Illinois mom linked to Lindsay Clancy case accused of hanging 2-year-old, plotting to harm husband
Corie Walsh, a 40-year-old Illinois mother, is charged with killing her 2-year-old Barrett by hanging in a Frankfort home and attempting to harm herself; prosecutors say she spoke of poisoning her husband and had multiple prescription bottles, while believing she had killed her other children in a psychotic, grief-related episode. Walsh’s defense describes her as severely mentally ill and seeking immediate medical care, and prosecutors referenced the Lindsay Clancy case during a bail hearing, though Walsh’s team argues against a copycat link.