypass days of graphic forensic testimony regarding DNA and evidence handling.

Instead, the defense's entire strategy relies on an insanity defense. The defense argues she was in the throes of severe postpartum psychosis, a rare and severe mental illness that causes hallucinations, delusions and a total break from reality.

Under Massachusetts law, if the jury determines she lacked the mental capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions or conform her behavior to the law, she will be found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Her legal team has introduced extensive medical logs showing she was prescribed a heavy "cocktail" of up to 13 different psychiatric medications in the four months leading up to the tragedy, which they argue exacerbated her altered mental state.

Because the act itself is admitted, the prosecution’s entire case focuses on proving premeditation and intent. The state argues that Lindsay acted "rationally and swiftly," citing her calculated internet searches regarding knots and medication overdoses just days before sending her husband out of the house on errands to create a window of time.

If convicted of first-degree murder, Lindsay faces life in prison without parole. If the jury accepts the defense’s argument and finds her not criminally responsible, she will be committed to a state psychiatric hospital instead of prison.