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Mother charged with murder in death of 2-year-old son in Frankfort, Illinois
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Key Points:
- Corie Walsh, 38, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder following the death of her 2-year-old child in Frankfort, Illinois.
- Police responded to a 911 call from a 17-year-old neighbor who found the toddler unresponsive and performing CPR; the child later died at a local hospital.
- Walsh was found harming herself at the scene and was hospitalized before being transferred to Will County Adult Detention Facility ahead of her detention hearing.
- Prosecutors revealed Walsh referenced the Lindsay Clancy murder case and claimed she killed her son because he was "the devil and Antichrist."
- Another infant in the home was unharmed, and two other children arrived home around the time police responded; the family had no prior involvement with child protective services.
