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Illinois mom accused in son's death
Prosecutors are probing whether Corie Walsh's focus on the Lindsay Clancy case played any role in her son's death.
In brief
Prosecutors are probing whether Corie Walsh's focus on the Lindsay Clancy case played any role in her son's death. The case centers on whether Walsh was legally responsible for murder or was in a psychotic state when her 2-year-old son died. Originally reported by Fox News.
A mother charged
Corie Walsh, 40, is accused of killing her 2-year-old son Barrett in Frankfort, Illinois. Prosecutors charged her with three counts of first-degree murder.
A basement discovery
Barrett was found hanging from a rafter in the basement of the family's suburban Chicago home. His siblings discovered him after returning from school on Sept. 1.
“found hanging lifeless from a rafter”
Claims about the devil
Investigators say Walsh told officers she killed Barrett because she believed he was the devil and the anti-Christ.
“the "devil" and the "anti-Christ"”
Singing in questioning
Court documents cited in the report say Walsh sang her own version of "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" while detectives questioned her.
“Follow the Yellow Brick Road”
Clancy trial fixation
Before Barrett's death, Walsh had been closely following Lindsay Clancy's murder trial and texted friends about it the same morning, according to the report.
“very invested”
Defense rejects link
Walsh's attorney, Andrea Lyon, said her client was psychotic and denied that interest in the Clancy case explains the alleged killing.
“She was psychotic. And this is not a first-degree murder”
What matters most
The case centers on whether Walsh was legally responsible for murder or was in a psychotic state when her 2-year-old son died.
