MA ANA WALSHE: Missing from Cohasset, MA- 1 Jan 2023 - Age 39 *ARREST* (6 Viewers)

Missing Cohasset woman Ana Walshe last seen on New Year's Day

Ana Walshe was last seen at her home, shortly after midnight at the start of the new year.

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Missing Cohasset woman Ana Walshe last seen on New Year's Day​

Cohasset police are looking for Ana Walshe, a missing woman who was last seen early in the morning on New Year's Day.


Walshe lives in Cohasset with her family, but she spends the workweeks in Washington DC. Her husband was not able to speak with WBZ-TV as he cares for their three young children, but family and friends near and far are growing desperate for her safe return.

"We're doing anything and everything, turning the world over to find her," said Alissa Kirby, Ana's friend in Washington DC.

Concern is growing, from Cohasset to the nation's capital, over her whereabouts and well-being. She works as a commercial real estate executive in DC, but her greatest passion and priority - her young sons in Massachusetts.

Police say the 39-year-old was last seen at her home in Cohasset shortly after midnight Sunday. Happy New Year messages were never returned.

ANA WALSHE: Missing from Cohasset, MA since 1 Jan 2023 - Age 39

Ana Walshe, 39, of Cohasset ordered a rideshare bound for Logan International Airport in Boston at 4 a.m. to commute to Washington, DC, for her job at a real estate firm. But Walshe, who has three young sons, ranging from 2 to 6 years old, never...

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[Tresir]

Stabbed with a blunt instrument???

A fork? Or a pen/pencil? Can't think what else inmates have. A toothbrush filed down on a concrete wall or floor is a favourite weapon.

He could also be faking incompetency.

Maybe he stabbed himself in front of his lawyers, grabbed a pen or pencil from them for extra effect ?

ETA I see the link in the article states he was stabbed in the head by another inmate. With a makeshift blunt instrument. Sorry coming into this late and trying to catch up. Michael Proctor phone involved too?

 

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What Brian Walshe said in court as his murder trial was delayed

Listen to what accused killer Brian Walshe says as the judge overseeing his murder trial discusses his competency — she went on to delay the trial.

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What Brian Walshe said in court as his murder trial was delayed​

In court this week, accused killer Brian Walshe can be heard asking the judge overseeing his murder trial to repeat a couple of questions.

Those responses may have been important, because the judge ultimately determined he needed further evaluation by doctors at Bridgewater State Hospital, pushing back the start date of his trial.

"Mr. Walshe, I want to ask you a few questions. Do you understand that is why we're here today?" asked Judge Diane Freniere.

"Could you repeat the question?" asked Walshe, as heard in audio of the hearing — listen in the video atop this story.

The trial was expected to start Oct. 20, but Walshe's attorneys made the last-minute plea to the judge, citing "grave concerns" about his ability participate after he was stabbed in jail last month.

"If I find that there is a doubt as to whether or not you're competent and can assist in your defense, which seems to be the heart of it here, that I can order an exam and I did this morning," Freniere explained.

"I'm sorry, can you repeat that … order something?" Walshe replied.

A doctor testified at the hearing that Walshe seemed to know the charges against him and the rules of the court but is showing signs of stress.

"I did have some concerns however about his ability to engage in back-and-forth conversations with me," the doctor explained.


The commonwealth opposed the postponement, saying "what sounds like traumatic symptoms ... don't rise to the level of lack of competency."

Prosecutors also cited a high number of witnesses set to testify, which will slow down scheduling for a new start date.

"There are huge adjustments that we're going to need to make," she said.

Freniere responded, "None are more important than me assessing the defendant's mental health."

NBC10 Boston legal analyst Michael Coyne said scheduling issues are common in every trial.

"I think it would be very unusual if we extend the trial any significant amount of time," Coyne said. "The fact is is that he is likely depressed. He's been stabbed in prison. If convicted of these charges, he's going to receive a life sentence in prison, and so, as all of us would be, [is] under some significant mental stress these days. But every criminal defendant who faces serious charges is, so that's not the standard, the standard is, can he assist with his defense and is he competent to make important decisions here?"

A competency hearing is scheduled for Oct. 27.

 

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Hospital asks for more time to complete evaluation of Brian Walshe

Bridgewater State Hospital sought more time to complete murder suspect Brian Walshe's mental health evaluation.

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Brian Walshe case: Hospital given more time to complete mental health evaluation of murder suspect​

Bridgewater State Hospital asked a Massachusetts judge for more time to complete murder suspect Brian Walshe's mental health evaluation.


Recordings from an initial hearing about Brian Walshe's mental health include some findings described by Dr. Michael Burke, who conducted a preliminary assessment of the defendant.

"He described interrupted sleep, having nightmares of being stabbed again in the future, and that these problems have given him cause for concern in his ability to participate in the proceedings," Burke said.

A competency hearing was set for Monday, but that appears likely to change as court records show the judge granted Bridgewater State Hospital an extension of the deadline for the evaluation to Nov. 14.

The findings of the competency evaluation and the related hearing, whenever it is held, will determine whether a trial can proceed.

"If there's a question about whether he can do that, it can make the entire trial invalid or create an appellate issue. Even if he were to be convicted, there would be an appellate issue that would say, 'He wasn't able to help himself during trial,'" explained attorney Greg Henning.

 

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Brian Walshe has upcoming hearing canceled, court records show

A key upcoming hearing in Brian Walshe’s murder case has been canceled, according to court records.

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Brian Walshe has upcoming hearing canceled, court records show​

A key upcoming hearing in Brian Walshe's murder case has been canceled, according to Massachusetts court records.

Walshe, who's accused of killing his wife Ana on New Year's Day 2023, was due to have a mental competency hearing on Friday, but it was canceled as of Monday, according to the docket for Norfolk Superior Court.

The docket entry didn't list a specific reason, saying only, "Other event activity needed."


But Friday's now-canceled hearing was where doctors would have signed off on whether Walshe is mentally competent to stand trial. A previous competency hearing was already canceled — he's been at Bridgewater State Hospital for evaluation.

 

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Good. Let's get on with it.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Jury selection to begin in Brian Walshe murder trial Tuesday

Brian Walshe is set to return to court Monday, with jury selection in his upcoming murder trial slated to begin on Tuesday.

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Jury selection to begin in Brian Walshe murder trial Tuesday​

Brian Walshe is set to return to court Monday, with jury selection in his upcoming murder trial slated to begin on Tuesday.

If jury selection goes according to schedule, Walshe's trial could start Dec. 1.

 

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Dead businesswoman's rug found near mother-in-law's home after husband uncovered affair: prosecutors

Missing wife's body never found, but prosecutors say digital evidence shows Brian Walshe searched how to dispose of human remains before buying suspicious items.

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Dead businesswoman's rug found near mother-in-law's home after husband uncovered affair: prosecutors​

A Massachusetts judge overseeing the murder trial of Brian Walshe ruled Monday that prosecutors may show jurors a still image taken from video of his missing wife playing with their children on a rug inside the family’s Cohasset home, after defense attorneys argued the footage was too inflammatory.

Prosecutors had wanted to show the entire video to illustrate a connection between the victim and the rug itself. They said in court that the rug seen in the clip is identical to one later recovered 40 miles away from a dumpster near the home of Brian Walshe’s mother, Diana, along with a saw and a "bone fragment."


But Ana Walshe had plans to move with the kids to Washington, D.C., where she worked and where she was carrying on the affair, according to prosecutors.

Her alleged paramour is on the witness list, according to defense attorneys, and he is expected to testify.

He declined to answer questions about the case when approached Sunday.

Alleged killer husband Brian Walshe doesn’t want anyone at trial talking about his missing wife as loving mom, dedicated employee

His lawyer worried that prosecutors would raise testimony that Ana “would never abandon her children.” She was last seen Jan. 1, 2023.

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Alleged killer husband Brian Walshe doesn’t want anyone at trial talking about his missing wife as loving mom, dedicated employee​

Alleged wife-killer Brian Walshe wants witnesses at his upcoming Massachusetts murder trial to be barred from telling jurors that his missing wife, Ana, was a loving mother and dedicated employee.

Walshe’s lawyer, Kelli Porges, Monday morning raised concerns with Judge Diane Freniere that it would be “inflammatory and prejudicial and invoke sympathy of the jury to hear that [Ana] was a great mother and a great employee.”


Porges was also worried that prosecutors would raise testimony that Ana “would never abandon her children.” She was last seen Jan. 1, 2023.

The defense attorney argued that this type of testimony would not only be inflammatory but is irrelevant to the allegations against Walshe.

Freniere told Porges to “make a real-time objection” during the trial but warned Porges, “I will probably allow observations … general observations as to the victim’s interactions with her children.”

 

[Guess Who]

BREAKING: Brian Walshe was in court on Tuesday and entered a guilty plea. He pleaded guilty to willfully misleading a police investigation and willfully conveying away a human body. He is still pleading not guilty to the murder charges.
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