Forgiveness as shield: Ex-husband says he forgave Lindsay Clancy to avoid being 'eaten up inside'

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Forgiveness as shield: Ex-husband says he forgave Lindsay Clancy to avoid being 'eaten up inside'
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Patrick Clancy told CBS he forgave his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering their three children, to avoid being 'eaten up inside forever' and because he believes postpartum psychosis and mental illness played a central role; he faced intense online scrutiny during the seven-week trial, which ended in a mistrial with prosecutors undecided on retrial. He says he did the best he could, has since remarried, started a family, and hopes to tell his future children about their siblings.

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