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

[Weki]

I'm late to this, but just watched Lawyer Lee's excellent recap of the art fraud part of this case. I recommend.
Her review makes me wonder how Anna could not have known about the art fraud and the money. Her accounts were used to try to sell the Warhol forgeries. How could she not have known?

If she knew, she may have been complicit. Why escape to Washington DC? Just for the job? I wonder if she was planning to escape Brian with a lover Fastow, hopefully extract herself from the legal situation in Massachusetts, perhaps even with a delusion that she'd be able to access the money or the originals. Did Anna know where the original Warhols were? And, was that a reason Brian wanted to kill her? Still, nobody knows where the originals are, except Brian.

From everything I've read and heard it seems impossible that she didn't know about the art fraud. I can see how he might've fooled her about himself/his life while they were dating because he was acting like a high roller and taking her on trips and spending a lot of money. But once you're married and he moves you into his mom's house, I personally would feel completely let down. I would have to wonder at that point whether the whole relationship was based on a lie. Apparently, he's never held a real job in his life. He dropped out of college. His entire life was funded by his wealthy mother and he put on a complete fake persona to friends/aquaintances. I don't know how she couldn't have become aware of this eventually.

She also allowed the kids to stay behind in Boston while she moved to DC so he could say to the court that he's the primary caregiver as an excuse to avoid jail/prison.

But I do think she was planning to leave him once he was sent to jail/prison.



Source: The Secret Life of Cohasset Con Man Brian Walshe

 

[Seattle1]

Do you know if the victim impact statements will be aired ?

During trial, we learned that there was a Motion to impound the victim impact statements to protect the minor children, but there was no ruling on the Motion. I guess we'll learn on Thursday.

More specifically, requests for the Motion by the CW were from DCFS on behalf of the minor children's impact statements, and by Ana's family who made reference to the children in their statements.

 

[Tortoise]

I'm late to this, but just watched Lawyer Lee's excellent recap of the art fraud part of this case. I recommend.
Her review makes me wonder how Anna could not have known about the art fraud and the money. Her accounts were used to try to sell the Warhol forgeries. How could she not have known?

If she knew, she may have been complicit. Why escape to Washington DC? Just for the job? I wonder if she was planning to escape Brian with a lover Fastow, hopefully extract herself from the legal situation in Massachusetts, perhaps even with a delusion that she'd be able to access the money or the originals. Did Anna know where the original Warhols were? And, was that a reason Brian wanted to kill her? Still, nobody knows where the originals are, except Brian.

I'm not aware of any evidence that Ana knew at the time of the sale that the artworks were forgeries and not the originals he took from South Korea.

He could have sold the originals before he and Ana were married. One lot of forgeries were painted from photographs, according to Lee.