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Brian Walshe pleads guilty to lesser charges related to death of his wife as murder trial is set to begin
Brian Walshe admitted to misleading police and disposing of his wife’s body but denies murder; the trial proceeds amid searches revealing efforts to conceal her death.
- On Tuesday morning, Brian Walshe pleaded guilty to misleading investigators and willfully conveying a human body as jury selection began in Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, while denying first-degree murder with trial set for December 1.
- Prosecutors say the alleged motive centers on Walshe's discovery of an affair and his pending art-fraud case, where he owed nearly $475,000, and Ana had named him the sole beneficiary of a $2.7 million policy.
- Prosecutors point to chilling internet searches beginning Jan. 1, 2023, a $450 Home Depot purchase, and recovered items including a hacksaw, hatchet, Tyvek suit, Prada purse, and vaccination card near Walshe's mother's home.
- With jurors being chosen, the court expects the proceedings to run three to four weeks, while Walshe faces up to 10 years for misleading investigators and three years for conveying a body.
- On Friday, Judge Diane Freniere ruled Brian Walshe competent to stand trial after evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital, despite Ana Walshe's body never being found.
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