Prosecutors say Corie Walsh was actively texting in a group about the Lindsay Clancy case hours before her 2-year-old son Barrett died, though they said they do not believe it was a copycat case.

Corie Walsh, 40, of Frankfort, is charged with murdering her son Barrett Walsh at their home in Frankfort, Illinois, on September 1.

A Will County judge rejected a request from defense attorneys that Corie Walsh be committed to inpatient psychiatric treatment.

Barrett Walsh, 2, was found hanging from device on a rafter in his family’s home last week

WARNING: Details in this story are graphic and may be disturbing for some readers. A mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son before trying to harm herself in her Frankfort home is set to appear in court for the first time Tuesday,

Corie A. Walsh remains hospitalized for medical treatment and, once released, will be transferred to Will County Jail to await a detention hearing on three counts of first-degree murder, police say.

Corie Walsh, the Lindsay Clancy-obsessed mother who allegedly killed two-year-old son, has retained Casey Anthony’s former lawyer, Andrea Lyon.

The Lindsay Clancy-obsessed mom accused of hanging her 2-year-old son before trying to kill herself has retained notorious “tot mom” Casey Anthony’s former lawyer, known as the “Angel of Death Row.” Mother-of-four Corie Walsh,