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Jury Selection Resumes in Brian Walshe Murder Trial After 12 Seated
Twelve jurors seated with four more pending as the trial begins Dec. 1; Walshe pleaded guilty to body disposal and misleading police but denies murder.
- On Thursday, Norfolk Superior Court seated the final four jurors, completing a 16-person panel for Brian Walshe's trial, with opening statements set for Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
- After a pretrial surprise plea change, Walshe pleaded guilty on two lesser charges just before jury selection began; Ana Walshe was last seen on Jan. 1, 2023, and her body has never been recovered.
- Prosecutors point to online searches and device activity, citing internet searches about dismemberment on family devices around Jan. 1, 2023, plus recovered items and DNA from Swampscott dumpster and other disposal sites.
- All 16 jurors will hear testimony, with four alternates and 12 jurors later deliberating to reduce mistrial risk; a conviction means life without parole for Brian Walshe.
- Prosecutors face the hurdle of proving a murder occurred without a body, while jurors were questioned about prior opinions and ordered to avoid social media and news, a restriction the judge called burdensome.
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