His defence sounds a lot like that of Greg Lynn, the Australian pilot charged with killing campers Carol Clay and Russell Hill. "Killing them was accidental, I only hid them miles away, burnt their bodies, and then pulverised their bones because I was afraid I'd look guilty". Yes mate, you do.
Still Missing MA - Ana Walshe, 39, allegedly left home, may have been dismembered, Cohasset, Jan 2023 *husband indicted* #4
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This really bothers me, her broken teeth.
When I first read this, I presumed he wondered if he should remove her teeth. He'd already made the decision to dismember her. IMO, there was little evidence at the residence to indicate a violent altercation.
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One thing to remember is that Brian is a professional liar -- a talented con man. He's very skilled at telling stories.
He went to boarding school and went on to attend elite colleges in the northeast like Carnegie Mellon and the JFK School of Government at Harvard University. “He took advantage of these very traits to ensnare his victims,” federal prosecutors wrote in their filings about Walshe's federal case involving wire fraud, interstate transportation for a scheme to defraud, and unlawful monetary transaction (selling forged Andy Warhol paintings).
A likeable guy...
He went to boarding school and went on to attend elite colleges in the northeast like Carnegie Mellon and the JFK School of Government at Harvard University. “He took advantage of these very traits to ensnare his victims,” federal prosecutors wrote in their filings about Walshe's federal case involving wire fraud, interstate transportation for a scheme to defraud, and unlawful monetary transaction (selling forged Andy Warhol paintings).
A likeable guy...
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Thursday, Dec. 4th:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 9am ET) - MA - Ana Walshe (39) was last seen at her home in Cohasset shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023, according to her husband. She was reported missing Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 from her employer in Washington D.C. - *Brian Reza Walshe (47/now 50) arrested (1/8/23), charged & arraigned (1/9/23) with intimidation/ misleading police during the investigation into his wife's disappearance. Bond $5M Surety/$500K Cash. Plead not guilty (1/9/23). [See below for NEW charges]. Quincy DC in Mass Court/moved to Norfolk Superior Court
*Re-Charged (1/17/23) & arraigned (1/18/23) with murder, assault to beat Ana with intent to murder & improper transport of body. Plead not guilty. Held without bond pending indictment. Held in Norfolk County Correctional Center.
*Indicted (3/30/23), re-charged & arraigned (4/27/23) with 1st degree murder, for misleading a police investigation/ obstruction of justice [plead guilty] & for the improper conveyance of a human body [plead guilty]. Plead not guilty to all charges (4/7/23). Held without Bond.
On 11/18/25 plead guilty to intimidation/misleading police & improper conveyance [transport] of body. Norfolk Superior Court
Trial was set to begin on 10/20/25 with jury selection – but was delayed (10/6/5) due to Judge Freniere’s Order for competency hearing. If found competent trial is set to begin on 11/18/25. 11/17/25: Found competent to stand trial.
Jury Selection began on 11/18/25 & ended on 11/20/25. 16 jurors selected. [9 women & 7 men].
Jury Trial began on 12/1/25. Mondays thru Thursdays court ends at 4pm, on Fridays at 1pm.
Sentencing for the guilty pleas will be after murder trial.
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere presiding. Norfolk County Asst. DAs Gregory Connor & Anna Yas. Defense attorneys Larry Tipton & Kelli Porges, public defenders.
Case & court info from 1/6/23 thru 11/17/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (11/18-20/25) & Trial Day 1-2 (12/1-12/2/25) reference post #1280 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...esh33are-to-airport-cohasset-4.658134/page-64
12/3/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 3: State witnesses: Massachusetts State Police Trooper Nicholas Guarino back on stand. William Foley. Keeper of Records, U.S. Customs & Border Protection [testified there were no records of Ana Walshe leaving the country after she returned in early December 2022 from a trip abroad]. Officer Patrick Reardon, K9 Unit for Cohasset Police Dept. Thomas Mennio, Corporate Security Manager, JetBlue [Ana was considered a "no show" for a flight from Boston to DC that had been booked for 1/3/23 or the flight on 1/13/23 from DC back to Boston]. Officer Greg Lowrance, Cohassett Police Dept. Seth Fox, Subpoena Compliance Specialist, Lyft [Ana did'nt use ridesharing app]. Alyssa Whimmer, Regional Public Safety Liasion, Uber Technologies [Ana di not use ridesharing app]. Swampscott Police Dept. Sgt. Michael Kenyon. Mass State Police Amy Waterman, Peter Capozzoli, owner, Cohasset Imports & Walshe Landlord. Mark Selvaggi, Insurance Broker, New York Life [Ana had a $1 Million term life insurance policy & a $250K whole life insurance policy in 2021. The Walshe family also had whole life insurance policies on all three of their children, with Ana Walshe as the sole beneficiary]. Davis Gould, DNA Analyst, Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab. [See post #1375, page 69 for more info on witnesses]. Trial continues on Thursday, 12/4/25.
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 9am ET) - MA - Ana Walshe (39) was last seen at her home in Cohasset shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023, according to her husband. She was reported missing Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 from her employer in Washington D.C. - *Brian Reza Walshe (47/now 50) arrested (1/8/23), charged & arraigned (1/9/23) with intimidation/ misleading police during the investigation into his wife's disappearance. Bond $5M Surety/$500K Cash. Plead not guilty (1/9/23). [See below for NEW charges]. Quincy DC in Mass Court/moved to Norfolk Superior Court
*Re-Charged (1/17/23) & arraigned (1/18/23) with murder, assault to beat Ana with intent to murder & improper transport of body. Plead not guilty. Held without bond pending indictment. Held in Norfolk County Correctional Center.
*Indicted (3/30/23), re-charged & arraigned (4/27/23) with 1st degree murder, for misleading a police investigation/ obstruction of justice [plead guilty] & for the improper conveyance of a human body [plead guilty]. Plead not guilty to all charges (4/7/23). Held without Bond.
On 11/18/25 plead guilty to intimidation/misleading police & improper conveyance [transport] of body. Norfolk Superior Court
Trial was set to begin on 10/20/25 with jury selection – but was delayed (10/6/5) due to Judge Freniere’s Order for competency hearing. If found competent trial is set to begin on 11/18/25. 11/17/25: Found competent to stand trial.
Jury Selection began on 11/18/25 & ended on 11/20/25. 16 jurors selected. [9 women & 7 men].
Jury Trial began on 12/1/25. Mondays thru Thursdays court ends at 4pm, on Fridays at 1pm.
Sentencing for the guilty pleas will be after murder trial.
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Diane Freniere presiding. Norfolk County Asst. DAs Gregory Connor & Anna Yas. Defense attorneys Larry Tipton & Kelli Porges, public defenders.
Case & court info from 1/6/23 thru 11/17/25 & Jury Selection Days 1-3 (11/18-20/25) & Trial Day 1-2 (12/1-12/2/25) reference post #1280 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...esh33are-to-airport-cohasset-4.658134/page-64
12/3/25 Wednesday, Trial Day 3: State witnesses: Massachusetts State Police Trooper Nicholas Guarino back on stand. William Foley. Keeper of Records, U.S. Customs & Border Protection [testified there were no records of Ana Walshe leaving the country after she returned in early December 2022 from a trip abroad]. Officer Patrick Reardon, K9 Unit for Cohasset Police Dept. Thomas Mennio, Corporate Security Manager, JetBlue [Ana was considered a "no show" for a flight from Boston to DC that had been booked for 1/3/23 or the flight on 1/13/23 from DC back to Boston]. Officer Greg Lowrance, Cohassett Police Dept. Seth Fox, Subpoena Compliance Specialist, Lyft [Ana did'nt use ridesharing app]. Alyssa Whimmer, Regional Public Safety Liasion, Uber Technologies [Ana di not use ridesharing app]. Swampscott Police Dept. Sgt. Michael Kenyon. Mass State Police Amy Waterman, Peter Capozzoli, owner, Cohasset Imports & Walshe Landlord. Mark Selvaggi, Insurance Broker, New York Life [Ana had a $1 Million term life insurance policy & a $250K whole life insurance policy in 2021. The Walshe family also had whole life insurance policies on all three of their children, with Ana Walshe as the sole beneficiary]. Davis Gould, DNA Analyst, Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab. [See post #1375, page 69 for more info on witnesses]. Trial continues on Thursday, 12/4/25.
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At the end of court yesterday, jury not present, the judge was addressing the two prior guilty pea's. I suspect there may be some discussion of that this morning and how it will or won't be presented to the jury.
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The judge is not playing around with the defense today.
She's reading into the record her official ruling on some of Ana Walshe's text messages. An exception to the hearsay rule allows a victim's communications to come in as evidence as to "state of mind." It's admissible when there's evidence the defendant is aware of the state of mind at the time of the crime and would be likely to respond to it. The jury only needs to be able to reasonably infer that the defendant was aware. In this case, Brian Walshe told detectives that Ana's imessages come up on his phone and he had seen messages her friends were sending. He told police that Ana sent a photo to William Fastow on New Year's Eve. And he told detectives they could pinpoint the exact time his son went to bed based on the time she texted Fastow. From such evidence it's reasonable to infer he had seen Ana's text exchange and these texts contain evidence of her state of mind such as confusion about married life, her intimate relations with Fastow, and her desire for a future with Fastow.
The judge continues to believe certain of these text messages are not relevant to state of mind and will allow the defense to object during the proceedings and she'll rule in real time.
She's reading into the record her official ruling on some of Ana Walshe's text messages. An exception to the hearsay rule allows a victim's communications to come in as evidence as to "state of mind." It's admissible when there's evidence the defendant is aware of the state of mind at the time of the crime and would be likely to respond to it. The jury only needs to be able to reasonably infer that the defendant was aware. In this case, Brian Walshe told detectives that Ana's imessages come up on his phone and he had seen messages her friends were sending. He told police that Ana sent a photo to William Fastow on New Year's Eve. And he told detectives they could pinpoint the exact time his son went to bed based on the time she texted Fastow. From such evidence it's reasonable to infer he had seen Ana's text exchange and these texts contain evidence of her state of mind such as confusion about married life, her intimate relations with Fastow, and her desire for a future with Fastow.
The judge continues to believe certain of these text messages are not relevant to state of mind and will allow the defense to object during the proceedings and she'll rule in real time.
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Fastow, AW's lover, is on the stand this morning. Can't wait for this testimony!
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Fastow met Ana through mutual friend Gem when they were trying to purchase a property in DC. He had never met Brian Walshe in person.
He says he and Ana quickly became close friends, then confidantes, then started an intimate relationship. He was separated at the time that this occurred. The prosecutor establishes that a key part of their relationship was fitness as Ana tried to be as active as possible.
He testifies that Ana had done quite a bit to furnish the children's bedrooms and prepare the townhouse in DC for them. She told him that the children were with their father and were there because his home confinement was predicated on Brian being the sole caregiver. She told Fastow that initially she saw this situation as necessary but over time she came to be deeply upset and despondent, troubled about being separated from her children.
They had discussed telling Brian about their relationship. She expressed great concern that he would find out in any way other than directly from her.
Their relationship became more serious around July 2022. She had traveled to Massachusetts for Brian's sentencing and she thought they would all be moving to DC after a favorable sentencing. Prior to this point Ana and Fastow were both seeing other people. But after the sentencing was postponed they became exclusive and began to spend holidays together. They planned a trip to Dublin together for Thanksgiving. After their trip to Dublin, Ana flew on to Serbia to see her mother and he returned to Washington. They also had plans for Christmas Eve. They drove to Annapolis to have dinner with friends. On Christmas morning, it had snowed and her flight was delayed or cancelled. She left because Fastow was going to be taking custody of his own children and beginning his holidays with them. So she ended up driving back to Massachusetts. She later told Fastow that she and Brian had had an argument about this.
She mentioned other stressors in the marriage, the biggest one of which was his inability to resolve his criminal case. "She felt like it was holding up her life."
She was the primary breadwinner and one evening she found in her credit card statement numerous charges Brian had made for sports memorabilia. Ana and Brian had argued about this.
He says he and Ana quickly became close friends, then confidantes, then started an intimate relationship. He was separated at the time that this occurred. The prosecutor establishes that a key part of their relationship was fitness as Ana tried to be as active as possible.
He testifies that Ana had done quite a bit to furnish the children's bedrooms and prepare the townhouse in DC for them. She told him that the children were with their father and were there because his home confinement was predicated on Brian being the sole caregiver. She told Fastow that initially she saw this situation as necessary but over time she came to be deeply upset and despondent, troubled about being separated from her children.
They had discussed telling Brian about their relationship. She expressed great concern that he would find out in any way other than directly from her.
Their relationship became more serious around July 2022. She had traveled to Massachusetts for Brian's sentencing and she thought they would all be moving to DC after a favorable sentencing. Prior to this point Ana and Fastow were both seeing other people. But after the sentencing was postponed they became exclusive and began to spend holidays together. They planned a trip to Dublin together for Thanksgiving. After their trip to Dublin, Ana flew on to Serbia to see her mother and he returned to Washington. They also had plans for Christmas Eve. They drove to Annapolis to have dinner with friends. On Christmas morning, it had snowed and her flight was delayed or cancelled. She left because Fastow was going to be taking custody of his own children and beginning his holidays with them. So she ended up driving back to Massachusetts. She later told Fastow that she and Brian had had an argument about this.
She mentioned other stressors in the marriage, the biggest one of which was his inability to resolve his criminal case. "She felt like it was holding up her life."
She was the primary breadwinner and one evening she found in her credit card statement numerous charges Brian had made for sports memorabilia. Ana and Brian had argued about this.
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The man Ana Walshe was having an affair with, William Fasto, is on the stand.
WATCH: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QKEYm206z08 #BrianWalshe
Typo - His last name is spelled Fastow.
9:36 AM · Dec 4, 2025
WATCH: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QKEYm206z08 #BrianWalshe
Typo - His last name is spelled Fastow.
9:36 AM · Dec 4, 2025
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IMO but this guy seems more like AW's speed. Into fitness, his kids (he kept the appropriate boundaries with them), trips, yacht club dinner's. More evolved as a man than her mommy's boy husband. I'd imagine they might have had a future if she had gotten free.
Judge Diane Freniere said she decided that she will be putting off sentencing on the two charges Walshe pleaded guilty to until after the jury reaches a verdict on the first degree murder charge.
Live updates: Man who had affair with Ana Walshe testifies in murder trial
Testimony in Brian Walshe’s murder trial will continue for a fourth day on Thursday, after prosecutors focused Wednesday on Google queries, trash searches and life insurance.
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I think that was the right decision. Her reasoning made sense to me.Judge Diane Freniere said she decided that she will be putting off sentencing on the two charges Walshe pleaded guilty to until after the jury reaches a verdict on the first degree murder charge.
Live updates: Man who had affair with Ana Walshe testifies in murder trial
Testimony in Brian Walshe’s murder trial will continue for a fourth day on Thursday, after prosecutors focused Wednesday on Google queries, trash searches and life insurance.
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Unknown. The two sides are looking at the redactions of the text messages between AW and WF. I don't think the judge is pleased on behalf of the jury.
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The judge said something about "using the facilities" before the jury went out but actually I think this break is so the prosecution can show the defense some redactions they have willingly made to the Fastow text messages and the judge can rule on what will be admitted.
Yesterday at the end of court the defense said they wanted ALL the Fastow messages admitted as part of their own strategy to show "context" but this morning before testimony began they reversed course and said they were planning to object to some of them. The judge said she would be allowing some as "state of mind" but would rule on others on the spot. Then the prosecution offered to redact some of them. So the break is for the defense to review those redactions and see if they can agree to proceed in this way.
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