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Illinois mom murdered her toddler son after becoming ‘very invested’ in Lindsay Clancy case, cops say
The Independent • • nation
Key Points:
- Corie Walsh, a 40-year-old Illinois mother, was arrested for the first-degree murder of her 2-year-old son, who was found hanging from a cord in her basement; Walsh was also found with self-inflicted knife wounds and hospitalized.
- Walsh allegedly confessed to killing her son, claiming he was the "devil" and the "anti-Christ," and reportedly threatened harm to other children and her husband upon his return.
- The incident occurred while Walsh's husband was out of state; another infant and two school-aged children in the home were unharmed.
- Walsh's attorney stated she was experiencing a psychotic episode, and witnesses noted Walsh had been deeply engaged in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which involved similar circumstances and a defense based on postpartum psychosis.
- Walsh had been actively discussing the Clancy case via group text hours before the killing; after medical treatment, she will be transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.
