Illinois mother charged with murder after killing 2-year-old, attempting to harm herself
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Corie A. Walsh, a 40-year-old suburban Illinois mother, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder after allegedly killing her 2-year-old son, Barrett, and attempting to harm herself.
- The incident occurred in Frankfort, Illinois, where Barrett was found hanging in the basement and Walsh was discovered in the bathtub with self-inflicted cuts, following a suicide attempt.
- Walsh had recently become deeply invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, discussing it in group texts shortly before the incident, and told officers she killed her son because he was the "devil" and the "anti-Christ."
- Police described the case as a domestic-related homicide; Barrett was pronounced dead from asphyxia due to ligature compression of the neck, while Walsh was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Walsh allegedly made threats against her other children and husband, who was out of town at the time, and remains in custody pending medical treatment and transfer to the county detention facility.
