Mother Charged in Toddler Murder Case
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Walsh told officers “she did this to her baby because he was the ‘devil’ and the ‘anti-Christ,’” the filing said.Reported by 5 of 6 outlets; wording from NBC News.
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A suburban Illinois mother who had become interested in the Lindsay Clancy case has been charged with murder after she allegedly killed her 2-year-old son then attempted to harm herself, according to police and court records.
Prosecutors said Walsh had become “very invested” in Clancy’s nationally watched trial and was discussing it with friends until about 12.30pm. that day.
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Walsh was discovered by the neighbor upstairs lying in a bathtub 'fully dressed, surrounded by bloody water,' prosecutors said in the petition.
Clancy, who killed her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight amid her livestreamed murder trial.
Analysis
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Her attorney, Andrea Lyon, told reporters Walsh was experiencing a psychotic episode and called the boy’s death a tragedy for the entire family.
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How it changed
- 4 Sep
Walsh was closely following the Clancy trial and was discussing the case in an online group chat as the jury deliberated just hours before her son was found, prosecutors said, according to FOX 32.
- 5 Sep
Walsh told officers “she did this to her baby because he was the ‘devil’ and the ‘anti-Christ,’” the filing said.
- 8 Sep
Walsh was found elsewhere in the home with injuries that authorities said were self-inflicted.
Coverage 6 articles
8 Sep US woman charged with killing son ‘very invested’ in Lindsay Clancy trial, prosecutors say
The Guardian- 8 Sep Illinois mother charged with killing toddler 'invested' in Lindsay Clancy case: prosecutors
CBC 
5 Sep Illinois mom murdered her toddler son after becoming ‘very invested’ in Lindsay Clancy case, cops say
The Independent
5 Sep Illinois mother charged with murder in death of her 2-year-old
NBC News
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