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

[Elliot_Alderson]

Brian Walshe is an idiot.

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 13, 2023

Citing financial strain, Brian Walshe appointed public defender in Cohasset murder case.

Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man accused of killing and dismembering his wife last year, said he can longer afford a private lawyer.

www.patriotledger.com

[...]

It's unclear why his lawyer, Tracy Miner, wants to withdraw from the case. A message left with her office Wednesday morning was not immediately returned.

According to the DA's office, once the motion to withdraw is filed, it will be up to the court to decide whether to accept it, and, if so, to then appoint a new public defender.

WCVB reports that Walshe will now be represented by Larry Tipton, but the DA's office said it has not been notified of that yet.

[...]

 

[ch_13]

DEC 13, 2023

Citing financial strain, Brian Walshe appointed public defender in Cohasset murder case.

Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man accused of killing and dismembering his wife last year, said he can longer afford a private lawyer.

www.patriotledger.com

[...]

It's unclear why his lawyer, Tracy Miner, wants to withdraw from the case. A message left with her office Wednesday morning was not immediately returned.

According to the DA's office, once the motion to withdraw is filed, it will be up to the court to decide whether to accept it, and, if so, to then appoint a new public defender.

WCVB reports that Walshe will now be represented by Larry Tipton, but the DA's office said it has not been notified of that yet.

[...]

Tipton is a public defender. I guess that means there's no money to pay for private counsel.

BW's mom is pretty wealthy. I wonder if she's refusing to pay for her son's attorney.

 

[Seattle1]

DEC 13, 2023

Citing financial strain, Brian Walshe appointed public defender in Cohasset murder case.

Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man accused of killing and dismembering his wife last year, said he can longer afford a private lawyer.

www.patriotledger.com

[...]

It's unclear why his lawyer, Tracy Miner, wants to withdraw from the case. A message left with her office Wednesday morning was not immediately returned.

According to the DA's office, once the motion to withdraw is filed, it will be up to the court to decide whether to accept it, and, if so, to then appoint a new public defender.

WCVB reports that Walshe will now be represented by Larry Tipton, but the DA's office said it has not been notified of that yet.

[...]

I think it may very well come down to Mommy is no longer willing to write checks to the Law Firm of Tracy, and told him to get a public defender. MOO

 

[Seattle1]

Cohasset man accused of murdering wife gets new defense attorney

A Massachusetts lawyer tells 5 Investigates that he was asked to defend Brian Walshe, who is charged in the death of his wife, Ana, because he needs a public defender.

www.wcvb.com

12/12/23

BOSTON —
A Massachusetts man who is accused of murdering his wife nearly a year ago and dismembering her body is getting a new lawyer.

On Tuesday, attorney Larry Tipton told 5 Investigates that he was asked to defend Brian Walshe, of Cohasset, because he needs a public defender.

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 14, 2023

Accused Cohasset murderer Brian Walshe found indigent, gets court-appointed attorney

Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe on the first day of this year, has lost his private attorney and has been assigned a court-appointed one.

www.bostonherald.com

[...]

Walshe was the subject of a brief hearing conducted by Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly J. Cannone over Zoom Thursday afternoon. It was the first hearing in the once very active case held in several months.

In the hearing, Cannone found Walshe indigent and approved his attorney Tracy Miner’s motion to withdraw. Attorney Larry Tipton will now take on the role on the taxpayer dime.

It was a quick fall to indigency status. In March of 2022, he and his wife pocketed nearly $1.4 million from the sale of their oceanside home on Cohasset’s Jerusalem Road. That home mysteriously caught fire just days after Ana Walshe went missing on New Year’s Day 2023 — though authorities have said that it’s merely a coincidence and the fire has nothing to do with her disappearance.

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The court set the next hearing date for March 4 at 2 p.m.

Also see:

DEC 15, 2023

Attorney of accused wife-killer Brian Walshe withdraws from case; judge approves new one

Walshe can reportedly no longer afford his high-profile defense attorney.

www.boston25news.com

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 14, 2023

Murder suspect Brian Walshe, now indigent, gets court-appointed lawyer

Brian Walshe, the Cohasset, Massachusetts, man accused of killing his wife, Ana, on New Year’s Day, received a new lawyer at a hearing on Thursday. Walshe was charged with murder over the death of his wife, whose disappearance he reported to authorities several days later, saying she’d left home...

www.necn.com

The case has been on hold as prosecution and defense have been waiting on DNA evidence testing. Miner said at a November hearing that they expected to have "everything" by the end of the year.

Asked by the judge for an update on evidence analysis, prosecutor Greg Connor said, "we're kind of at a stand-still as far as DNA."

 

[Niner]

DEC 14, 2023

Accused Cohasset murderer Brian Walshe found indigent, gets court-appointed attorney

Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe on the first day of this year, has lost his private attorney and has been assigned a court-appointed one.

www.bostonherald.com

[...]

Walshe was the subject of a brief hearing conducted by Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly J. Cannone over Zoom Thursday afternoon. It was the first hearing in the once very active case held in several months.

In the hearing, Cannone found Walshe indigent and approved his attorney Tracy Miner’s motion to withdraw. Attorney Larry Tipton will now take on the role on the taxpayer dime.
snipped by me (Niner)

[...]

The court set the next hearing date for March 4 at 2 p.m.

But according to my notes - I have a hearing on 1/23/24 for that DNA stuff.

 

[Seattle1]

But according to my notes - I have a hearing on 1/23/24 for that DNA stuff.

I believe the Jan 2024 hearing was scheduled with his prior attorney TM, and his new public defender may not be up to speed enough to meet as early as January and needs the later hearing date.

Also, if I recall correctly, the latest DNA evidence was something being tested by the defense expert.

The court set the next hearing date for March 4 at 2 p.m.

 

[Niner]

I believe the Jan 2024 hearing was scheduled with his prior attorney TM, and his new public defender may not be up to speed enough to meet as early as January and needs the later hearing date.

Also, if I recall correctly, the latest DNA evidence was something being tested by the defense expert.

You are probably right - as usual! I shall move him to March hearing then. Thanks!

 

[Seattle1]

You are probably right - as usual! I shall move him to March hearing then. Thanks!

Also, glad your computer is back up and running!

 

[Niner]

Also, glad your computer is back up and running!

Ditto here!!! Boy - 2/3 days without WS was definitely hard! LOL! And now I have SO much to catch up on... Actually got a new Dell Latitude laptop - have to get used to these keys now.

 

[Seattle1]

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[Snoopster]

Cohasset man accused of murdering wife gets new defense attorney

A Massachusetts lawyer tells 5 Investigates that he was asked to defend Brian Walshe, who is charged in the death of his wife, Ana, because he needs a public defender.

www.wcvb.com

12/12/23

BOSTON —
A Massachusetts man who is accused of murdering his wife nearly a year ago and dismembering her body is getting a new lawyer.

On Tuesday, attorney Larry Tipton told 5 Investigates that he was asked to defend Brian Walshe, of Cohasset, because he needs a public defender.

Looks like someone has had a haircut. I guess there aren't a lot of styling products in jail.

 

[Teche]

Looks like someone has had a haircut. I guess there aren't a lot of styling products in jail.

Looks like he doesn't like the jailhouse food.

 

[Seattle1]

As we approach the one year anniversary of Ana's demise at the hands of Brian, my thoughts turn to her lovely, innocent boys, and only wish their hearts are full, and that they are safe. Clearly, BW only loves himself. MOO

 

[Kemug]

Looks like he doesn't like the jailhouse food.

Do him good.

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 2, 2024

1 year since Ana Walshe was last seen: Here's where the case stands

Progress in the prosecution of her husband appears to have slowed to a crawl as a new defense attorney takes over.

www.wmur.com

[...]

The latest change in the progress of the case was the withdrawal of Walshe's former defense attorney in January. Public defender Larry Tipton was assigned the case.

At the time, attorneys said the case came with nearly 1,000 pages of discovery for Tipton to review and additional DNA testing is expected.

"This is going to be a DNA complex, DNA heavy case," WCVB legal analyst Greg Henning says. "They need to prove that Brian Walshe killed his wife and also prove that she is deceased. So, the fact that there’s DNA in different locations, different quantities, bone fragments, blood residue, all of those things are going to be vetted and fleshed out."

[...]

In November, members of Brian Walshe's family moved to drop a probate case based on accusations that he stole a half-million dollars from his late father's estate. The case was dismissed after his relatives said they didn't want to spend more money pursuing what they may never be able to recover.

Also see:

New Year's Day marks 1 year since Cohasset mother Ana Walshe was last seen alive | ABC6

Ana Walshe of Cohasset, Massachusetts was reported missing in January 2023. (Cohasset Police Department)COHASSET, Mass. (WLNE) — A new defense attorney has taken over the prosecution case of a Massachusetts husband over the disappearance and presumed murder of his wife one year ago, WCVB...

www.abc6.com

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 6, 2023

Ana Walshe case file: How the investigation unfolded 1 year ago

The murder case involving Ana Walshe has quickly become one of Massachusetts’ most infamous. But it didn’t seem to be a major criminal case when police in Cohasset first announced the mother of three was missing one year ago.

www.nbcboston.com

Below, watch a YouTube playlist of our news reports on the twists and turns of the case, from when police first reported Ana Walshe was missing to when Brian Walshe appeared in court having been charged with killing his wife.

Walshe case file | Search ongoing for Cohasset woman missing since New Year's Day​

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[PommyMommy]

JAN 1, 2024

Ana Walshe disappeared a year ago. Where does the murder case stand?

It's been a year since Ana Walshe was believed to have been killed by her husband on New Year's Day 2023. Here's the latest details and what we know in the case.

www.masslive.com

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What’s next in the Walshe case?​

The last public search in the Walshe case was in August, when state police were searching again in Peabody from a tip from two residents, but officers found “nothing,” the district attorney’s office said.

When asked for a recent update on the investigation, State Police spokesperson David Procopio gave the statement, “Massachusetts State Police investigative units are working closely with the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office as the criminal proceedings against Brian Walshe move forward.”

“Troopers and prosecutors continue their meticulous preparation with one goal in mind — to secure justice for Ana Walshe,” Procopio said. He added the Forensic Services Division was analyzing various evidentiary items at the crime lab and arranging for testing at an outside lab.