Brian Walshe Who Killed and Dismembered His Wife Ana Walshe
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| Brian Walshe was charged with murder and unlawfully disinterring a body on Wednesday at his appearance in Quincy District Court. |
At his arraignment on Wednesday, a prosecutor from the Norfolk district attorney's office alleged that Brian Walshe killed and mutilated his wife Ana Walshe and dumped her corpse in trash.
According to prosecutor Lynn Beland, Brian Walshe is thought to have dismembered Ana Walshe and dumped her body rather than divorcing her.
On allegations of murder and unlawfully disinterring a body, Brian Walshe, 47, was arraigned in Quincy District Court. Prosecutors made their official declaration that Ana Walshe, a Massachusetts mother of three who has been missing since the start of the year, is thought to be dead at the court.
Beland presented some of the evidence supporting that accusation in court, including the finding of Ana Walshe's possessions and her blood in the trash.
According to Beland, surveillance footage from Abington and Swampscott shows a person who appears to be Brian Walshe throwing heavy bags into dumpsters. Blood smears, cleaning supplies, a hacksaw, a hatchet, boots, Ana Walshe's purse, and her Covid-19 immunization card were all found in the Swampscott bags, according to the prosecutor. She said that human blood in the trash included DNA from both her and her spouse.
Additionally, the prosecutor claims that Brian Walshe conducted several searches on Google in the days following her disappearance, including "How to dispose of a dead body if you really need to," "dismemberment and how to dispose of a body," "can you be charged with murder without a body," and "can you identify a body with broken teeth."
In court, Brian Walshe only gave a single head shake in response to the horrifying accusations. He accepted the charges during his testimony in court, and a not guilty plea was filed on his behalf.
He was ordered held without bond by the judge. He will go to court again on February 9.
Tracy Miner, Brian Walshe's defense lawyer, said in a statement that she would not comment on the case and that the evidence was not compelling.
First off, I'm going to try this case in court and not in front of the media, therefore I won't be commenting on the evidence. Second, since the prosecution has not given me any proof. In my experience, the prosecution's case isn't that strong when, as in this case, they leak supposed evidence to the press before giving it to me, she said.
"When they have a good case, they provide me all the information as soon as they can. We will examine their evidence and what is allowed in court, where the case will eventually be determined, to see what they have.
How We Arrived Here
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| Brian Walshe, left, and his wife Ana were married in 2015. |
Just after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Brian Walshe showed up in court for his hearing. He was detained on January 8 and charged with deceiving investigators; he has maintained his innocence.
He has been charged with purposefully hindering investigators in an effort to conceal evidence and with lying about some of his actions in the days that followed his wife's disappearance, according to the prosecution.
Since January 4, when Ana Walshe's employer reported her missing, investigators have searched the couple's house, the entire town of Cohasset, and dumpsters for any clues as to what may have happened to the 39-year-old mother of three.
According to the prosecution, police also discovered blood stains and a bloody, broken knife in the couple's basement.
Pamela Bardhi, a friend and former coworker of Ana Walshe, told CNN that when she learned that police believe Ana was killed, she was simultaneously angry and relieved.
She claimed on Tuesday, "I just had this terrible gut feeling and I prayed I was wrong. "I hoped that wasn't the situation. And now we learn that a murder charge was filed a few hours ago. That is very, very hefty.
Bardhi expressed her hope that the truth will come to light despite her fear of learning the case's specifics.
"I believe that the truth truly has two sides. Even though it hurts to know, it's important to know, she remarked. "I believe that those children need to know what happened to their mother, her relatives, and her friends, regardless of what."
According to a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, the couple's children, who range in age from 2 to 6, are in their care.
The possible proof against Walshe
In relation to Ana Walshe's disappearance, a number of potential pieces of evidence have so far come to light, including her husband's reportedly false statements to police and objects discovered in and around the small coastal town of Cohasset.
According to a police affidavit, Brian Walshe informed authorities that he last saw his wife the morning of January 1 when she went for a business trip to Washington, DC. The spouse said that he spent January 2 with his children after spending the rest of the day doing errands for his mother.
Prosecutors assert that there is no proof Ana Walshe took a taxi or her normal ridesharing to the airport, boarded a flight, or arrived in Washington. In the vicinity of the couple's house, her phone also rang overnight on January 1 into January 2.
Additionally, according to investigators, Brian Walshe didn't run errands for his mother on New Year's Day, and on January 2 he allegedly made an unreported trip to Home Depot, where prosecutors claim he spent $450 on cleaning goods like mops, buckets, and tarps.
According to detectives, Tishman Speyer, a real estate firm, reported Ana Walshe missing to the police on January 4. Company has contacted the husband, according to a Cohasset police log. He hasn't reported anything to the police.
According to defense lawyer Miner, Brian Walshe called his wife's employer before they reported her missing to let them know he hadn't heard from her.
The Norfolk district attorney has stated that items gathered during searches carried out by investigators north of Boston were sent to be analyzed as potential evidence but has declined to disclose further information.
At a trash disposal facility in the Boston region, investigators discovered a hacksaw, a shredded piece of clothing, and what seemed to be bloodstains, according to law enforcement sources.
According to prosecutor Lynn Beland, the couple's basement also contained a bloodied knife and blood streaks.
Husband has a contentious legal background
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| Brian Walshe appears in court on January 9 on a charge of misleading investigators. Greg Derr/Pool/The Patriot Ledger/AP |
The latest in a succession of legal issues for the husband, Brian Walshe is accused of his wife's disappearance.
He entered a guilty plea to three federal fraud counts in 2021 that were associated with a plot to market phony Andy Warhol artwork online. As he waits for sentencing, he was placed under house arrest and has to request permission to leave his home for particular reasons at specific times.
A police document claims that Walshe allegedly broke the terms of his house imprisonment by taking many unapproved travels the week after his wife vanished.
Additionally, according to a police report CNN has seen, Ana Walshe said in 2014 that someone had threatened to "murder (her) and her friend." According to a Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman, Brian Walshe was the subject of the report.
The victim's refusal to assist the prosecution led to the case's closure, according to the police.
During a legal dispute over his father's estate in 2019, relatives and close family acquaintances allegedly characterized Walshe as a violent and dishonest individual. According to affidavits included in the lawsuit, two acquaintances of Brian Walshe's father charged Walshe with financial wrongdoing and described him as "a sociopath."
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