By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-09-18 15:36:38 | Updated at 2026-09-18 19:09:43
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Patrick Clancy’s new wife revealed she first met the grieving father while he was jogging in Central Park — sparking a romance that flung her into the limelight when his ex-wife went on a high-profile murder trial.
Rachel Danis, an infertility specialist who tied the knot with Patrick Clancy in April, shared the story while seated beside her new husband for his first interview since Lindsay Clancy’s trial ended with a hung jury earlier this month.
“I was just a girl that met a guy running in Central Park on a really cold Saturday,” she said, dismissing criticism they’ve received for their marriage from online trolls and unhinged influencers.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that,” she added in the teaser clip for their upcoming “60 Minutes” interview, scheduled to air in full on Sunday evening.
Patrick Clancy moved to Manhattan after he found his three young children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan — had been strangled by his ex-wife in their Massachusetts home in January 2023.
He later ran into Danis, 37, who works as a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at an NYC-based reproductive clinic.
Heart-warming photos uploaded to social media chronicle the couple’s love story, including pictures of them attending the same Barry’s workout class and beaming ear-to-ear while posing together at the NYC Marathon in November 2025.
The duo got married at an intimate ceremony at the Ladies Pavilion in Central Park, followed by a celebration with friends and family at the Sarabeth’s restaurant nearby.
