Illinois Mom Charged in Son’s Death After Following High-Profile Trial

An Illinois woman, Corie Walsh, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder after her two-year-old son Barrett was found dead in the family home. Prosecutors say Walsh killed him because she believed he was the devil and the anti-Christ; autopsy cited asphyxia due to ligature. She was found with self-inflicted injuries and told investigators about the belief. Walsh had been “very invested” in the nationally watched Lindsay Clancy trial and was discussing it with friends hours before Barrett’s death, though authorities say there is no evidenced link between the cases. A neighbor performed CPR before Barrett was pronounced dead; Clancy’s trial in Massachusetts recently ended in a mistrial over juror deadlock.