# Marathon claim in Clancy case false; friend theory gains traction 2026-08-15T09:36:19+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) A viral claim that Patrick Clancy ran a half-marathon with his current wife days before his ex-wife Lindsay killed their three children has been debunked. Hindustan Times reports that the Bermuda Half Marathon results show the couple ran in 2026, not 2023. Patrick and Rachel Danis began dating in 2024 and married in 2026, long after the January 2023 killings. Separately, a conspiracy theory circulating online suggests Patrick's friend Kyle Carney impersonated him on the day of the killings. The theory stems from a work email sent at 5:24pm, when Patrick was reportedly running errands. However, no court evidence supports the claim, and Patrick testified the email could have been sent from his phone. Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty by reason of postpartum psychosis. The trial continues. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com (2) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:16:09+00:00. Tags: Bermuda, Boston Children’s Hospital, Lindsay Clancy, Patrick Clancy, Rachel Danis Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/viral-marathon-claim-about-patrick-clancy-and-rachel-danis-is-false/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/viral-marathon-claim-about-patrick-clancy-and-rachel-danis-is-false/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/