Patrick Clancy met his new wife while running in New York City, the fertility specialist has revealed.
Dr. Rachel Danis, 37, described the couple’s first romantic encounter during their joint interview with 60 Minutes, scheduled to air on Sunday.
“I don’t understand how the story has been so twisted,” she told 60 Minutes correspondent Ross Douthat.
“I was just a girl who met a guy running in Central Park on a really cold Saturday. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.”
Danis described Clancy, 38, as “the most selfless father and supportive partner.”
The couple married in April 2026 in an intimate ceremony at the historic Ladies Pavilion, overlooking The Lake in Central Park. They later celebrated with family and friends at the nearby restaurant Sarabeth’s.
Clancy filed for divorce from his first wife, Lindsay Clancy, in February 2024, a year after she killed their three young children by strangling them with exercise bands at the family’s Massachusetts home.
Public records indicate that Patrick moved from suburban Massachusetts to Manhattan in May 2023, four months after the deaths of his children: five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson and eight-month-old Callan.
Patrick Clancy and his new wife, Dr. Rachel Danis, met while running in Central Park, she revealed in an interview with 60 Minutes
The newlyweds share a passion for running and charitable causes, according to loved ones
The Microsoft employee and fertility doctor were brought together by compassion, optimism and a shared commitment to helping others, friends and relatives previously told Our News Outlet.
The couple also share a love of exercise, with photographs showing them hiking, running and working out as early as February 2024.
Loved ones say Clancy has begun rebuilding his life through faith, charitable work, long-distance running and the unwavering support of his new wife.
The grieving father appeared on 60 Minutes with Danis for his first interview since Lindsay’s murder trial collapsed.
Lindsay has never denied killing the children, but asked the court to find her not guilty by reason of insanity, citing alleged postpartum psychosis and over-medication.
Clancy even defended his ex-wife while testifying at her trial, despite the killings and their divorce.
A judge declared a mistrial earlier this month after the jury deadlocked 11-1, with one juror refusing to find her not guilty.
Danis also described 38-year-old Clancy as “the most selfless father and supportive partner”
In an earlier promotional clip for the highly anticipated interview, Clancy said he still talks to his late children.
Asked what he tells his deceased children, Clancy said: ‘”Help me”… All the time.’
Clancy’s interview comes after he faced a barrage of sickening threats and accusations by online sleuths during the trial.
In a statement through his lawyer after the mistrial, he promised ‘consequences’ for true crime creators who made baseless and cruel allegations.
‘Over the past months, Patrick Clancy and his family have been subjected to a relentless, escalating and destructive defamation campaign,’ the statement read.
‘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.’
Clancy said at the time that the ‘insatiable media coverage’ had created a ‘fever pitch’ of allegations and scrutiny on him, while he continues to deal with the unimaginable loss of his children at the same time.
‘(This) has resulted in real life threats to his reputation, livelihood, and life,’ his attorney said in his statement.
‘Patrick has no choice but to address this situation – with the clear goal of stopping injurious behavior, creating accountability for lies that are self-serving to the perpetrators, and being able to return his attention to what matters: preserving the memory of Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy and supporting other women facing perinatal mental health challenges.
‘Enough is enough – this spread of blatant and baseless falsehoods must stop.
‘Those responsible should understand that there will be consequences, and every appropriate measure will be pursued to hold them accountable, including legally. Law enforcement has been notified.’
After Lindsay’s high-profile murder trial ended in a deadlock, prosecutors are yet to say if they intend to re-try her for murder or offer her a plea deal.
This week, it was revealed that Lindsay has hired one of the attorneys who worked with acquitted accused killer Karen Read, as she seeks to have her murder case dismissed.
