'Ignorant' Lisa Rinna Shamed by Critics for Claiming Lindsay Clancy Didn't Kill Her Kids Because 'Women Typically Don't Strangle'

Actress and former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna faced widespread public backlash after posting a video on social media sharing a baseless theory — allegedly developed with her therapist — that Patrick Clancy, rather than Lindsay Clancy, killed their children because "women typically don't strangle.”

Neither prosecutors nor the defense in the actual trial have accused Patrick of wrongdoing, and Lindsay’s own defense acknowledges she caused the deaths while arguing postpartum psychosis.

Rinna, 63, uploaded a clip detailing a conversation with her therapist where they claimed "Patrick did it" based on the notion that women typically do not use strangulation in murders.

In the video, Lisa stated that her therapist asserted women "poison," prompting a discussion about alternative methods.

Lindsay faces murder charges for the January 2023 strangulation of her three children in Duxbury, Mass.

Her defense team maintains she lacked criminal responsibility due to severe postpartum psychosis and overmedication, but they have never alleged any involvement by Patrick.

Viewers, commentators and media figures heavily criticized the Bravo star, calling her “ignorant” for spreading unfounded conspiracy theories regarding a tragic real-world murder trial.

Legal analysts and reports emphasized that Lisa's commentary runs entirely counter to the evidence and admissions presented in the court proceedings.

Legal commentators point out that Lindsay’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, has never denied that his client killed the children. Instead, the defense strategy relies entirely on establishing a lack of criminal responsibility due to severe postpartum psychosis.

Analysts note that injecting Patrick, a physical suspect in the crime, into the case runs completely contrary to the evidence presented by both the prosecution and the defense in court.

Forensic analysts have criticized the sweeping generalization that "women don't strangle." While statistics show women are more likely to use methods like poisoning in premeditated homicides, experts point out that immediate physical violence — including strangulation — frequently occurs when an individual experiences a severe, acute psychotic break.

Legal commentators and media hosts, including Fox's The Will Cain Show, have slammed the theories as reckless "gossiping about the news." They warn that treating a real-world tragedy where three children died as fodder for casual online conspiracy theories causes severe emotional harm to grieving family members.

Commentators on the case have noted that publicly accusing an innocent man of a triple homicide on social media bypasses standard true-crime speculation and crosses into territory where Patrick could legitimately sue content creators for defamation.

The former Melrose Place star has a personal connection to true crime.

In her memoir, You Better Believe I'm Gonna Talk About It, the mom-of-two revealed that her late mother, Lois DeAndrade, survived a brutal hammer attack.

Lois' attacker was David Carpenter, who later became notorious as California's "Trailside Killer.”