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Patrick Clancy Targets 'Minor Celebrities' Over Conspiracy Theories on Children’s Deaths
Confirmed
In Short: Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of a woman accused of murdering her three children, is facing a relentless online smear campaign from social media influencers and conspiracy theorists.
The Clancy family's defense has argued that Lindsay suffered from postpartum psychosis and was not criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children. Her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, stated that the facts show she did not dispute the murders during her trial. Reddington also noted that the Clancy family was very happy following the birth of their youngest child, Callan, in May 2022.
Cooper emphasized that the "insatiable media coverage remains at a fever pitch" and has resulted in threats to Patrick Clancy's reputation, livelihood, and life. He testified about the worst day of any parent's life, and the ongoing smear campaign has made it difficult for him to cope with the tragedy.
In an interview with "Good Morning America," Reddington highlighted the credibility of Patrick Clancy's 911 call, which he made after returning home the night of the killings. Reddington argued that the call demonstrates Clancy's anguish and the family's happiness prior to the tragedy. "It was the top of the world for them, and the children," he said, emphasizing the family's joy and the suddenness of the tragedy.
What's confirmed
- His attorney Howard Cooper said Patrick Clancy and his family have been subjected to a “relentless, escalating and destructive defamation campaign” over the past several months, according to reports.
What's still developing
- “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,” Cooper said in a statement released Tuesday.
- Just when you thought the Lindsay Clancy case couldn’t get any worse, click-chasing social media conspiracy theorists have dragged it to a new low.
- Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mom accused of murdering her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months, has been on the receiving end of a vicious online smear campaign.
- He lost three young children, yet Clancy has become a target of click-bait ghouls.
- He’s likely speaking of Lisa Rinna, 63, the ex-“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star who posted a video on social media offering the theory that “Patrick did it.” How did she come to this conclusion?
- Lindsay Clancy had asked her husband to make a quick trip for takeout food and medication at a pharmacy for Cora.
- As Lindsay Clancy ’s murder case hangs in limbo following Friday’s mistrial, her former husband has called for an end to the “vile” conspiracy theories suggesting he “was somehow involved” in the deaths of their three children.
- Cooper blamed “minor celebrities, so-called influencers and outright conspiracy theorists who appear intent on boosting their own social media profiles and potential profit” for circulating baseless claims that implicate Patrick Clancy in the deaths of 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan.