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Patrick Clancy finishes Chicago Marathon weeks after ex-wife's trial ends in mistrial
Patrick Clancy finished the Chicago Marathon in 3 hours, 35 minutes and 29 seconds.
His wife, Dr Rachel Danis, was there to cheer him on.
The race took place weeks after a jury in Massachusetts could not reach a verdict in the trial of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy.
The case concerns the deaths of their three children at their home in Duxbury in January 2023.
Lindsay Clancy did not deny killing the children but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, saying she had severe postpartum depression and psychosis.
The jury was deadlocked 11 to 1, and a mistrial was declared in September.
There is no verdict in the case, and the account does not say what happens next.
Patrick Clancy finished the Chicago Marathon in 3 hours, 35 minutes and 29 seconds.
He placed 12,040th among runners who completed the race.
The run came just over five weeks after a jury deadlocked in the murder trial of his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, and a mistrial was declared.
Lindsay Clancy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and said she was suffering from severe postpartum depression and psychosis when their three children died.
Patrick’s new wife, Dr Rachel Danis, was seen cheering him on.
- Who
- Patrick Clancy, 38, completed the marathon.
- What
- He finished the Chicago Marathon in 3 hours, 35 minutes and 29 seconds.
- When
- Sunday; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Chicago, Illinois.
- Why
- Not stated.
Prosecution
Lindsay Clancy’s defense
Responsibility
Prosecution
Lindsay Clancy was charged with murdering the couple’s three children.
Lindsay Clancy’s defense
She pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and said she was suffering from severe postpartum depression and psychosis.
Jury outcome
Prosecution
The jury was unable to reach a verdict.
Lindsay Clancy’s defense
The jury was unable to reach a verdict, and a mistrial was declared.
I was just a girl that met a guy running in Central Park on a really cold Saturday. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that,
She described thoughts of hurting the kids or them having some sort of ailment,
The couple’s three children died at their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Patrick Clancy relocated to New York City.
A mistrial was declared after the jury deadlocked in Lindsay Clancy’s trial.
Patrick Clancy completed the Chicago Marathon in 3 hours, 35 minutes and 29 seconds.
- Marathon time
- 3 hours, 35 minutes and 29 seconds
- Finish place
- 12,040th among race finishers
- Race distance
- 26.2 miles
- Children
- Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months
- Trial result
- Mistrial after an 11-1 jury deadlock








