The Conspiracy That Forced Patrick Clancy to Fight Back

The Conspiracy That Forced Patrick Clancy to Fight Back

September 10, 2026 · 57 min

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The episode discusses the conspiracy surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial and its impact on Patrick Clancy.

The Lindsay Clancy trial went to a jury that deliberated for thirty-eight hours across seven days and couldn't agree. Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial September 4 after the jury reported being hopelessly deadlocked at eleven to one. Outside the courtroom, the conspiracy was already running. TikTok and Instagram creators built an alternate case against Patrick Clancy — the man who testified as the prosecution's first witness and whose ex-wife admitted through her defense that she killed their three children. Some used astrology. Others used trial footage. The theories grew through the trial and intensified after the mistrial. A man posted a TikTok saying he ended a $200,000 wedding because his fiancée expressed sympathy for Lindsay. He called her a monster. Four million people watched. On September 8, Patrick's attorney Howard Cooper called it a defamation campaign, confirmed law enforcement has been notified, and warned that consequences are coming. Lindsay's own attorney Kevin Reddington praised the conspiracy theorists' investigative ability after the mistrial. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines the full picture with Tony Brueski — the relationships cracking, the father…

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