The Illinois mom, who was allegedly infatuated with the Lindsay Clancy trial and is accused of killing her 2-year-old son was experiencing a “psychotic episode” when the tragedy unfolded, according to her attorney.
Corie Walsh -- a 40-year old woman from Frankfort, Illinois -- has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of her son, Barrett. Her attorney, Andrea Lyon, is speaking out, claiming Walsh was suffering from a severe mental health crisis at the time.
According to court documents, police were called to the family's home Tuesday after a teenage neighbor discovered the toddler in the basement and began performing CPR. The child was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The coroner determined he died from asphyxia.
Lindsay Clancy's parents' GoFundMe has raised more than $1 million ... just as their daughter's murder trial ends in a mistrial.
The Musgrove Family Fund has collected $1,167,727 from 34,400 donations toward its $3 million goal as of Saturday.
Organizer Brandee Mulligan says the money is intended to help Mike and Paula Musgrove recover from the financial strain of supporting Lindsay throughout her criminal case.
Alan Jackson -- the big-time defense attorney who represented Karen Read in Massachusetts during both her criminal trials -- says he sees similarities between her case and Lindsay Clancy's .... especially in the controversial way both were handed a mistrial.
Jackson joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday shortly after a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice upheld the mistrial ruling ... and he says the justice system in Massachusetts going after Lindsay again and failing to get a conviction would be a serious black eye.
He says he felt it was a "travesty" when Karen's case ended in a mistrial the first time ... adding he didn't understand when the judge didn't poll individual jurors to see if they'd come to some type of verdict.
An Illinois mother is accused of murdering her 2-year-old son hours after texting friends about the Lindsay Clancy trial.
40-year-old Corie Walsh was initially hospitalized but then moved to a jail.
Corie was arrested after cops came to her home on Tuesday. Officers arrived to find a 17-year-old neighbor giving the young child CPR. Law enforcement rushed the toddler to the hospital, where officials said he died.
Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband is speaking out after her case ended in a mistrial ... saying the deaths of their three children are something he'll never recover from.
Patrick Clancy issued a statement through his attorney expressing gratitude to the judge and jurors for their work throughout the trial. "Patrick Clancy is grateful to the Court and to the jurors for their hard work, their commitment, and their perseverance," the attorney said.
Donald Trump is keeping tabs on the Lindsay Clancy trial … and spoke out hours after the court ruled a mistrial.
On Friday, the President was questioned about Lindsay’s case. He told reporters, “She did a horrible, horrible thing, can’t be worse, but you’ll find out what the price to pay is.”
Trump on Clancy Trial: She did a horrible, horrible. thing, can't be worse, but you'll find out what the price to pay is. There'll be a price. It's going to be mental institution or jail or something, but I guess they're going to go through another trial. It's too bad pic.twitter.com/YwLgCq5JkU@Acyn
Trump continued, “There’ll be a price. It’s going to be a mental institution or jail or something, but I guess they’re going to go through another trial.”
The pair had it out Friday afternoon on their weekly podcast after Judge William F. Sullivan declared a mistrial in the case Friday morning ... and Harvey thinks the D.A. will think twice before asking for a retrial.
As we reported ... Lindsay Clancy's attorney -- Kevin Reddington -- asked Judge Sullivan for time so he could appeal the mistrial decision to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ... and the judge gave him an hour.
12:41 PM PT -- Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, spoke to the media after a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice upheld the mistrial ... blasting investigators and the District Attorney Tim Cruz.
Kevin also called Lindsay a wonderful woman who is going through a very difficult time now ... before thanking the 11 jurors who came to a consensus -- and singling out the 12th for robbing them of their verdict.
Worth noting ... Cruz said Friday his office will not decide today whether to retry the case or not.
11:20 AM PT -- The mistrial will stand in Lindsay Clancy's trial. The State Supreme Court Justice rejected Reddington's motion to overturn the mistrial.
10:05 AM PT -- The judge has given the defense another hour to go before the State Supreme Court and argue the mistrial should be overturned.
We know the defense has filed legal docs with the SC, but it is unclear if the Court will hear the matter. It is likely that one SC Justice will look at the defense petition and make a decision, at least temporarily, until the full Court can hear the case.
A clerk for the SC just told TMZ ... the Court will hear the defense's motion to overturn the mistrial.
Lindsay Clancy, her lawyers, the prosecution, and the judge headed back to the courtroom soon ... and we're live streaming it all.
The trial's principals are back after the judge's shocking deadline to her attorney -- Kevin Reddington ... giving him just an hour to go to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to petition a justice to overturn the judge's mistrial decision.
As we reported ... Judge Sullivansent jurors back into the deliberation room Friday morning -- but they emerged a short time later and once again said they were deadlocked. He declared a mistrial, then gave Reddington one hour to get someone above his pay grade to change his mind.
10:50 AM PT -- The Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice has heard arguments from both sides, and will make a ruling ... and she says she'll do it pretty quickly. Stay tuned, because she could be back within just a few minutes.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has agreed to hear Lindsay Clancy's argument to block the trial judge from declaring a mistrial, and we are livestreaming in the Supreme Court.
Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, is trying to block the mistrial, arguing in part the holdout juror is not following the law concerning reasonable doubt ... at least so claims the jury foreman.
The vote is 11 - 1, and although we do not know what specific charge is behind the vote, it seems somewhat likely the 11 may be voting not guilty by reason of insanity.
8:32 AM PT -- Wow -- Reddington just told the judge he wanted to immediately go to the Massachusetts Supreme Court to reverse what he called "this travesty." He asked the judge not to dismiss the jury until the Supreme Court ruled. The judge gave Reddington 1 hour to go to the Supreme Court. This is high tension.
Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband looks completely unbothered ... laughing and smiling with his new wife -- while Lindsay was dealing with juror drama hundreds of miles away.
Patrick Clancy and his better half -- Rachel Danis -- were spotted in NYC earlier this week … holding hands, chatting, and looking like a couple of people without a care in the world.
Patrick’s dressed in a sharp Patagonia jacket ... while Rachel wore a white jacket, black leggings and a beaming smile.
Lindsay Clancy's fate remains unsettled, after the judge ruled the holdout juror will remain on the case.
Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, was clearly upset, challenging the judge that he was not considering the concern of 11 jurors that the holdout is violating the law by not properly considering reasonable doubt. The judge fired back ... he has sufficiently probed and believes the holdout is fit to serve.
When the jurors walked in, and the judge was speaking to them about following the law, the female jurors were nodding their heads in agreement. The male jurors were not nodding.
12:32 PM PT -- Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, asked the judge to remove a juror who "refuses to listen to the law" regarding reasonable doubt. According to Reddington -- who is citing the foreperson -- only one person is dissenting in the jury. Redding also made his displeasure with the way the judge handled the issue known in court.
The judge refused to remove the juror despite Reddington's objection.
12:29 PM PT -- A bizarre moment in court ... the judge brought the jury back in as a group after speaking to each of them as individuals -- before providing a thorough definition of what "beyond a reasonable doubt" means. The judge did not read the note the jury sent into the courtroom.
He then sent the jury back to deliberate more. They've been discussing the case for nearly 36 hours at this point.
The jury has given the judge a note and the participants in the courtroom are back inside.
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, is very upset and just slammed papers down on the table ... we do not know if there is a mistrial. We will let you know as it comes in.
The argument between Reddington and the judge has gotten more intense. Reddington is visibly upset and is arguing very heatedly at the trial judge. The judge is raising his voice. They are going back and forth waving their hands. Prosecutors looked close to tears during the sidebar.
Lindsay Clancy's fate is still up in the air as the jury continues to deliberate ... but her lawyer, Kevin Reddington, brought a ton of letters to court showing she has an army of supporters.
Clancy's lawyer told reporters earlier today that she reads all the letters ... but couldn't answer how she feels about them -- stating, "That is private."
However, not everyone supports Clancy. We got Nancy Mace out in D.C. yesterday, where she told us the jury should find her guilty of murder ... and that her supporters are misguided and racist.
As you know, Clancy is on trial for first-degree murder for the strangling of her three young children, and the jury is still trying to come up with a verdict.
Rep. Nancy Mace is ripping women who think Lindsay Clancy isn't guilty of murdering her children and says those crowds outside the court would abandon Clancy in a heartbeat ... if she were Black.
The congresswoman dropped that huge hypothetical Wednesday in D.C., where Jacob asked her about the Clancy trial, and she went off about the so-called "pink mob" backing Lindsay.
It's clear Nancy thinks the jury should find the defendant guilty of murder, but she also thinks Clancy's vocal supporters are misguided ... and racist. She came with receipts, too.
Dawn Light -- the woman who was arrested outside Lindsay Clancy's trial on Tuesday -- has been arraigned ... and she didn't want to stick around after the proceedings, instead she decided to physically run to her car outside the courthouse.
The retired nurse stood quietly in the courtroom to start Wednesday while prosecutors laid out the case against her ... explaining that security personnel rushed to a parking lot after learning a person may have been filming jurors.
Prosecutors claim officers approached Light and asked if she was taking photos of anyone in the lot ... and they allege she said she wasn't -- she was only waiting for Lindsay Clancy to come out.
