Illinois mom charged with murder in killing of son, 2

A mother in suburban Illinois has been charged with murder in the killing of her 2-year-old son after she reportedly developed a fascination with the Lindsay Clancy case.

Corie A. Walsh, 40, of Frankfort, Ill., has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, the Frankfort Police Department said in a Sept. 4 news release. Prosecutors say a neighbor found Barrett Walsh, 2, on Sept. 1, hanging from a rafter in the family's basement.

When police arrived at about 4 p.m. local time, the neighbor had taken the toddler down and was performing CPR, but the child had no pulse, according to court documents cited by NBC News, ABC 7 in Chicago and CBS News. The child was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Three other children at the home were unharmed, police said.

Officers found Corie Walsh in an upstairs bathtub "fully dressed, surrounded by bloody water," according to the filings, cited by NBC 5 Chicago. Walsh had injured herself with a knife, ABC 7 in Chicago reported.

She was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said. On Friday, Sept. 4, Walsh was taken to Will County Detention…

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