An Illinois mother accused of hanging her 2-year-old son from a basement rafter allegedly told authorities she also planned to poison her husband, and prosecutors say she had been closely following the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in the hours before the killing. Corie Walsh, 40, of Frankfort, Illinois, a suburb roughly 35 miles southwest of […] The post Illinois mother charged with murdering toddler allegedly plotted to poison husband, prosecutors say appeared first on American Almanac .
An Illinois mother accused of hanging her 2-year-old son from a basement rafter allegedly told authorities she also planned to poison her husband, and prosecutors say she had been closely following the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in the hours before the killing. Corie Walsh, 40, of Frankfort, Illinois, a suburb roughly 35 miles southwest of Chicago, was arrested September 1 after her son Barrett, whom family called "Bear," was found dead in the basement of the family home. Will County prosecutors revealed the poisoning allegation during a court hearing this week, where a judge ordered Walsh to remain detained, citing a continued risk to her surviving children and her husband. The case has drawn immediate comparisons to the Clancy trial…Open
Hosts of The View drew sharp backlash on social media after a heated on-air debate over whether Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother whose murder trial ended in a mistrial, deserves punishment for strangling her three children. Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sunny Hostin devoted a Tuesday morning segment to the Clancy case, days after […] The post Viewers rip View hosts for on-air clash over Lindsay Clancy case and calls to excuse child killings appeared first on American Almanac .
Hosts of The View drew sharp backlash on social media after a heated on-air debate over whether Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother whose murder trial ended in a mistrial, deserves punishment for strangling her three children. Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sunny Hostin devoted a Tuesday morning segment to the Clancy case, days after a six-week trial collapsed when a deadlocked jury could not reach a unanimous verdict. The segment split the panel between sympathy for Clancy and insistence on accountability, and it split their audience even more sharply, with viewers on both sides flooding the social media platform X to accuse the hosts of ignorance, excuse-making, or prejudging a woman who has not been convicted. The…Open
A suburban Chicago mother who supported Lindsay Clancy faces first-degree murder charges after her two-year-old son was found hanged.
A suburban Chicago mother who supported Lindsay Clancy faces first-degree murder charges after her two-year-old son was found hanged. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Corie Walsh, a 40-year-old Illinois mother, has been charged with first-degree murder after her two-year-old son, Barrett “Bear” Walsh, was found hanged in the basement of their suburban Chicago home on September 1. Prosecutors allege Walsh was influenced by the Lindsay Clancy trial, supporting the woman who strangled her three young children to death in what she claims was an episode of psychosis. DETAIL: Prosecutors revealed that Walsh had discussed the Clancy case in a group chat on the day of her son’s murder, and allegedly planned to poison her husband with…Open
An Illinois mother had become “very invested” in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial before prosecutors say she killed her 2-year-old son on Tuesday, according to witnesses cited in court documents. CNN's Whitney Wild reports.
NewsNation's Bennett Haeberle joins "NewsNation Prime" to discuss the fallout from the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. Haeberle details an incident earlier this week that saw an Illinois mother - who was heavily invested in the case - charged with killing her two-year-old son. #lindsayclancycase #psychosis #murder "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at 7p/6C. #Prime NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
