"A jury convicted Walshe of first-degree murder on Monday, and he pleaded guilty to two lesser charges just prior to jury selection: willfully misleading a police investigation and willfully conveying away a human body or the remains thereof. Before Judge Diane Freniere imposes sentences for all three charges, the court will hear victim impact statements, though Freniere has said she would likely impound statements submitted by the couple's three children."
"Over eight days, prosecutors argued their case for Walshe's guilt, pointing to internet searches, large purchases of cleaning supplies and tools, and discarded bloody items with DNA from the couple, as well as Ana's affair. Prosecutors said he dismembered Ana's body after killing the mother of three in their Cohasset home and tossed her remains in dumpsters around the region, including one near his mother's home in Swampscott."
A Norfolk Superior Court judge will sentence Brian Walshe for the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, on New Year's Day 2023. A jury convicted Walshe of first-degree murder, and he pleaded guilty to willfully misleading a police investigation and willfully conveying away a human body or remains. Victim impact statements will be heard, though the judge likely will impound statements from the couple's three children. Massachusetts mandates life without parole for first-degree murder and has no death penalty. Prosecutors presented evidence including internet searches, large cleaning-supply purchases, bloody items with DNA, alleged dismemberment, and dumpster disposal; investigators never recovered the body. The defense called no witnesses and said Walshe found Ana dead and panicked. A conviction triggers an automatic appeal to the state Supreme Judicial Court.
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