DEDHAM, Mass. — Jurors in the Brian Walshe murder trial were shown chilling surveillance video on Monday of Walshe purchasing tools and cleaning supplies on the same day his wife, Ana Walshe, was last seen alive.
Prosecution’s case
Brian Walshe is charged with first-degree murder, accused of killing Ana around New Year’s Day 2023, dismembering her body, and disposing of her remains in area dumpsters. Prosecutors say Walshe acted out of anger over his failing marriage.
The defense argues Ana died of natural causes and that Walshe panicked after finding her dead in bed.
Surveillance footage
On January 1, 2023, about 16 hours after Ana was last seen, Walshe was recorded at a Lowe’s store in Danvers. His shopping cart was filled with supplies, and a receipt shows he spent $463 on:
- Mops and buckets
- Clorox bleach
- A hammer
- Wire snips
At checkout, Walshe wore a black face mask and blue gloves.
Just before visiting Lowe’s, Walshe was seen on video at a Swampscott liquor store, throwing a trash bag into a dumpster — the second time jurors have seen him discarding items, the other being in Abington.
In another video from Lowe’s in Weymouth, Walshe appears with a child, possibly his son, buying a trash can. The child’s face was blurred in court footage.
Jurors were also shown videos of Walshe using self-checkout registers at a CVS in Danvers and a Stop & Shop in Swampscott on Jan. 1, 2023.
Positive blood samples
Matthew Sheehan, a Massachusetts State Police forensic scientist, testified about tests he conducted in the basement of the Walshe family home, and told the jury that multiple items recovered from a dumpster tested positive for blood:
- A hacksaw
- Wire snips
- Hammer
- Knife
- Slippers
- Hatchet
- Towel
- Jacket
0 of 14
No Body, no cause of death
Ana Walshe’s body has never been found. A state medical examiner testified that without a body, he cannot determine the cause or manner of death. He reviewed images of rugs found in a bag, describing:
- Blood clots
- Red-brown stains
- A white, clumpy substance
- A piece of metal embedded in a rug
Boston 25 News is streaming each day of testimony in the trial online, on X, on Facebook, and on YouTube.
Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts.
Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
©2025 Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/7QOJU3BNCJERBNKJC5LWTBYFLU.png)
