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

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JUN 24, 2024

Attorneys for Brian Walshe, accused of killing, dismembering wife, in court for brief hearing

The Cohasset mother was was last seen alive on Jan. 1, 2023.

www.wcvb.com

During Monday's hearing, attorneys provided the judge with an update on their discovery process. The prosecution said the state DNA lab expects to finish testing on about a dozen items by the end of the month.

Walshe's defense said they expect to be ready to begin filing motions in the late summer. A new hearing was set for Oct. 2. Attorneys said Walshe is expected to attend that hearing.

The judge overseeing Walshe's case is also handling the high-profile trial of Karen Read.

 

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JUL 3, 2024

Will Trooper Michael Proctor testify in second Karen Read trial, Brian Walshe case?

Within hours of a mistrial being declared in the Karen Read murder trial, Massachusetts State Police announced that Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the case, had been relieved of duty and reassigned from his role as an investigator with the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office...

www.nbcboston.com

Within hours of a mistrial being declared in the Karen Read murder trial, Massachusetts State Police announced that Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the case, had been relieved of duty and reassigned from his role as an investigator with the Norfolk District Attorney's Office.

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The trooper's fate with the department will be determined by an internal investigation and the state's POST Commission, which handles allegations of police misconduct. ...

Security expert Todd McGhee, a former state police trooper, said on Tuesday night's "Canton Confidential" that if the POST Commission submits Proctor's name for inclusion on the Brady List, which includes all known issues of police misconduct, it could make any future testimony by him extremely problematic.

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"We can see where the impact was specifically with the Karen Read trial, but we don't know about the other trials he's been a part of in the investigation," McGhee said. "The other high profile case of course is the Brian Walshe trial. Trials like that we will have to wait to see what the outcome will be. Each and every case has different factors, different evidence. We can only hope there was the utmost of integrity performed with his other investigations, but right now that remains to be seen."