Accused Lindsay Clancy Copycat Corie Walsh: Ex Good friend Shocked by Alleged Brutal Killing
Alleged Lindsay Clancy Copycat Corie Walsh
Former Catholic College Good friend Speaks Out
In ‘Full Shock’
Revealed
Corie Walsh‘s former highschool buddy says she’s struggling to reconcile the lady she knew as a youngster with the disturbing allegations now surrounding the Illinois mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son.
The previous classmate tells TMZ she knew Corie throughout their highschool years at a small Catholic college, though they hadn’t been involved since — however says each interplay she had with Walsh was constructive, remembering her as “lovely, variety, clever, gifted and giving.”
The lady says Corie was concerned within the college’s poms workforce, Serving to Arms membership, senior Powderpuff video games and liturgy via Mass. She says Walsh appeared to know everybody and was pleasant with individuals from all totally different teams.
So when she heard in regards to the alleged killing and the disturbing accusations surrounding it, she says she was utterly shocked … saying “By no means in one million years might I’ve imagined one thing so tragic.”
One element specifically is tough for her to reconcile with the Corie she knew … the allegation that Walsh informed investigators she believed her son was the “satan” and “anti-Christ.” When requested if that type of spiritual considering was one thing she remembered from Walsh’s character, the previous buddy stated plainly “By no means.”
She explains that whereas all of them grew up Catholic and frequently attended Mass, that was largely as a result of they went to Catholic college, emphasizing “None of us have been church freaks.” The buddy provides that Walsh was energetic in spiritual actions in school, however says she would by no means have characterised her as somebody consumed by faith or frightened of God.
The allegations come as Walsh’s protection workforce argues she was experiencing a psychotic episode when her son died.
Prosecutors have additionally stated Walsh had grow to be closely invested within the Lindsay Clancy case and was discussing it with mates simply hours earlier than her son Barrett was discovered useless. Authorities haven’t established that the Clancy case induced or instantly influenced what occurred.
The previous buddy says she hasn’t spoken with Walsh since highschool and does not need to speculate in regards to the particular person she grew to become, her life through the years or what could have led to the alleged tragedy … and says, her coronary heart breaks for everybody affected by it — “most particularly for the lack of an harmless little boy.”