pizzaman12
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I think this case will go exactly as many predict.
yes, I have always been like "what charm?! Is this mysterious charm in the room with us right now?" haha because seriously he looks the part he is dedicated to playingActually I have never trusted charm, I always wonder what it is hiding.
Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man accused of killing his wife, dismembering her body with a hacksaw and then discarding her remains at trash transfer stations across the region, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday in a federal art fraud case.
Walshe pleaded guilty to selling two counterfeit Andy Warhol paintings.
In a separate case, investigators say Walshe killed his wife, Ana Walshe, last year. The 39-year-old mother-of-three, a real estate professional who worked in Washington D.C., went missing on New Year’s Day 2023, authorities said. Her body has never been found.
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Brian Walshe, man accused of killing wife in Cohasset, to be sentenced in federal art fraud case
Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man accused of killing his wife, dismembering her body and then discarding it at trash transfer stations across the region, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday in a federal art fraud case.www.boston25news.com
I think BW fooled many women including Ana with characteristics commonly found in sociopaths and narcissists that are very skilled at winning over others including the victims of their crimes!
For example, the victim of the Warhol fraud told how in hundreds of purchases, BW was the first to pull a fraud over him in part because of his charm.
Another example was his mother-in-law and how he dotted over her, preparing special meals, etc. I don't doubt BW hopes he can use his MIL to side with the defense that somebody else was responsible for Ana's demise and BW is not responsible.
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As told by Ron Rivlin (the buyer):He is probably well-educated and polished. However, the situation with the fakes and the collector, while psychologically interesting, does not necessarily testify to BW's charm. For successful replications of Warhol, one has to have a decent knowledge about the artist himself, his circle and his era. While the collector/buyer is a person obsessed with Warhol. One can imagine that BW can hold an exceptionally interesting conversation about the artist, perhaps throwing in some peculiar details about his life, of which there were aplenty. In short, I think that the collector ended up spending 80 K for two hours of a fantastic conversation about the main interest of his life. Is it worth the money? For the collector, yes - Warhol, while successfully commercialized, may not be everyone's favorite artist, and here he found another aficionado. Regular women fall for something very different, and i don't want to explain what in BW looks so unattractive. However, I am sure BW could outcharm Marjorie Merriweather Post, the famed collector of art.
Just listening to the first episode and the reporter states that BW has a new court appointed attorney. The reporter has reached out to this attorney but has not heard back. He also states that he is hoping to interview BW in a future podcast. That's probably wishful thinking on his part IMO.FEB 26, 2024
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Revisit the Ana Walshe murder case ahead of the trial in new podcast
Just over a year ago, the search for Ana Walshe of Cohasset, Massachusetts, sparked widespread curiosity, concern and eventual heartbreak when it became apparent that the missing mother of three and real estate maven was dead, allegedly murdered by her husband, Brian Walshe. Amid the search for...www.nbcboston.com
Over a year later, Ana's body has not been found. But with Walshe's murder trial approaching, NBC10 Boston is taking a deeper look at this case — its twists and turns, the challenges prosecutors face bringing a case with no body, what happened on that New Year's Day and what could have led Brian to killing his own wife, a charge he has pleaded not guilty to.
Pulling from our extensive archive and new reporting, we're answering those questions and more in our new podcast, "The Searches for Ana Walshe," hosted by NBC10 Boston anchor Colton Bradford, and Matt Fortin.
Subscribe and listen to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts for a comprehensive look back at the search, new insights on what happened and updates on the case as they come in, right through the trial.
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The Searches for Ana Walshe
A look at the twists and turns in the case of the presumed murder of Ana Walshe, a mother of three from Cohasset, Massachusetts, allegedly at the hands of her husband. Drawing on NBC10 Boston’s extensive reporting, including jaw-dropping moments that have gone viral and reporters’ recollections...art19.com
As told by Ron Rivlin (the buyer):
Walshe had sent pictures of the real, stolen paintings but sent a fake copy to the buyer.
That buyer was Ron Rivlin, the owner of Revolver Gallery in California, the largest Andy Warhol gallery worldwide.
In dealing with Brian at first, Rivlin said Brian Walshe was "charismatic, articulate, and professional," and after he delivered fake paintings he was "unreachable" until Rivlin involved his wife and the FBI. "He would only cooperate when he was forced to," Rivlin said
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"He's a calculated guy," Rivlin explained. "I've bought over a thousand Warhols and this is the one and only acquisition that got by me. He was that good...What happened to me is telling of [Walshe's] masterful ability to coerce people."
1/10/23 -- Art scam victim says Brian Walshe was master manipulator