Still Missing MA - Ana Walshe, 39, allegedly left home, may have been dismembered, Cohasset, Jan 2023 *husband indicted* #4

[Eli9]

It is believed by law enforcement that he disposed of her body parts in dumpsters that were subsequently incinerated.



That is what it looks like to me. If so, it's a very clever play by his defence attorneys .Those google searches were damning.

I do remember that she was dismembered I don't know why I worded my comment like that. I think I'm just angry and a little horrified because you are right - his attorneys turned the table at the last possible minute to his advantage and I don't like it at all!

 

[BUF]

That is what it looks like to me. If so, it's a very clever play by his defence attorneys .Those google searches were damning.

His defense attorneys will most definitely try to not have his google searches admitted in trial, but they may not succeed as these facts tie to establishing motive and intent.

I suspect there will be several pre trial hearings due to this latest occurrence before the start of trial on Dec 1.

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1990805119814746476

 

[Seattle1]

This change of plea was a very strategic decision by BW's defense!

He essentially is left with a no-body murder case, and some very damning evidence that we know about was already suppressed here as admitted evidence by the Court over the earlier search warrant arguments.

At this time, it's not clear what, if any, will be allowed from the charges he's just pleaded guilty to. MOO

ETA - add link.

Judge allows key pieces of digital evidence in Brian Walshe's murder trial

Ana Walshe, his wife, disappeared more than two years ago. Her body has never been found.

www.wcvb.com

 

[Seattle1]

Brian Walshe changes pleas to guilty on 2 counts as murder trial gets underway

The plea changes come on the first day of his trial.

www.masslive.com

11/18/25

Walshe changed his plea on the counts of witness intimidation (misleading a police investigation) as well as disinterment of a body.

[..]

There are no minimum sentences for either charge. The maximum prison sentence for witness intimidation is 10 years unless the investigation is into a capital offense, and then it is up to a 20-year sentencing enhancement, a Norfolk County prosecutor said in court.

As for disinterment of a body, the maximum is three years in prison, the prosecutor said. Walshe’s sentencing will take place at a later date.

The murder charge remains. Jury selection is set to begin on Tuesday.

 

[Seattle1]

Brian Walshe, man accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, changes plea on some charges

Jury selection began after Walshe admitted to removing his wife's body from their Cohasset home.

www.boston25news.com

11/18/25

Walshe will still stand trial on the charge of murder, as he has previously pleaded not guilty to that offense.
After the court discussed and accepted the plea changes, Freniere announced that jury selection would get underway.

[..]

Ana’s body has never been found.

Walshe is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for selling fake Andy Warhol paintings. He has been held without bail since his arrest.

Opening statements and testimony in the trial are scheduled to begin on December 1.

The trial is expected to take up to three weeks.

 

[Seattle1]

11/18/25-- CBS Boston WBZ legal analyst Jennifer Roman explains what the defense's new strategy may be.

Why did Brian Walshe change plea on 2 charges? Legal analyst explains the defense strategy.​

 

[arielilane]

@scooperon7

Walshe Update: so far 3 jurors have been seated in the Brian Walshe murder trial with 13 to go…all this follows his surprise decision to plead guilty to 2 other charges this morning in connection with the murder his wife Ana in 2023

1:25 PM · Nov 18, 2025

 

[arielilane]

@scooperon7

Jury selection in the Brian Walshe murder trial concludes for the day in Dedham with 9 jurors seated including 6 men and 3 women…jury selection will resume in the morning hoping to select 7 more and that would include 4 alternates…testimony will start in December





4:55 PM · Nov 18, 2025

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1990793989986087304

 

[arielilane]

@TheCarolErskine

WHERE ARE ANA WALSHE's CHILDREN? Journalists and podcasters: Look beyond the murder trial. Brian Walshe is awaiting trial for murdering Ana Walshe. In 2023, reports were that the children were in DCF custody. Friends wanted to step in and give the boys a home but the boys remained in custody.

It's been 2 years! Is DCF complying with the law that requires them to find a permanent home within 22 months? Have Walshe's parental rights been terminated? Is he allowed visits? Fair questions!

Massachusetts will do what they did to Harmony--keep secrets. Journalists and podcasters should be asking if the Massachusetts Trial Court (likely Juvenile Court but maybe Family court) has complied with the law.

THAT'S NOT CONFIDENTIAL!

Will the state keep them in custody for almost five years in violation of the permanency laws like they did to Harmony causing so much trauma for her?

Here are simple questions: Are the children still in custody? Are they together? Are they with family or friends?

Don't let DCF and the state do what they did to Harmony by failing to comply with permanency laws.

Shine a light on this issue. Look beyond the murder trial!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1976678031486779630

 

[waldojabba]

Brian Walshe pleads guilty to charges before jury selection in murder trial

Accused wife killer Brian Walshe has pleaded guilty to lying to investigators and disinterring the body of his wife, Ana, before jury selection begins for his murder trial.

www.bostonherald.com

no pay wall gifted

This guy has been a consummate pathological liar all his life it seems. I have not kept close tabs on this case - but I wonder if he will actually take the stand. I think it's possible - he's that delusional. I guess everything thing hinges on what is admissable - JUST IMO

"In court on Tuesday, Walshe told the judge that he was still married. That sparked a complaint from Assistant Norfolk District Attorney Gregory P. Connor, who told Freniere Walshe’s response to his marital status posed an issue with accepting a guilty plea.


“I believe that if he continues to say he’s married, that he is negating facts of count three,” Connor said, in reference to the charge of improper disposal of Ana Walshe’s remains.

Freniere told Walshe, “Under the law, death extinguishes marriage,” an assertion that his defense attorney agreed with.

Prosecutors have alleged Walshe had a private eye hired to shadow his wife in Washington, D.C., where he suspected that she was cheating on him. They’ve also argued that he would benefit from Ana Walshe’s death because he’d allegedly pocket $2.7 million from her life insurance policy.

Walshe has also been convicted and sentenced in federal court to an international art fraud scheme."

 

[Seattle1]

The Mass State Statute does not provide for a defendant charged with first-degree murder to enter a guilty plea-- partially explaining BW's partial change of plea on only two counts. Also, a conviction of first-degree murder comes with an automatic appeal, where not even a conviction at trial will be final.

IMO, it's more likely that BW will never proceed to trial on Dec 1, and is probably in the negotiation phase with prosecutors right now, seeking to plead guilty to a lower charge of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter, where BW's objective is to preserve his rights to parole.

The Norfolk County DA's office is so compromised right now by its investigators and its leader that I don't know how they don't make a deal with Walshe for 2nd degree murder to ensure justice for Ana. JMO

 

[BUF]

IMO, it's more likely that BW will never proceed to trial on Dec 1, and is probably in the negotiation phase with prosecutors right now, seeking to plead guilty to a lower charge of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter, where BW's objective is to preserve his rights to parole.

The Norfolk County DA's office is so compromised right now by its investigators and its leader that I don't know how they don't make a deal with Walshe for 2nd degree murder to ensure justice for Ana. JMO

I have to agree that this is a possibility. The video link you provided up thread where Jennifer Roman explained all of this makes a lot of sense.

 

[Eli9]

The Mass State Statute does not provide for a defendant charged with first-degree murder to enter a guilty plea-- partially explaining BW's partial change of plea on only two counts. Also, a conviction of first-degree murder comes with an automatic appeal, where not even a conviction at trial will be final.

IMO, it's more likely that BW will never proceed to trial on Dec 1, and is probably in the negotiation phase with prosecutors right now, seeking to plead guilty to a lower charge of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter, where BW's objective is to preserve his rights to parole.

The Norfolk County DA's office is so compromised right now by its investigators and its leader that I don't know how they don't make a deal with Walshe for 2nd degree murder to ensure justice for Ana. JMO

Totally a possibility here. But as I was watching the judge earlier she seemed all to aware of what the defense was trying to circumvent and reminded the defendant that she was within her rights to run all of the sentences concurrent of each other which is what I am banking on at the moment. I realize that I am just an observer and want to see things in my frame of reference so I may be jaded.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, Nov. 19th:
*Jury Selection continues (Day 2) (@ 9am ET) - MA - Ana Walshe (39) was last seen at her home in Cohasset shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023, according to her husband. She was reported missing Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 from her employer in Washington D.C. - *Brian Reza Walshe (47/now 50) arrested (1/8/23), charged & arraigned (1/9/23) with intimidation/ misleading police during the investigation into his wife's disappearance. Bond $5M Surety/$500K Cash. Plead not guilty (1/9/23). [See below for NEW charges]. Quincy DC in Mass Court / moved to Norfolk Superior Court
*Re-Charged (1/17/23) & arraigned (1/18/23) with murder, assault to beat Ana with intent to murder & improper transport of body. Plead not guilty. Held without bond pending indictment. Held in Norfolk County Correctional Center.
*Indicted (3/30/23), re-charged & arraigned (4/27/23) with 1st degree murder, for misleading a police investigation/ obstruction of justice [plead guilty] & for the improper conveyance of a human body [plead guilty]. Plead not guilty to all charges (4/7/23). Held without Bond.
On 11/18/25 plead guilty to intimidation/misleading police & improper conveyance [transport] of body. Norfolk Superior Court
Trial was set to begin on 10/20/25 with jury selection – but was delayed (10/6/5) due to Judge Freniere’s Order for competency hearing. If found competent trial is set to begin on 11/18/25. 11/17/25: Found competent to stand trial.
Jury Selection began on 11/18/25. Should last about 2 weeks. 16 jurors to be selected. So far 9 jurors (6 men & 3 women.
Jury Trial set to begin on 12/1/25.
Sentencing for the guilty pleas will be after murder trial.
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere presiding. Norfolk County Asst. DA Greg Connor. Defense attorneys Larry Tipton & Kelli Porges, public defenders.
Case & court info from 1/6/23 thru 11/17/25 reference post #957 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...esh33are-to-airport-cohasset-4.658134/page-48
11/18/25 Tuesday, Jury Selection Day 1: Walshe has plead guilty to these charges: 002 willfully misleading a criminal investigation & 003 willfully conveying away a human body. Judge Diane C. Freniere said from the bench that she wouldn’t sentence Walshe on the two lesser counts until the end of the trial. Walshe faces a maximum sentence of 10 years on the misleading police charge with up to a 20-year sentence enhancement if convicted of murder. He faces up to 3 years in prison on the conveyance charge. Prosecutors have said they plan to call up to 60 witnesses in the state’s case against Walshe. Jury selection moving forward on murder charge, following Walshe's guilty plea on two of the counts. There will still be a trial.
*70 prospect jurors in the morning session. 9 jurors [6 men & 3 women] have been selected today. Jury Selection continues on Wednesday, 11/19/25.

 

[Silverstorm]

I am at a loss for words as to why the Walshe children are in state custody. I understand Anna's mother is 69, and she has a sister Aleksandra as well as friends who have tried (offered?) to take the children. I'm thinking of Jennifer Dulos' mother who was 89 and credits her daughters' close friends with helping her raise her 5 grandchildren. She said, "it takes a village". Surely a combination of these people is better than being in state custody?
Everything Brian Walshe has done has reminded me of what happened to Jennifer Dulos.

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1991196998360350923

 

[Megnut]

I am at a loss for words as to why the Walshe children are in state custody. I understand Anna's mother is 69, and she has a sister Aleksandra as well as friends who have tried (offered?) to take the children. I'm thinking of Jennifer Dulos' mother who was 89 and credits her daughters' close friends with helping her raise her 5 grandchildren. She said, "it takes a village". Surely a combination of these people is better than being in state custody?
Everything Brian Walshe has done has reminded me of what happened to Jennifer Dulos.

Let me guess. (And yes, it's just a guess.)

Father of the year won't relinquish rights. He'd rather have them in foster care than do the right thing and let family step in.

Perhaps that can change now that he's pled guilty to some of the charges. Seriously, if he's the reason the children are in State custody, then I like him less than I already did.

(Is it possible that the children, whine technically in the State's care, are in foster care with family? That would make sense to me.)

JMO

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1991179252914384921

11/19/25

Brian Walshe Pleads Guilty! What's The Strategy Here and How Does This Change The Trial?​