Attorney Says 'Enough Is Enough' as Patrick Clancy Faces Destructive Defamation Campaign Amid Mistrial in Children's Deaths

Patrick Clancy said he will pursue every available measure, including legal action, against those spreading false online claims that he was involved in the deaths of his three children.

His attorneys released a new statement (via WCVB5) on Tuesday, September 8, days after a mistrial was declared in the murder case against his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy.

"Enough is enough," the statement read, describing a campaign of misinformation that's since targeted him and his family.

The statement, issued through attorney Howard Cooper of the firm Todd & Weld, described online activity as a coordinated and escalating effort. Howard said Patrick and his family have been subjected to what he called a relentless and destructive defamation campaign in recent months.

"Over the past months, Patrick Clancy and his family have been subjected to a relentless, escalating and destructive defamation campaign," said Howard. "This campaign of misinformation has been launched and promoted by minor celebrities, so-called influencers and outright conspiracy theorists who appear intent on boosting their own social media profiles and potential profit by publishing what they know to be outright falsehoods that Patrick was somehow involved in the death of his young children and other vile claims."

Howard said the campaign has gone beyond reputational harm. The spread of misinformation, he said, now threatens Patrick's reputation, livelihood and life, leaving him with no choice but to respond publicly.

The attorney said the goal is to stop the behavior and establish accountability. Patrick wants to return his focus to what matters, Howard said: preserving the memory of his children and supporting other women facing perinatal mental health challenges.

The statement warned that those responsible for the false claims should expect consequences, that every appropriate measure would be pursued, and that law enforcement has been notified.

The new remarks come days after Lindsay's trial ended without a verdict. A judge declared a mistrial after jurors deliberated for seven days and remained deadlocked, with courtroom discussion indicating a single holdout had prevented the panel from reaching a decision.

The case centered on whether Lindsay was criminally responsible for the January 2023 deaths of the couple's three children at their home in Duxbury, Mass. The verdict options ranged from first-degree murder to not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility.

In an earlier statement after the mistrial, Patrick's team said the loss of his children was something from which he would never recover, and called the prospect of a retrial extraordinarily painful.

Prosecutors haven't said whether they intend to try the case again. A hearing on the next steps is scheduled for September 29, when the court is expected to address how the case will proceed.

Patrick, who was the first witness to testify at the trial, has taken an unusually public stance of compassion toward his ex-wife, framing what happened as the product of mental illness. He divorced Lindsay after the children's deaths, has since remarried, and has a pending wrongful-death lawsuit against several mental health providers who treated her before the killings.

He has said his focus now is on honoring his children and raising awareness of maternal mental health.