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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Illinois mother accused of hanging toddler allegedly plotted to poison husband, prosecutors say

A 40-year-old Illinois woman who prosecutors say became "very invested" in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial allegedly killed her 2-year-old son and told authorities she had also planned to poison her husband, revelations that emerged in a court hearing this week. Will County prosecutors told a judge that Corie Walsh confessed to planning to poison […] The post Illinois mother accused of hanging toddler allegedly plotted to poison husband, prosecutors say appeared first on American Almanac .

A 40-year-old Illinois woman who prosecutors say became "very invested" in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial allegedly killed her 2-year-old son and told authorities she had also planned to poison her husband, revelations that emerged in a court hearing this week. Will County prosecutors told a judge that Corie Walsh confessed to planning to poison her husband with a drink and stated she believed she had already killed her other children, The U.S. Sun reported . Walsh's husband was not home on September 1, the day their son Barrett was found hanging from a rafter in the basement of the family's home in Frankfort, Illinois, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago. Barrett's siblings, two school-age children returning home that afternoon,…Open

DAILYCALLER (Abigail Archer) - Judge Drops Charges Against California Father Who Drove His Family Off A Cliff

Intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff

A San Francisco judge dismissed all charges Monday against a father who had been accused of attempting to kill his family by driving his car off a cliff in 2023. Prosecutors alleged that Dharmesh Patel, a radiologist from Pasadena, California, intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff known as “Devil’s Slide” along the Pacific Coast Highway, according to NBC News. His wife and two children — aged four and seven at the time of the Jan 2, 2023, crash — were injured but miraculously survived, according to an official cited by the outlet. A San Mateo County judge dropped the three charges of attempted murder after the 45-year-old completed a two-year mental health diversion program with a Stanford University psychiatrist …Open

NYTIMES (Ali Watkins) - Man Accused of Murdering His Father Once Sought to Kill Stranger’s Baby

Henry McGowan of New York is on trial for murder in Ireland and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors outlined a previous psychotic break.

NYTIMES (Katherine Rosman) - A Desperate Father, a Troubled Son and Death in a 5-Star Hotel

Henry McGowan headed for Europe, showing signs of mental distress. His father, John McGowan, raced after him. This week, the son will stand trial in Ireland, accused of his father’s murder.