Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, is all set to give his first televised interview on 60 Minutes on CBS News. The interview, which is set to be broadcast on Sunday, September 20, 2026, comes after Lindsay’s mistrial for killing their three children. Patrick’s new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, will also be joining him for the interview.
In the snippets from the interview, Rachel could be seen dismissing all the false allegations that were directed towards Patrick during the trial. She claimed that she didn’t understand how the story had become so “twisted”. Now, amid the buzz surrounding the 60 Minutes interview, many are wondering if Patrick Clancy will sue the conspiracy theorists.
Is Patrick Clancy going to sue all the online conspiracy theorists?
While Lindsay Clancy was on trial for killing her three children, social media users went rampant while speculating that it was actually her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, behind the murders. The theorising did not stop even after the judge in Lindsay’s case, William F. Sullivan, declared a mistrial on September 4, 2026. This eventually prompted Patrick to threaten legal action through his attorney.
In a statement shared by attorney Howard Cooper at the beginning of September 2026, he said that the falsehoods spreading on the internet must stop. He said that those spreading misinformation and lies about Patrick Clancy must understand that there will be consequences, sharing:
“This spread of blatant and baseless falsehoods must stop. Those responsible should understand that there will be consequences, and every appropriate measure will be pursued to hold them accountable, including legally.”
Given his attorney’s statement, Patrick Clancy definitely appears to have a strong case. However, according to lawyers who have experience handling defamation cases, suing the conspiracy theorists is going to be way more complicated than it seems. For the unversed, as of now, there’s been no dispute that Lindsay Clancy was the one who killed her and Patrick’s three kids – Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.
During the weeks-long trial, Lindsay’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington made no suggestions that Patrick Clancy was involved in the death of the children in any way. In fact, he defended Patrick during an interview and urged everyone to put an end to the “horrific conspiracy allegations.” He was quoted as saying:
“Stop with the speculation and horrific conspiracy allegations that he was involved with some massive conspiracy to kill his children. It’s horrific what this man has been going through, and he’s entitled to move on with his life.”
For the unversed, Lindsay Clancy’s trial was centered on whether she was criminally accountable for the killings. While the prosecutors argued that Lindsay planned the murders, her defense claimed that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
A person’s statement can only be considered defamation if they were actively trying to harm someone else. In this case, accusing Patrick of a serious crime that he never committed is a prime example. Despite this, there is very little chance for Patrick to file a defamation suit.
According to Wayne Dennison, the attorney who represented Johnny Depp in the successful defamation claim against the actor’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, “That’s not a close call,” he explained that this is because “the devil’s in the details.”
If Patrick did want to sue, he would soon run into the problem of trying to figure out the identities of the thousands of social media users who came up with the conspiracies. And while it is not “an impossible task to figure out who’s posting,” Dennison noted that the internet remains the “Wild West.”
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