Corie A. Walsh, a 40-year-old mother from the affluent village of Frankfort, Illinois, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder following the death of her 2-year-old son, Barrett Walsh, NBC News reported. Police announced the charges this Friday after the toddler was discovered unresponsive in the basement of the family home earlier in the week.
The investigation into the incident revealed that Walsh had recently become very invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. Prosecutors noted in their petition to deny pretrial release that Walsh was actively discussing the Clancy case in group text messages with her friends as late as 12:30 PM on Tuesday.
