Lindsay Clancy-obsessed mom ‘thought she had already killed 3 kids & plotted to poison husband’ before hanging son

A LINDSAY Clancy-obsessed mom accused of murdering her 2-year-old son believed she had already killed her other children and planned to poison her husband, according to prosecutors. Corie Walsh was acting erratically when a neighbor located her in a bathtub in her home and allegedly made concerning comments to authorities following her arrest on September 1. Corie Walsh allegedly told authorities she planned to poison her husband and believed she killed her other children Credit: Corie Walsh/Facebook Corie Walsh was arrested at her home in Frankfort, Illinois, on September 1 Credit: WILL COUNTY ADULT DETENTION FACILITY.. Robert Kerr, one of Walsh’s defense lawyers, argued she was suffering a psychotic break when she allegedly killed her son Barrett and attempted self-harm in her family’s home in Frankfort, Illinois, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago. Will County prosecutors revealed in court on Tuesday that Walsh, 40, allegedly told authorities she planned to poison her husband, who was not home at the time of the incident, with a drink. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Frankfort police said when they responded to the scene, officers noted Walsh had drinks at the home and several prescription bottles. Prosecutors said Walsh allegedly gave concerning statements that she “believed she had killed her other children” as well. Read more in The U.S. Sun An 8-month-old was found in a separate room of the house unharmed. The disturbing scene was uncovered by Walsh’s two other children, who had returned home from school to find their brother’s body hanging from a rafter in the basement. The terrified children sought help from a neighbor, who located little Barrett and attempted CPR; however, the boy was declared dead at a hospital. The same neighbor found Walsh in an upstairs bathroom, fully clothed in a tub filled with bloody water, giggling, and her eyes dilated, prosecutors said. Most read in The Sun Walsh’s friends told authorities she had recently become “very interested” in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which ended in a mistrial on Friday. Clancy was on trial for fatally strangling her three children in the basement of her Duxbury home in Massachusetts before jumping out of a second-story window in a failed suicide attempt. Kevin Reddington, Clancy’s attorney, said she was suffering from a rare condition called postpartum psychosis and insisted she was overly medicated and not in the right mindset when she killed her children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan. Walsh’s friends described her recent text messages as “confusing” and “out of character.” The friend group added that Walsh bizarrely believed that Clancy’s husband was responsible for murdering the children. Walsh’s husband was not home at the time of the incident Credit: Corie Walsh/Facebook Walsh’s two other children uncovered the scene after returning home from school and found their brother’s body hanging from a rafter in the basement Credit: ABC7 Walsh’s attorneys dismissed the case’s connection with that of Clancy, slamming the links by the media as taking an “easy bait.” “She was severely mental ill at the time of incident and requires treatment,” Kerr told a judge. “Describing Corie to a copied Lindsay is to take an easy bait.” Andrea Lyon, Walsh’s other attorney, called the Clancy copycat narrative “baseless and cruel.” Kerr said Walsh was diagnosed with grief psychotic disorder, a severe or sudden bereavement that can sometimes trigger psychotic symptoms, or psychotic depression, according to the National Health Service. Despite the argument, a judge ordered Walsh to remain detained, saying she posed a risk to her remaining children and husband. Neither Walsh’s husband nor her mother attended Tuesday’s court hearing. Instead, the loved ones held a funeral for their son Barrett, who was affectionately called “Bear.” However, Walsh’s attorneys said her family has “unwavering love and support” for her. Walsh is due back in court on September 24. If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.