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Illinois Woman Detained After Killing Toddler Son Barrett
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Story summary
- Corie Walsh killed her 2-year-old son Barrett in Frankfort, Illinois.
- Detectives heard Walsh sing “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” while questioning her.
- Walsh told officers the boy was the “devil” and “anti-Christ.”
- Barrett was found hanging from a basement rafter and pronounced dead on Sept. 1.
- Walsh was found with self-inflicted wounds in a blood-soaked bathtub and detained pending a Sept. 24 hearing.