A Norfolk Superior Court judge in Massachusetts handed down sentencing Thursday in the murder case against Brian Walshe, a Cohasset man who killed and dismembered his wife, Ana Walshe. According to the Boston Globe, Judge Diane C. Freniere ordered the defendant to spend life in prison without parole for his wife’s murder. She also ordered …
The trial of a Massachusetts man charged with the death of his wife in 2023 has been postponed while he undergoes a competency evaluation. Brian Walshe’s trial for the murder of Ana Walshe was set to begin on October 20, but his attorneys requested the evaluation to determine if he was competent to stand trial, …
Massachusetts man Brian Walshe, accused of murdering his wife, appeared in court on Monday, where a judge set his trial for next year. Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three, disappeared on New Year’s Day 2023 and was reported missing shortly after. Her remains have not been found, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Prosecutors alleged that …
Brian Walshe, a Massachusetts art dealer accused of killing his wife on New Year’s Day 2023, was sentenced Tuesday to 37 months in federal prison in a separate art fraud case. Walshe had previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud and other charges in which he took photos of a friend’s authentic Andy Warhol paintings and …
Prosecutors in the case against Massachusetts murder suspect Brian Walshe say additional DNA evidence is expected to be submitted to the court within weeks, in connection with the death of the defendant’s wife, Ana Walshe. ABC 5 reports that items in the case were sent to “an independent laboratory for DNA analysis” and are expected …
Authorities are seeking to seize bank accounts connected to a Massachusetts man accused of murdering his wife as part of an art fraud case, WCVB-TV reports. Brian Walshe, 47, of Cohasset is under indictment for allegedly murdering his wife, Ana, and taking steps to mislead investigators. Authorities allege that Brian beat Ana to death because …
Warrants released in connection with missing Massachusetts mother, Ana Walshe, included a mysterious ransom note that police received during the early days of the investigation. The Boston Herald reports that Cohasset Police Detective Harrison Schmidt received an email on January 7 at around 5:18 a.m. The email came three days after Ana’s name was submitted …
Investigators are testing a bone fragment found on a hacksaw and bloodstains found on tools and in Brian Walshe’s car to see if they match his missing wife, 37-year-old Ana Walshe, who disappeared early on New Year’s morning. Brian Walshe claims to have last seen her leaving their Cohasset, Massachusetts, home and getting into a …
Around the time Massachusetts woman, Ana Walshe, disappeared, her husband Brian Walshe visited various stores and bought $400 worth of cleaning supplies, the prosecution said Thursday. Security footage photos of Brian Walshe were presented at the Norfolk Superior Court Thursday, after he allegedly traveled to various stores, made purchases, then threw trash bags away in …
The husband of missing Massachusetts woman Ana Walshe says he’s not guilty of her disappearance and presumed death. Brian Walshe pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, misleading police, and improperly moving a body, NewsNation reports. Walshe was indicted in March after Ana, 37, disappeared on January 1. Court documents this week revealed additional information …
The body of Stephen Smith, an openly gay 19-year-old man found dead on a lonely South Carolina road in 2015, has been exhumed and is undergoing a second autopsy. The drive to take another look at Smith’s death — initially declared a hit and run by Hampton County investigators — comes from his mother, Sandy …
A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted Brian Walshe for the murder of his real estate executive wife, Ana, who has been missing since January 1. Ana Walshe, 39, was reported missing by her employer on January 4. Her husband said he hadn’t seen her since she left for the airport on January 1, as CrimeOnline …
