Patrick Clancy has stepped out in New York City with his new wife, Rachel Danis, as public attention remains fixed on the criminal case involving his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy.
The couple was photographed walking hand in hand through the city on Sept. 2. In several images from the outing, Patrick and Rachel appeared relaxed, smiling at one another as they made their way along the street.
The sighting appears to be among the first public appearances for Patrick and Rachel together since Lindsay Clancy’s widely followed murder trial began drawing renewed scrutiny.
Patrick married Rachel in April, more than three years after the January 2023 tragedy in which Lindsay is accused of strangling the three young children she shared with Patrick before attempting to take her own life.
Lindsay has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Her attorneys have argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the children’s deaths.
While Rachel has not participated in the court proceedings, details about her relationship with Patrick have sparked public interest during the trial.
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Four months after his children were killed, Patrick moved to New York City, according to public records obtained by the New York Post.
In 2024, he filed for divorce from Lindsay and began dating Rachel, according to People. The following year, she moved into his Upper East Side apartment, a friend of theirs told the outlet. The couple chose Central Park as the venue for their small wedding.
In court on July 23, Lindsay’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington spoke about how Patrick is “trying to hard move on with his life” following the 2023 tragedy, noting that he had divorced and remarried.
“Patrick Clancy has suffered one of the worst tragedies,” he said, “that anyone could ever suffer.”
The jury has been deliberating Lindsay’s fate for more than six days and has informed the judge twice that they’re deadlocked. If a mistrial is declared due to a hung jury, prosecutors could decide to retry the case.