{"id":2655272,"date":"2026-09-05T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clancy-copycat-mother-accused-of-murdering-2-year-old-confirmed-to-be-obsessed-with-lindsay-clancy\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T18:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:15:21","slug":"clancy-copycat-mother-accused-of-murdering-2-year-old-confirmed-to-be-obsessed-with-lindsay-clancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clancy-copycat-mother-accused-of-murdering-2-year-old-confirmed-to-be-obsessed-with-lindsay-clancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Clancy Copycat: Mother Accused of Murdering 2-Year-Old Confirmed to Be Obsessed with Lindsay Clancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclancy-copycat-mother-accused-of-murdering-2-year-old-confirmed-to-be-obsessed-with-lindsay-clancy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2655272&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A mother from Frankfort, Illinois, suspected of murdering her 2-year-old son, Barrett Walsh, was reportedly very interested in the case of Lindsay Clancy, who was on trial for killing her children.On a Tuesday, Barrett was found hanging from a basement rafter, while his mother was discovered in the bathtub with cuts on her thighs and wrists, after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tlaib-silent-as-top-consultant-accused-of-sexual-harassment\/\" title=\"Tlaib Silent As Top Consultant Accused of Sexual Harassment\">apparent suicide attempt<\/a>. prosecutors stated that Walsh had been discussing the Clancy trial with friends shortly before the incident. she claimed to police that she harmed her son because he was the &#8220;devil&#8221; and the &#8220;anti-Christ,&#8221; and told a neighbor that Barrett was &#8220;in the basement.&#8221; The child&#8217;s autopsy revealed death by asphyxia due to ligature compression. Walsh\u2019s husband was away at the time, and an infant and older children were unharmed. Walsh was hospitalized but did not have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-injuries-reported-after-driver-speeds-through-crowd-of-protesters-in-new-york\/\" title=\"Multiple Injuries Reported After Driver Speeds Through Crowd of Protesters in New York\">life-threatening injuries<\/a>.Her attorney described the incident as a tragedy, noting Walsh was experiencing a psychotic episode.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The mother in Frankfort, Illinois, accused of murdering her 2-year-old was reportedly highly interested in the case of Lindsay Clancy, who was on trial for killing her three children.<\/p>\n<p>Barrett Walsh, the 2-year-old son of Corie Walsh, was found on Tuesday hanging from a rafter in the basement of their home, while Walsh was found in the bathtub amid an apparent suicide attempt, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/illinois-mother-charged-murder-killing-2-year-old-attempting-harm-rcna596197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said that Walsh, 40, had \u201crecently become very invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walsh was \u201cactively discussing the case\u201d in text messages with her friends until early Tuesday afternoon \u2014 mere hours before the 2-year-old boy was discovered.<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor who called 911 was found performing CPR on Barrett\u2019s body when police arrived around 4 p.m. that day.<\/p>\n<p>The child was already cold and had no pulse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe 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,\u201d prosecutors said, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/mom-told-police-son-was-devil-amid-tragic-discovery-in-frankfort-home-court-docs-reveal\/3985269\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from WMAQ-TV.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh was found in the bathtub, fully dressed and with cuts to her thighs and wrists.<\/p>\n<p>She was then hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>Walsh told police that \u201cshe did this to her baby because he was the \u2018devil\u2019 and the \u2018anti-Christ,\u2019\u201d according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/images-reportedly-show-burning-russian-warship-moskva-before-it-sank\/\" title=\"Images ... Show Burning Russian Warship Moskva before It Sank\">mother reportedly told<\/a> her neighbor that \u201cBear\u201d \u2014 the nickname for Barrett \u2014 was \u201cin the basement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBC News reported that Walsh\u2019s husband was out of town at the time of the alleged murder.<\/p>\n<p>An infant was home and was found unharmed, while two school-aged children returned home around the time Barrett was found.<\/p>\n<p>WMAQ-TV reported that Barrett ultimately died in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The autopsy found that he perished from \u201casphyxia due to ligature compression of the neck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An attorney for Walsh issued a statement calling the murder \u201ca tragedy, for the Walsh family all of whom are mourning the loss of this child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also a tragedy in that Corey herself was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time this happened,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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