US woman charged with killing son ‘very invested’ in Lindsay Clancy trial, prosecutors say
Summary
An Illinois woman, Corie Walsh, was charged with killing her two-year-old son after he was found dead in their home. Prosecutors said she had been closely following a high-profile murder trial of another mother before her son’s death and later told investigators she killed her son because she believed he was “the devil” and “the anti-Christ.”Key Facts
- Corie Walsh, 40, faces three counts of first-degree murder for the death of her son, Barrett.
- Barrett was found dead in the basement of their home in Frankfort, Illinois, last Tuesday.
- Walsh was texting friends about the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, shortly before her son was found.
- Walsh told investigators she killed her son due to delusions, calling him the “devil” and “anti-Christ.”
- Walsh had self-inflicted injuries and was found in a bathtub with bloody water; she was taken to a hospital.
- The cause of Barrett’s death was asphyxia caused by ligature compression of the neck.
- Lindsay Clancy’s trial, which involved charges of killing her three children, recently ended in a mistrial.
- Authorities have not said the trial influenced Walsh’s actions and have made no public connection between the two cases.
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