Still Missing MA - Ana Walshe, 39, allegedly left home, may have been dismembered, Cohasset, Jan 2023 *husband indicted* #4
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BREAKING: It appears Brian Walshe is prepared to plead GUILTY but not to Murder. He is pleading guilty to Misleading police and Improper conveyance of a human body (removing Ana's body from the residence). This is crazy news happening right before jury selection begins.
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He's not admitting to murder or dumping her in the dumpster
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Apparently they are still going to move forward with the homicide charge and pick the jury. Does that mean that all of his google searches won't be entered into evidence? Is this the strategy here?
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JURY SELECTION MOVING FORWARD ON MURDER, following Brian Walshe's guilty plea on two of the counts. There will still be a trial.
10:04 AM · Nov 18, 2025
JURY SELECTION MOVING FORWARD ON MURDER, following Brian Walshe's guilty plea on two of the counts. There will still be a trial.
10:04 AM · Nov 18, 2025
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That's exactly what he is going to do. 'It was an accident' and like you said 'I panicked' He's a con man and this is his way to con the jury. I bet he absolutely loves this strategy.
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Who doesn't panic and react with power tools?
He's insane if he thinks anyone will believe any of what he did was accidental.
I hope his guilty pleas garner him no favor, no mercy.
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He's insane if he thinks anyone will believe any of what he did was accidental.
I hope his guilty pleas garner him no favor, no mercy.
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Ah - now I can see the tweet. You only had link provided - and it fails for me...
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Judge Diane C. Freniere said from the bench that she wouldn’t sentence Walshe on the two lesser counts until the end of the trial.
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At one point during Walshe’s hearing Tuesday, Assistant Norfolk District Attorney Gregory P. Connor told Freniere that there was an issue with accepting the guilty plea.
“Count three revolves around improper disposal of Ms. Walshe’s remains,” Connor said. “The defendant, when asked his marriage status [by Freniere on Tuesday] said that he was married. And consequently, your honor, then that is not an accurate relaying of his current status to the court, and could be invalidating the plea.”
Connor said that Walshe “has to be asked that question again, and I believe that if he continues to say he’s married, that he is negating facts of count three.”
Following a sidebar conference, Freniere addressed Walshe on the matter.
“Under the law, death extinguishes marriage,” Freniere instructed the defendant. “It may not religiously, or otherwise, spiritually. But under the law, when someone dies, or when someone is dead, you can no longer be married to them. Do you understand that?”
“Yes, your honor,” Walshe replied.
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www.bostonglobe.com
Judge Diane C. Freniere said from the bench that she wouldn’t sentence Walshe on the two lesser counts until the end of the trial.
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At one point during Walshe’s hearing Tuesday, Assistant Norfolk District Attorney Gregory P. Connor told Freniere that there was an issue with accepting the guilty plea.
“Count three revolves around improper disposal of Ms. Walshe’s remains,” Connor said. “The defendant, when asked his marriage status [by Freniere on Tuesday] said that he was married. And consequently, your honor, then that is not an accurate relaying of his current status to the court, and could be invalidating the plea.”
Connor said that Walshe “has to be asked that question again, and I believe that if he continues to say he’s married, that he is negating facts of count three.”
Following a sidebar conference, Freniere addressed Walshe on the matter.
“Under the law, death extinguishes marriage,” Freniere instructed the defendant. “It may not religiously, or otherwise, spiritually. But under the law, when someone dies, or when someone is dead, you can no longer be married to them. Do you understand that?”
“Yes, your honor,” Walshe replied.
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Brian Walshe pleading guilty to two charges in trial for allegedly murdering wife - The Boston Globe
Walshe pleaded guilty to charges of willfully conveying a human body and misleading a police investigation, meaning he’ll stand trial only for murder.
www.bostonglobe.com
Brian Walshe faces a maximum sentence of 10 years on the misleading police charge with up to a 20-year sentence enhancement if convicted of murder. He faces up to 3 years in prison on the conveyance charge.
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Prosecutors have said they plan to call up to 60 witnesses in the state’s case against Walshe.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/us/brian-walshe-trial-case-charges
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Prosecutors have said they plan to call up to 60 witnesses in the state’s case against Walshe.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/us/brian-walshe-trial-case-charges
When a defendant resolves only part of a case, trial judges must decide how much of that resolved conduct a jury is permitted to hear.
Courts generally try to prevent jurors from inferring guilt from unrelated or already-decided charges, but some of that information can still appear if it is directly relevant to proving elements of the unresolved offense.
This creates a delicate balance: jurors cannot be told to consider the resolved crimes as propensity evidence, yet the prosecution can introduce facts tied to the same course of conduct if they are essential to establishing motive, intent, or identity.
The judge’s rulings on these evidentiary boundaries often become some of the most consequential decisions in a murder trial.
Partial pleas also narrow the defense options. Once a defendant has admitted to misleading investigators or improperly handling remains, the defense can no longer argue a narrative inconsistent with those admitted facts. In practical terms, the defense must build the remaining strategy around a foundation they no longer control.
www.lawyer-monthly.com
Courts generally try to prevent jurors from inferring guilt from unrelated or already-decided charges, but some of that information can still appear if it is directly relevant to proving elements of the unresolved offense.
This creates a delicate balance: jurors cannot be told to consider the resolved crimes as propensity evidence, yet the prosecution can introduce facts tied to the same course of conduct if they are essential to establishing motive, intent, or identity.
The judge’s rulings on these evidentiary boundaries often become some of the most consequential decisions in a murder trial.
Partial pleas also narrow the defense options. Once a defendant has admitted to misleading investigators or improperly handling remains, the defense can no longer argue a narrative inconsistent with those admitted facts. In practical terms, the defense must build the remaining strategy around a foundation they no longer control.
Brian Walshe Guilty Pleas Move the Murder Case Forward
Brian Walshe’s guilty pleas to two charges reshape the legal process and create a major procedural shift as the remaining murder case moves toward trial.
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Brian Walshe changed his pleas on counts No. 2 and No. 3. That includes willfully conveying a human body in violation of state law and misleading police. Prosecutors claimed that his interference led to the destruction of his wife's remains.
"The delays resulted in the contents of dumpsters in which the defendant disposed of Ana Walshe’s remains being incinerated," the prosecutor said.
"Mr. Walshe is prepared to admit to the recitation of facts with respect to the indictment that the government just read in so far as it alleges he did impede and obstruct the criminal investigation into the disappearance of Anna Walshe. We obviously object, and he's not admitting to and murder. The second portion of the facts that the government just read," his defense attorney said. "That we would take issue with, is the last sentence."
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During the final pre-trial hearing on Monday, Brian Walshe waved and smiled at his mother, who was in the courtroom but not listed on the witness list. She was asked to leave while parties discussed how she hired a private investigator to look into an alleged affair Ana Walshe was having with another man.
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www.wcvb.com
Brian Walshe changed his pleas on counts No. 2 and No. 3. That includes willfully conveying a human body in violation of state law and misleading police. Prosecutors claimed that his interference led to the destruction of his wife's remains.
"The delays resulted in the contents of dumpsters in which the defendant disposed of Ana Walshe’s remains being incinerated," the prosecutor said.
"Mr. Walshe is prepared to admit to the recitation of facts with respect to the indictment that the government just read in so far as it alleges he did impede and obstruct the criminal investigation into the disappearance of Anna Walshe. We obviously object, and he's not admitting to and murder. The second portion of the facts that the government just read," his defense attorney said. "That we would take issue with, is the last sentence."
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During the final pre-trial hearing on Monday, Brian Walshe waved and smiled at his mother, who was in the courtroom but not listed on the witness list. She was asked to leave while parties discussed how she hired a private investigator to look into an alleged affair Ana Walshe was having with another man.
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Brian Walshe pleads guilty to 2 counts, plans to continue fighting murder charge
Jury selection begins Tuesday for the trial of Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of killing and dismembering his wife in 2023.
www.wcvb.com
It is believed by law enforcement that he disposed of her body parts in dumpsters that were subsequently incinerated.
That is what it looks like to me. If so, it's a very clever play by his defence attorneys .Those google searches were damning.
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