E-Paper
Did Patrick Clancy financially benefit from his children's deaths? Bizarre claim fact checked
As Lindsay Clancy's murder trial unfolds, online theories claiming Patrick Clancy financially benefited from their children's deaths have gone viral,
Prefer HTon Google
Questions about Patrick Clancy’s money have become another talking point around the Lindsay Clancy trial. While some people online have accused Patrick of financially benefiting from the deaths of his children, those claims remain theories and have not been established in court.
What is known about Patrick’s finances
Patrick Clancy has, in fact, been the center of several financial developments since the killings. A GoFundMe set up for him, “on behalf of the extended Clancy Family” describes itself as help for "medical bills, funeral services, and legal help," adding that Patrick would be "unable to work for the foreseeable future as he weathers this painful, life-altering tragedy." The campaign has raised $1,075,411, reaching 108% of its goal.
Separately, Patrick Clancy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against some of his ex-wife's healthcare providers, alleging they overmedicated her and failed to catch her deteriorating mental health in time, according to Boston.com. The lawsuit is seeking more than $1 million in damages.
Deep Dive
Patrick Clancy has not publicly disclosed his salary or net worth, and no verified figures are available. Glassdoor estimates Microsoft sales executives earn about $258,000 to $481,000 annually, with a median of around $344,000, including salary, bonuses, stock and commissions.
Claims and theories circulating online about Patrick Clancy’s finances or alleged financial benefit from the deaths are unverified and have not been established in court.
What are the online theories saying?
Many people on social media have already formed their own opinions about the case, with some claiming that her now ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, was responsible for the killings.
Lindsay Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 2023. Prosecutors say she planned to get Patrick out of the house before the killings. Her defense accepts that she killed the children but argues that she was not criminally responsible because she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.
Followers of the case online are convinced her actions were so out of character that she must have been framed by Patrick Clancy, who testified he was at CVS at the time.
One post said “The only person who financially benefited from these murders is Patrick Clancy. He is now worth an estimated $1.7 million. Not bad for a grieving father who had insurance for all the 3 kids and he cremated their bodies. He also switched off Callan's life support after 3 days. Did Lindsay know that Callan was alive and in critical condition? Was she allowed to see him?”
Defense attorney dismisses the theories
Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, has directly dismissed the theories accusing Patrick Clancy of killing the children. When asked whether there was any credibility to the rumors, Reddington said there wasn't enough evidence to support them. He added that the defense's focus is on Lindsay, not on the speculation surrounding Patrick.
What Patrick Clancy said about Lindsay
Patrick Clancy testified that his wife's mental health had started to deteriorate that fall, describing her at one point as "very depressed" even in photos where she looked happy. He said twice in December 2022, Lindsay told him she had thoughts of harming their children and feared "something might happen to the kids," but said she had no plan to hurt them, according to The New York Times.
He added, "I asked her if she needed to be kept away from them, and she said no. It was very confusing. The next minute, she was making them lunch or playing with them." On the day of the killings, he said Lindsay seemed happy building a snowman with the children: “She was having one of her best days.”
