Overview
- A neighbor found 2‑year‑old Barrett Walsh hanging from a basement rafter on Sept. 1 and performed CPR before the child was pronounced dead at a New Lenox area hospital.
- A preliminary autopsy listed cause of death as asphyxia by ligature compression of the neck.
- Officers found Corie Walsh upstairs with self‑inflicted cuts and court papers quote her saying she killed the child because he was the “devil” and the “anti‑Christ.”
- Will County prosecutors charged Walsh with three counts of first‑degree murder and filed a petition to deny pretrial release, saying she poses a specific threat to remaining family members.
- Walsh’s attorney says she was in a psychotic episode, but phone forensic work and formal psychiatric evaluations remain pending and will shape any legal mental‑health defense.