RIHANNA? BRIANNA: PERHAPS THE MOST KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE, ANA’S BODY, HAS NOT YET BEEN FOUND, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF EVIDENCE THE PROSECUTION SAYS IT HAS, THEY WRE STILL ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A MURDER CHARGE. >> THE DEFENDANT IS NOW BEFORE THE COURT, CHARGED WITH MURDER OF BREE ANA WALSHE AS WELL AS DISPOSING OF THE BODY. BRIANNA: THEY POINT TO ITEMS FOUND IN HIS MOTHER’S APARTMENT COMPLEX IN SWAMPSCOTT. INVESTIGATORS RECOVERING 10 TRASH BAGS WITH MANY BLOODSTAINED ITEMS. >> CARPETS, RUGS, A PURSE, A COVID-19 VACCINE CARD IN THE NAME OF ANA WALSHE. A HACKSAW, A HATCHET, CUTTING SHEARS. BRIANNA: A POLICE REPORT SAYS SHE WAS DESCRIBED AS WEARING HUNTER BOOTS AND A PRODUCT HANDBAG. -- PRADA HANDBAG. ANA’S DNA ALLEGEDLY FOUND ON MANY DISCARDED ITEMS. >> THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DNA THAT WAS FOUND. IT WAS TISSUES WHICH ANA WALSHE CONTRIBUTED. BRIANNA: POLICE OH ALSO TRIED TRACKING DOWN GARBAGE THEY SAY BRIAN THROUGHOUT IN ABINGTON. ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS, ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE WAS FOUND IN THE COUPLE’S COHASSET HOME. >> A KNIFE WAS DAMAGED. A SECOND KNIFE WAS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT. BRIANNA: ALL THIS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE HELP PROSECUTORS CHARGE BRIAN WALSHE WITH MURDER WITHOUT HAVING A BODY. HE IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BAIL UNTIL A STATUS HEARING ON FEBRUARY 9. FOR NOW, WE AR
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Prosecutor reveals evidence of dismemberment in Ana Walshe case
Internet searches, DNA evidence described in court
Several new pieces of evidence were revealed Wednesday morning when Brian Walshe appeared in court to face new charges, including murder, in connection with the death of his wife, Ana Walshe. Prosecutors say the evidence shows that the Cohasset mother was dismembered by her husband. At the start of Wednesday's hearing, Brian Walshe's attorney said they wouldn't contest a revocation of bail or the existence of probable cause but the judge asked the prosecution to provide that information anyway. Case background:Ana Walshe was reported missing on Jan. 4 but hasn't been seen since New Year's Day.Her husband, Brian Walshe, was originally arrested on Jan. 8 on the charge of misleading a police investigation.Brian Walshe was charged with Ana Walshe's murder on Jan. 18.Brian Walshe is also awaiting sentencing in a federal case involving fake Andy Warhol paintings and was supposed to report his planned movements.Investigators say they found video of him making an unplanned trip to a hardware store, where he bought $450 worth of cleaning supplies in cash. Another video showed him purchasing rugs at another store.Prosecutors said blood and a knife with blood on it were found in the basement of the home the Walshe family was renting.Ten bags of evidence found during a search at a transfer station in Peabody included Ana Walshe's COVID-19 vaccination card, a necklace matching one she was known to wear, a hacksaw and a hatchet. Many of the items had blood on them and were connected to the Walshes through DNA.Grisly internet searches allegedly conducted by Brian Walshe in the days after the woman's disappearance included queries about disposing of a body, dismembering a body and body decomposition, the prosecution said. The Department of Children and Families has taken custody of the couple's three children.Courtroom video below: Prosecutor reveals evidence against Brian WalsheNorfolk Assistant District Attorney Lynn Beland told the judge about several pieces of evidence that officials had previously not disclosed to the public. That included a lengthy list of internet searches and precisely when each was entered, starting in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, the day Ana Walshe was last seen alive. Beland said the searches were conducted on Brian Walshe's phone and an iPad belonging to one of the couple's sons. Searches included: How long before a body starts to smell?" at 4:55 a.m."How to stop a body from decomposing?" at 4:58 a.m. "10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to," at 5:47 a.m.Beland also revealed that investigators had obtained several new pieces of video evidence from the hours and days after Ana Walshe was allegedly killed. Some of the video included Brian Walshe straining to place large trash bags into dumpsters and the purchase of three rugs at a Home Goods store in Norwell. That's in addition to the video evidence of a large purchase of cleaning supplies that was previously revealed in court. Beland said that the bags put into those dumpsters at apartment complexes in Abington and Brockton were incinerated before investigators could recover them.However, items he allegedly placed in dumpsters on the North Shore were recovered at a transfer station in Peabody. Beland said that investigators recovered 10 bags there and many of the items inside were stained with blood. Other discoveries included Ana Walshe's COVID-19 vaccination card, a necklace matching one she was known to wear, a hacksaw and a hatchet.DNA testing identified Brian and Ana Walshe as contributing DNA to many of the items. Beland said "tissues" with Ana Walshe's DNA were also found. "It is believed that Brian Walshe dismembered Ana Walshe and discarded her body," Beland said. "It sounds like this is about as strong a case as the government can get without having a body," attorney Ben Megrian, a legal analyst and former prosecutor, told NewsCenter 5.
QUINCY, Mass. —
Several new pieces of evidence were revealed Wednesday morning when Brian Walshe appeared in court to face new charges, including murder, in connection with the death of his wife, Ana Walshe. Prosecutors say the evidence shows that the Cohasset mother was dismembered by her husband.
At the start of Wednesday's hearing, Brian Walshe's attorney said they wouldn't contest a revocation of bail or the existence of probable cause but the judge asked the prosecution to provide that information anyway.
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Case background:
- Ana Walshe was reported missing on Jan. 4 but hasn't been seen since New Year's Day.
- Her husband, Brian Walshe, was originally arrested on Jan. 8 on the charge of misleading a police investigation.
- Brian Walshe was charged with Ana Walshe's murder on Jan. 18.
- Brian Walshe is also awaiting sentencing in a federal case involving fake Andy Warhol paintings and was supposed to report his planned movements.
- Investigators say they found video of him making an unplanned trip to a hardware store, where he bought $450 worth of cleaning supplies in cash. Another video showed him purchasing rugs at another store.
- Prosecutors said blood and a knife with blood on it were found in the basement of the home the Walshe family was renting.
- Ten bags of evidence found during a search at a transfer station in Peabody included Ana Walshe's COVID-19 vaccination card, a necklace matching one she was known to wear, a hacksaw and a hatchet. Many of the items had blood on them and were connected to the Walshes through DNA.
- Grisly internet searches allegedly conducted by Brian Walshe in the days after the woman's disappearance included queries about disposing of a body, dismembering a body and body decomposition, the prosecution said.
- The Department of Children and Families has taken custody of the couple's three children.
Courtroom video below: Prosecutor reveals evidence against Brian Walshe
Norfolk Assistant District Attorney Lynn Beland told the judge about several pieces of evidence that officials had previously not disclosed to the public.
That included a lengthy list of internet searches and precisely when each was entered, starting in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, the day Ana Walshe was last seen alive. Beland said the searches were conducted on Brian Walshe's phone and an iPad belonging to one of the couple's sons.
Searches included:
- How long before a body starts to smell?" at 4:55 a.m.
- "How to stop a body from decomposing?" at 4:58 a.m.
- "10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to," at 5:47 a.m.
Beland also revealed that investigators had obtained several new pieces of video evidence from the hours and days after Ana Walshe was allegedly killed. Some of the video included Brian Walshe straining to place large trash bags into dumpsters and the purchase of three rugs at a Home Goods store in Norwell.
That's in addition to the video evidence of a large purchase of cleaning supplies that was previously revealed in court.
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Beland said that the bags put into those dumpsters at apartment complexes in Abington and Brockton were incinerated before investigators could recover them.
However, items he allegedly placed in dumpsters on the North Shore were recovered at a transfer station in Peabody. Beland said that investigators recovered 10 bags there and many of the items inside were stained with blood.
Other discoveries included Ana Walshe's COVID-19 vaccination card, a necklace matching one she was known to wear, a hacksaw and a hatchet.
Brian Walshe arraigned on murder charge in disappearance of Cohasset wife Ana Walshe
DNA testing identified Brian and Ana Walshe as contributing DNA to many of the items. Beland said "tissues" with Ana Walshe's DNA were also found.
"It is believed that Brian Walshe dismembered Ana Walshe and discarded her body," Beland said.
"It sounds like this is about as strong a case as the government can get without having a body," attorney Ben Megrian, a legal analyst and former prosecutor, told NewsCenter 5.
Former prosecutor: 'Strong case' developing against Brian Walshe for murder of his wife
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Was Ana Walshe dismembered? ›
Brian Walshe accused of killing and dismembering his wife Ana Walshe, prosecutors say. Brian Walshe killed and dismembered his wife Ana Walshe and disposed of her remains in dumpsters because he wanted to end their marriage, a prosecutor with the Norfolk district attorney's office said at his arraignment on Wednesday.
What did Brian Walshe do to Ana Walshe? ›“Rather than divorce, it is believed Brian Walshe dismembered Ana Walshe and discarded her body.” Among the other online searches Walshe allegedly made were: “how to embalm a body,” and “10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to,” Beland said.
Is Ana Walshe still missing? ›Weeks after Ana Walshe was reported missing, her body has not been found—but prosecutors have laid out a grisly case for murder against her husband, Brian Walshe.
Where are Ana Walshe's kids? ›The three boys are in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), which said it took custody of them when Brian Walshe was arrested on Jan. 8 for allegedly lying to police while they were investigating Ana's disappearance.
What did Brian Walshe search? ›Brian Walshe used Google to look up ways to dismember and dispose of a body, including "how long before a body starts to smell," "hacksaw best tool to dismember," and "10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to," a prosecutor said when Walshe was arraigned Jan.
What happened with Brian Walshe? ›January 9, 2023. Brian Walshe was arraigned Monday morning in Quincy District Court on a charge of intimidation of a witness for misleading police between Jan. 5 and Jan. 7 during the course of their investigation into his missing wife.
When was Ana Walshe last seen? ›Ana Walshe was last seen at her home on Jan. 1, according to police. Her husband said she took a rideshare to Boston's Logan International Airport to fly to Washington, D.C., but there is no evidence that she got on the plane. Quigley said they also could not confirm that she was ever picked up by the vehicle.
Has Ana Walshe's body been found? ›While her body has not been found, a trail of evidence, including a series of chilling Google searches, has left police convinced Ms Walshe is dead.
Who reported Ana Walshe missing? ›On January 4, both Tishman Speyer and Brian Walshe reported Ana missing. Brian told the police that Ana had left the house early for a flight from Boston's Logan International Airport to Washington, D.C., after a work emergency caused her to move up a trip scheduled for January 3.
What was Ana Walshe husband charged with? ›(NewsNation) — Brian Walshe, 47, the husband of missing Boston mom-of-three Ana Walshe, has been charged with murder and the improper transport of a body, the Norfolk County District Attorney announced Tuesday.
What will happen to Ana Walshe's children? ›
Following the arrest of their father Brian Walshe, in connection to their mother Ana Walshe's disappearance, the couple's kids were handed over to Brian's mom, Ana's friend Pamela Bardhi tells PEOPLE.
Are all of Katherine heigle's kids adopted? ›Katherine Heigl is mum to two daughters, Naleigh, 13, and Adalaide, 10. Both were adopted by Heigl and Kelley. Naleigh was born in South Korea and was adopted at 9 months old.
What happened to the Walshe children? ›The Department of Children and Families confirmed the three Walshe boys, ages two, four, and six, are in their custody. Attorney Jason Owens is not affiliated with the Walshe case but has years of experience in cases dealing with DCF.
How was Brian Walshe caught? ›Prosecutors revealed a series of incriminating Google searches and the discovery of items with Ana Walshe's DNA, ABC News reported. Walshe also Googled "dismemberment" and "what happens when you put body parts in ammonia."
What is Brian Walshe known for? ›Brian Walshe, 47, appeared in court Wednesday to be arraigned on charges of murder and illegally disinterring or moving a body. Walshe has been in jail since January 8, when he was arrested on a charge of misleading investigators searching for his wife, 39-year-old Ana Walshe.
Who is Brian Walshe Cohasset? ›Brian Walshe, a Massachusetts man accused of killing his wife last month and disposing of her body, attended a brief court hearing via video on Thursday morning. Walshe was charged with murder and improper handling of human remains in the death of his wife, Ana Walshe, whose body has not been found.
Who is Ana Walshe ex husband? ›Key Facts. Walshe was reported missing by her coworkers at real estate agency Tishman Speyer on January 4, three days after her husband Brian Walshe told police he last saw her.
How old is Ana Walshe? ›Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old Massachusetts mother of three, was last seen New Year's Day in her home in the wealthy Boston suburb of Cohasset, according to police, who have asked for the public's help in their search for her.
Who is the husband of Cohasset woman? ›Brian Walshe, the husband of missing Cohasset mother Ana Walshe, now faces a murder charge in connection with her disappearance. Brian Walshe, the husband of missing Cohasset mother Ana Walshe, now faces a murder charge in connection with her disappearance.
Who was the last person to see Ana Walshe? ›Gem Mutlu was one of the last people to see Ana before she disappeared. Mutlu described the night at Walshe's home as "festive" and said Brian made an "elaborate meal.".
Who is the missing girl in Cohasset? ›
COHASSET, Mass. —
The search for a missing mother from Cohasset, Massachusetts, is now entering its third week. Ana Walshe, 39, has not been seen since New Year's Day. Her husband, Brian Walshe, 47, remains held on $500,000 bail on accusations he misled investigators.
“Rather than divorce, it is believed that Brian Walshe dismembered Ana Walshe and discarded her body,” Beland said. Beland said that investigators discovered ten trash bags filled with items including towels, rags, tape, gloves, cleaning agents, Ana Walshe's COVID-19 vaccination card, a hacksaw, and a hatchet.
What is the story of Ana Walshe? ›Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother from Cohasset, vanished on New Year's Day. In the days after her disappearance, Brian allegedly went online and made a slew of incriminating internet searches, including “10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to.”
How much is Ana Walshe worth? ›At the time of her disappearance, Ana Walshe, whose husband is charged with her murder and in jail without bail, had a real estate portfolio worth nearly $2 million, according to CNN's analysis of publicly available documents.
How old was Ana Walshe? ›Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old Massachusetts mother of three, was last seen New Year's Day in her home in the wealthy Boston suburb of Cohasset, according to police, who have asked for the public's help in their search for her.
Who is Ana Walsh's mom? ›Milanka Ljubicic, mother of of Ana Walshe, a Massachusetts woman who has been missing since New Year's Day, who is originally from Serbia, speaks with journalists, in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
Who is Ana Walshe husband? ›Her husband, Brian Walshe, was charged with murder as prosecutors pour over disturbing Google searches. A search of property records reveals that Ana Walshe had a valuable real estate portfolio and that she sold one property shortly before she disappeared, CNN reported.
How long has Ana Walsh been missing? ›| Ana Walshe | |
|---|---|
| Disappeared | January 1, 2023 Cohasset, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Status | Missing for 1 month and 16 days |
| Spouse | Brian Walshe |
| Children | 3 |
Brian Walshe, 47, appeared in court Wednesday to be arraigned on charges of murder and illegally disinterring or moving a body. Walshe has been in jail since January 8, when he was arrested on a charge of misleading investigators searching for his wife, 39-year-old Ana Walshe.
How much did Anna Walshe make? ›In November, the news outlet said, the property was put on the market and quickly sold eight days later. The deed shows she completed the sale for $220,000 in late December 2022. Walshe made a profit of about $80,000 from the transaction.
How tall is Ana Walshe and how much does she weigh? ›
Walshe is 5'2″ tall. She weighs 115 pounds.
What nationality and ethnicity was Ana Walshe? ›The case has garnered international attention, with people in Ana Walshe's native Serbia praying for her safe return, according to a statement released Wednesday from the Serbian Consulate in Washington, D.C.
What will happen to Anna Walsh's Children? ›Following the arrest of their father Brian Walshe, in connection to their mother Ana Walshe's disappearance, the couple's kids were handed over to Brian's mom, Ana's friend Pamela Bardhi tells PEOPLE.
How many Children did Ana Walsh have? ›The couple's three young children are now in the custody of the state of Massachusetts. A long-time friend of Ana Walshe told WCVB that he watched after the children several times. "There is no way Ana would abandon her children or her job.
What ethnicity is Ana Ortiz? ›Ortiz was born in New York City, and is the daughter of Angel Ortiz, a former Philadelphia City Council member of Puerto Rican descent, and an Irish-American mother, Kathleen Kuhlman.