Brian Walshe โขPleads โGuilty to Disposing of Wife Ana‘s โขBody
Cohasset,โ MA – November โค19, 2025 – Brianโ Walshe has pleaded guilty to disposingโข of the body of โขhis wife, Ana Walshe, bringing a significant growth to the high-profile case that captivated national attention. The โขpleaโ comes โafter a lengthy inquiryโข revealing a disturbing series of actions by Walshe following Ana’s disappearance in January 2023.
Ana Walshe wasโค first reported missing on January 4, 2023, after failing to โขshow โup for work. Prosecutors quickly โfocused on Brian Walshe, uncovering a pattern of suspiciousโค behavior and internet searches that pointed to a deliberate attempt to conceal her death.
According to prosecutors, Brian Walshe conductedโฃ internet searches on January 1, 2023, including “how to dispose of a human body,” “how long does it take โfor a dead body to smell,” and “how long does someone have to be missing to beโฃ declared dead.” Earlier, on December 27, 2022, he searched “What is the best state to โdivorce?”
Investigators builtโ a timeline detailing Walshe’s movements inโข the days following his wife’s disappearance,โ relying heavily on surveillance footage. This footage showed him making โmultiple tripsโฃ to hardware stores and dumpsters, purchasing items that appeared to be used โin the disposal ofโ a body.
Specifically, the prosecution detailed the following purchases:
* january 1: 13 bottles of hydrogen peroxide โand jugs of ammonia from stores in Swampscott and Danvers.
* January 2: Area rugs and scented candles fromโค HomeGoods in Norwell, and also 5-gallon buckets with leak-proof lids, a hatchet, plastic sheeting, 24 pounds of baking soda, and a Tyvek suit from Home Depot in Rockland.
* Januaryโ 3: Trips to apartment complexes in Abington and Brockton, โฃwhere he was seen discarding heavy โขtrash bags.
A search of dumpstersโค at his mother’s โขapartmentโ complex in Swampscott on January 5 revealed bags containing Ana โWalshe’s personal items, including her Hermes watch, Hunter boots, Prada purse, a piece of a Gucci necklace, rugs, cleaning products, a COVID-19 vaccine card, and a hacksaw. Some of these items tested positive for Ana’s โDNA, โคwith red-brown stains present.
“rather than divorce, it is believed that Brian Walshe dismembered and later discarded her โขbody,” stated former Norfolk County prosecutor Lynn Beland.
While the plea addresses the disposal โขof Ana Walshe’s body,the investigation remains ongoing regarding the circumstances surrounding her death.The case has drawn widespread media โขcoverage and highlighted the โcomplexities of โinvestigating and prosecuting casesโฃ involving concealed homicides.
