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Jurors have delivered their decision in the trial of Brian Walshe, accused of murdering his wife, Ana, who vanished on New Year’s Day, 2023.
The verdict followed jury deliberations that commenced on Friday. Brian’s defense concluded their presentation on Thursday morning, opting not to have him testify. Previously, he confessed to misleading police and improperly handling Ana’s remains but maintained his innocence regarding the murder itself.
Prosecutors highlighted a series of damning internet searches Walshe conducted on January 1, 2023. These included queries like “how long for someone to be missing to inherit,” “best way to dispose of a body,” and “best way to dispose of body parts after a murder.”
In his closing arguments, Brian’s lawyer, Larry Tipton, asserted that his client “loved Ana Walshe, the mother of his three children.”
Brian Walshe appeared at Quincy District Court on January 18, 2023, facing charges related to the murder of Ana Walshe, in Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. (Ana Walshe, Craig F. Walker/Pool via REUTERS)
“There’s no evidence that he deliberately premeditated the murder. There’s no evidence that he ever intended to kill Ana Walshe. None whatsoever. Brian Walshe is not guilty. He’s not guilty,” he said on Friday during closing arguments.
Assistant Norfolk County DA Anne Yas, however, said that Brian murdered Ana then hid her body to hide the crime.
“Ana Walshe is dead because he murdered her and he intended her death. And Walshe was not missing,” Yas said. “Dying a sudden death from natural causes defies common sense. She was in great shape.”
Brian Walshe arrives at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)
Brian Walshe enters the courtroom clutching papers and a rosary. Opening statements in the Brian Walshe murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court, Dedham, Mass., Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
On Tuesday, a forensic scientist testified that DNA consistent with Ana’s profile was found on a hatchet and hacksaw recovered from the trash.
Saman Saleem, a DNA unit supervisor at the state police crime lab, also said that several items found at a Peabody, Massachusetts, trash collection site also had Ana’s DNA on it, which included pieces of a rug, a Tyvek suit, unknown tissue and slippers.
Brian Walshe is seen on surveillance camera at Lowe’s in Danvers on Jan. 1. 2023 with a shopping list buying $463.26 in goods, including cleaning supplies. This evidence was presented in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Brian Walshe is seen via surveillance camera at Lowe’s in Danvers on Jan. 1. 2023, where he bought cleaning supplies, among other goods. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Brian’s wife had a $2.7 million life insurance policy which he was the beneficiary of, court records show. He owed nearly $500,000 in restitution for his federal case.