WARNING: Details in this story are graphic and may be disturbing for some readers.
The tragic details of how a mother allegedly murdered her 2-year-old son inside their Frankfort home before harming herself came to light in court documents released Friday that detailed the gruesome scene.
Corie A. Walsh, a 40-year-old mother of four kids, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and is in custody “and being held for medical treatment” after she was found inside her home on Tuesday attempting to harm herself and her 2-year-old son was found unresponsive with injuries that later led to his death.
Her three other children were also inside the home on the 22700 block of Brook Stone Court when the incident occurred, however, they were unharmed.
The scene
In a petition seeking to keep Walsh from being released pretrial, prosecutors said “a neighbor was performing CPR on a toddler, later identified as two-year-old Barrett Walsh, born March 26, 2024,” when police arrived at the Frankfort home in response to a report of “an injured 2-year-old child.”
The neighbor told authorities she found Barrett, also known as “Bear,” hanging from a rafter in the basement. He had a ligature around his neck, and his feet were off the ground, prosecutors said.
“She removed the ligature, lowered the child to the ground, and attempted CPR while calling 911. According to the neighbor, Barrett was cold and had no pulse,” the documents read.
Officers at the scene were “directed to an upstairs bathroom located in the master bedroom,” the documents state, “reportedly due to this defendant, the mother of the victim, attempting to harm herself.”
When they entered the bathroom, they found Walsh lying in a tub, “fully dressed, surrounded by bloody water,” prosecutors said.
The neighbor told police she had taken a knife from Walsh and tried to help her by holding a towel on her left inner thigh. Walsh had cuts on her wrists and thighs.
The neighbor later told police Walsh asked why she was taking the knife, and said Walsh told her that she was trying to kill herself and that ‘Bear’ was in the basement.
The child was pronounced dead later that day and autopsy results found he died of “asphyxia due to ligature compression of the neck,” the documents show, though police said a final cause and manner of death were still pending.
She was transported from the scene to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, where she later admitted to police how she killed her son, officials said. Police said her admission aligned with what was discovered inside the home.
Prosecutors also reported an infant was inside the home at the time and two school-aged children had returned home around the time the child was discovered, though all three were physically unharmed.
Walsh’s husband, who lives at the home, was out of state at the time of the incident.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support.Why Walsh said she did it
According to court documents, Walsh told officers she “did this to her baby because he was the ‘devil’ and the ‘anti-Christ.'”
Walsh’s attorney said she was “experiencing a psychotic episode” in a statement released on Friday evening.
“This is a tragedy, for the Walsh family all of whom are mourning the loss of this child. It is also a tragedy in that Corey herself was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time this happened. It is our hope that through a thorough presentation and investigation of the facts, that all of us will come to see this heartbreak for what it is.”
How the Lindsay Clancy murder trial could have played a role
Citing witnesses, prosecutors said Walsh had “recently become very invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial,” which involved a Massachusetts mother who was accused of killing her three children before trying to kill herself.
The trial generated intense interest for more than a month, deeply dividing the public and drawing attention to issues around maternal mental health after childbirth before a judge declared a mistrial on Friday.
Clancy’s attorney said she was suffering from a postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors argue that she had severe mental illness but was able to understand and control her actions.
According to the court documents, Walsh “had been actively discussing the case via group text message with her friends” up until just hours before the tragic discovery was made inside her home.
Police said a forensic analysis of Walsh’s phone was being conducted and an investigation into the tragic incident remains ongoing.
Hence then, the article about horror inside frankfort home where 2 year old was killed detailed in court docs was published today ( ) and is available on NBC Chicago ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Horror inside Frankfort home where 2-year-old was killed detailed in court docs )
Also on site :
- Mandy Moore on Hilary Duff’s Musical Comeback and Playing an ‘Absolute Bitch’ in Dan Fogelman’s NFL Family Drama ‘The Land’: It’s ‘”Friday Night Lights” and “Succession” All Rolled Into One’
- New York gallery sues Alaska Airlines for allegedly ruining half a million dollars in Japanese artwork
- After hitting oil tankers, Iran targets Navy warships and U.S. retaliates with ‘higher economic cost’ in new escalation that could transform the war