Patrick Clancy has recounted the haunting answer his former wife gave when he asked whether she remembered killing their three children.

Clancy, who now lives in New York City with his wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, spoke publicly for the first time about the January 2023 deaths of Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan.

He had been running errands before returning to the family’s home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, where he found Lindsay Clancy, his then-wife, lying in the backyard.

Inside the basement, he discovered the couple’s children after Lindsay had strangled them. Cora and Dawson were pronounced dead, while Callan was taken to a hospital. The infant died four days later in his father’s arms, Patrick said.

When Patrick later asked Lindsay whether she remembered what had happened, he said she described the events as being “like a dream.”

“She remembered it much in the way you would remember a dream after waking up,” he said.

During the interview, CBS journalist Ross Douthat asked Patrick whether he believed he had failed during that period or had done the best he could under the circumstances.

“I think I did the best I could with what I had at the time. And I live with the outcome. I live with it every day,” Patrick replied. He also said he had forgiven his former wife.

Patrick said he first realized Lindsay was struggling when Callan was five months old and she went several nights without sleeping.

“She came downstairs one morning and said, ‘I didn’t sleep at all last night.’ I told her, ‘That’s awful. I’ll take the kids to school. You just focus on getting caught up on sleep,’” he recalled.

Her condition continued to deteriorate, with Patrick describing December 2022 as the most difficult period.

“December was a big struggle for her — a huge lack of sleep, deep, deep depression and intrusive thoughts. At the end of that month, she went to the hospital,” he said.

On New Year’s Day, Lindsay entered an inpatient treatment program at McLean Hospital in Boston.

Later that same month, she killed the couple’s three children.

In the Sunday night interview, Patrick also described the painful final hours he spent with Callan.

After learning that the baby was still alive, he hurried to the hospital, holding on to hope that at least one of his children might survive.

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“I really thought there was a chance that Callan would live,” Patrick said through tears.

‘And remember just thinking, “Just gimme one. Just gimme one kid,” and I would raise him as best I could, and I would give him the best life I possibly could. I’d tell him about his brother and sister.

‘And I was holding out hope for that. And then when I got to the hospital, I saw the doctor. I saw the look on her face, and I knew that it wasn’t going to be a good prognosis. 

‘Callan’s heart kept beating for four days. I’m so grateful for those four days that I had with him. And I’m so grateful he hung on.’ 

Patrick told Douthat that he spoke to his baby son in those four days, telling him that he was ‘sorry’. 

He also said he experienced suicidal thoughts and was content with not making it to his next birthday following their deaths.

‘There was a time where I didn’t think I would live to see my 35th birthday, and I was completely fine with it,’ he said. 

Patrick recalled seeing Clancy’s mental health deteriorate in the lead-up to the killings.

Patrick testified at Clancy’s trial that she had asked him to go to collect a takeout order and medicine for Cora on the evening of the killings.

Clancy has never denied killing the kids, but did plead not guilty by reason of insanity, citing severe postpartum depression and psychosis.  

During his interview, he admitted that getting on the stand was ‘very difficult’ and that he suffered a severe anxiety attack just before the court heard the 911 call he made that fateful night.

The public was not allowed to hear the call, but everyone inside the courtroom, including Patrick, did.

‘We did take a break right before they played the 911 call, which I knew was gonna be just horrific,’ he recalled.

‘And I went to a back room, and I started having this massive traumatic panic attack. 

‘My heart was pounding. And they put me in an ambulance they offered me some medication, but I said, “I– I don’t want it, because I want to go back and I want to finish this so I can be done with this”. And I went back and I finished the testimony.’

Toward the end of the interview, Patrick was joined by his new wife Dr Rachel Danis.

They got married in April in New York City, and said that they are ‘starting a family’ without confirming if they are currently expecting.

‘I think every parent can agree, you have different relationships with your kids, but they’re all your kids. And I can’t wait to tell them about their brothers and sister,’ Patrick said.

Better late than never — even when “late” means more than a century.

An 84-year-old man has returned a magazine to his New Hampshire library more than 130 years after it was checked out. Because late fees had been frozen, John Hanson avoided what would otherwise have been a staggering $12,055 bill.

The missing item was the September 1894 edition of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Somehow, it came into Hanson’s possession and remained at his Barrington home for decades, according to a social media post from the Concord Public Library earlier this month.

Hanson decided it was finally time to return the periodical after reading a Concord Monitor article about the library’s decision to freeze fines.

“Yeah, when I saw that, I said to myself, ‘Boy, this would be a good time to bring it back,’” Hanson told NBC News.

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The century-old magazine will not go back into circulation. Still, the library’s fine freeze saved Hanson from a $12,055 penalty for returning it 48,220 days overdue.

“We’ve witnessed many happy faces since announcing our fine freeze! Of course, we expected long overdue books to be returned, but certainly not something from the late 19th century!” the Concord Public Library wrote.

Cindy Crawford had called her son Presley Gerber a “warrior” just months before his death at 27 on Sunday.

The 60-year-old supermodel, her 25-year-old daughter Kaia and husband Rande Gerber, 64, stood by Presley in March after he shared an Instagram post about undergoing ibogaine treatment in Mexico.

Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound sourced from an African shrub. It has been reported to ease withdrawal symptoms and help reset neural pathways.

Following Presley’s post, his family offered messages of encouragement. Crawford wrote, “You are a warrior! Walked thru the fire to find yourself! So proud!”

Kaia echoed that support, writing, “That’s my brother. I am so damn proud.”

Rande also praised his son’s determination, saying, “I’m so proud of you and your courage. Facing what’s hard takes real strength and watching you find your way back to yourself is everything. I love you so much.”

In the post’s caption, Presley described the moments before receiving the treatment: “Pre Ibogaine Flood Dose – quiet moment before everything changed. i was absolutely terrified, and I knew I would be again if I ever had to face something like this (helps to not go into the situations you do that get ya there but that’s life sometimes.)”

He continued: “my mantras were love yourself and lis gotta be the last time for this reason. letting go of control didn’t come easy, but I trusted there was something bigger than me guiding it. I knew why i was there. I faced what I had been running from, and somewhere in all of it, i started finding my way back to myself…. We shall see…. Praying it’s the last time I have to come back.”

Presley added: “Next time I’d like to choose. And absolutely can’t forget the incredible caring kind and on their sh*t team. Helps a lot haha. And I made some dope ass friends there #iboga #ibogaine #rewireyourbrain #loveyourself #mentalhealth.”

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed that Presley died Sunday at a rehabilitation facility, according to TMZ. Authorities have not disclosed his cause of death.

In an interview with Vogue last month, Kaia spoke about the effect of Presley’s substance use and mental health challenges on their family.

“When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she told the magazine.

As the family mourns Presley’s unexpected death, a representative for Crawford told the Daily Mail, “The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.”

Presley entered the modeling industry at 15 and later appeared in campaigns for brands including Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein.

He had reportedly experienced mental health difficulties from a young age and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in 2019.

Last November, Presley revealed he was retreating from social media to ‘take care of my own mental health for a bit.’

One month later, he opened up about his personal life in a candid video shared online, listing medications he was taking for ‘night terrors’ and ‘panic attacks.’

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‘I feel like honesty is the best policy,’ he began before sharing that he was on 1mg of Buprenorphine – used to treat both pain and opioid use disorders – twice a day.

Presley also shared that the ‘benzos have been fluctuating up and down depending on what’s been going on in my life.’

Benzodiazepines help ‘slow down activity in your brain and nervous system’ to treat ‘anxiety and related mental health conditions,’ per Cleveland Clinic.

‘Unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of loss in many different forms recently, so that is not an excuse, but it’s the reason why I am where I’m at now,’ he shared.

He did not go into detail about the ‘loss’ he referenced, but went on to explain that he also took a dose of Xanax at night or when his ‘panic attacks are really, really bad.’

The model then listed Valium, admitting that he didn’t know exactly how much he’d been taking as he said, ‘Who f***ing knows anymore.’

He noted in the Instagram reel that ‘doctors say a lot of different things so it’s kind of scary. But hopefully between my research and their research and the world and God, we can finally figure this out.’

Presley also talked about the lack of ‘direction’ he had from doctors when it came to his medication.

‘I’d like doctors to be like, “Take this three times a day.” But every psychiatrist I’ve had – and I’ve had 15 – are like, “Here’s 20 medications and take this if you feel like this, take this as needed.”

‘And I’m like, “No, don’t give me that much leeway.” I need some direction,’ he continued.

Kaia told Vogue her brother’s troubles made her want to be the ‘easy’ child.

She explained, ‘I think that’s also why I started to self-​identify as the easy one and never wanted to ask for help. Because it felt like too much to have two children who were needing.’

She told the magazine that witnessing her brother’s honesty was ‘refreshing.’

‘My parents for most of our lives were very, very private and didn’t share anything – and now we have this absolute teacher, my brother, who says, “I’m gonna be very human for everyone.” There’s only so much you can hide from the world,’ she said.

‘And trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you’re ashamed of them,’ she noted.

This past May, Presley expressed gratitude for his father in a heartfelt Instagram post.

He posted a photo of them paddle boarding and wrote, ‘I have the best father in the world. He’s never given up on me. He’s always there for me. Always has the best advice for me. I appreciate this man more than words can explain. I love you pops. To more paddle boarding days around the world.’

Cindy showed her support in the comments, writing, ‘My boys!’ and the father of two wrote, ‘I am honored [to] take this ride called life with you over and over any time. Sometimes we may fall but with a little help always get back up. I love you forever Prez.’