The father of three children who were allegedly strangled by their mother has paid an emotional tribute to them after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
“They had short lives, but they had good lives,” Patrick Clancy said after completing the famous 26-mile ride through the Massachusetts capital while raising more than $75,000 for the hospital that treated them.
‘I love my children, they are wonderful people. “They had a lot of friends, everyone loved them,” added Clancy, 33, finishing the iconic race in 3:59:19 on Tuesday.
The marathon was a form of therapy for the devastated father. Her partner, depressed midwife Lindsay Clancy, allegedly killed her three children in January 2023.
She is accused of strangling five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and baby Callan with exercise bands in the basement of their Duxbury, MA home after Patrick momentarily left the house to pick up takeout.
Patrick Clancy (pictured), father of three children allegedly strangled by their mother, has paid an emotional tribute to them after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Patrick decided to raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital, where the couple’s youngest son, Callan, spent his final months before dying when he was seven months old.
Lindsay was charged with the children’s murders after they were discovered in the basement of her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2023. (Pictured: mother in court)
Lindsay later attempted suicide by slitting her wrists and jumping out of an upstairs bedroom window. She survived, but was paralyzed from the waist down and is still undergoing treatment.
Patrick forgave his wife for last year’s alleged atrocities, citing her struggle with postpartum psychosis.
“In the short time we were here, my children brought me so much joy and could not have made their father more proud,” Patrick said in his donation page which has raised more than $75,000.
‘In many ways, I’m just trying to be more like them. “His passion in life was contagious.”
“With Cora, Dawson and Callan in spirit, we’ll see you at the finish line,” he said in an update just before the marathon began on Monday.
Patrick said the money raised through his fundraiser will go toward “the best medical care, innovative research and vital support services for sick children and their families.”
In October, Lindsay was being held without bail and committed to psychiatric care because she was “at imminent risk of self-harm,” a judge ruled.
Judge William F. Sullivan ordered Lindsay to be held under psychiatric care at Tewksbury Hospital for six months during a court hearing conducted via Zoom.
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Karin Towers reported during the arraignment that Clancy is experiencing “unbearable depression and trouble coping with everyday life.”
He pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and strangulation.
The marathon was a form of therapy for the devastated father (pictured hugging a friend at the finish line on Tuesday). Her partner, depressed midwife Lindsay Clancy, allegedly murdered her three children in January 2023.
“They had short lives, but they had good lives,” Patrick Clancy said after completing the famous 26.2-mile ride through Massachusetts’ capital while raising more than $75,000 for the hospital that treated them.
Patrick Clancy completed the race in 3:59:19, crossing the finish line around 3:15 p.m. He is shown in an old photograph, running with his children.
Lindsay was arraigned on February 7 from her bed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her next court date is scheduled for May 28.
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague provided additional details about the events of January 24, during which a fitness watch followed Lindsay’s path from the basement, where she allegedly strangled her children, to the second floor.
Investigative affidavits showed the mother cut her wrists and neck before jumping from a second-story window.
Sprague said the cuts were “superficial” and did not require stitches, raising questions about the seriousness of Lindsay’s suicide attempt. She added that her wounds were not bleeding when her husband found her.
Sprague mentioned that Clancy seemed to know who she is, and emphasized that there were “no hallucinations or delusions” in Clancy’s notes, where she documented her and her children’s lives.
A court document obtained by DailyMail.com revealed that he allegedly researched methods of murder before taking the lives of his children and attempting to take his own.
The mother, a labor and delivery nurse, was previously seen addressing the court from her hospital bed with a mask on.
Investigators found bottles of diazepam, amitriptyline and trazodone, all antidepressants, in the family home on January 25. All three had been prescribed to Lindsay 16 days before the traumatic incident.
An unsealed affidavit revealed that Patrick was in the basement when police arrived to check on Lindsay and knew “something was wrong because her children weren’t waking up.”
A group photo shows participants raising money for Boston Children’s Hospital during the Boston Marathon. Patrick has raised over $72,000 on his donation page
Patrick forgave his wife for last year’s alleged atrocities, citing her struggle with postpartum psychosis.
The National Institutes of Health defines postpartum psychosis as a severe form of mental illness. (In the photo: Lindsay Clancy with her son)
He approached the police and started shouting: ‘She killed the children!’ While making the discoveries, she found two of her children with a band around their necks, turning their faces ‘blue and purple’.
The National Institutes of Health defines postpartum psychosis as a severe form of mental illness.
It is characterized by extreme confusion, loss of contact with reality, paranoia, delusions, disorganized thought processes, and hallucinations.
The disease usually appears within the first six weeks after childbirth and “needs immediate medical and psychiatric attention and hospitalization if there is a risk of suicide or filicide.”
Lindsay was arraigned on February 7 from her bed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her next court date is scheduled for May 28.