Brian Walshe

Defense attorneys for Brian Walshe say revelations about Massachusetts State Police during the Karen Read trial should lead to changes in how his own murder case proceeds.

A hearing is being held on Wednesday afternoon in the case of Brian Walshe, the man accused of killing his wife Ana and dismembering her body in 2023.

Hundreds of pages of notes and more than 2,500 images from the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office are now in possession of defense attorneys for Brian Walshe. His wife, Ana Walshe, was reported missing in January of 2023. Prosecutors say Brian killed Ana in their home in Cohasset, Massachusetts, on New Year’s Day, dismembering her body and discarding her remains…

Defense attorneys for Brian Walshe are looking into how embattled Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor investigated the death of Ana Walshe.

Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of killing his wife Ana and dismembering her body in 2023, returned to court for a hearing on Monday where the tentative date for the trial was set. Walshe entered in a suit, in handcuffs, for the motion hearing in Norfolk Superior Court, where Judge Diane Freniere, newly assigned to oversee the proceedings, offered…

A landlord has filed a lawsuit against the family of a Massachusetts man accused of killing his wife last January. Brian Walshe is awaiting trial in the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, at their Cohasset home. Off Route 3A, behind the trees, the secluded home now sits vacant and dark. The property owner is suing his own insurance company…

The landlord of the Cohasset home where Brian Walshe is accused of killing his wife, Ana Walshe, has taken legal action against the defendant’s family.

Judge Beverly Cannone, already presiding over one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched murder trials, is no longer in charge of another.

In the latest hearing in the Ana Walshe murder case, Brian Walshe’s attorneys discussed a motion for information on Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, who led the investigation as well as the one that led to Karen Read being charged in John O’Keefe’s death.

Brian Walshe, the Cohasset, Massachusetts, man accused of killing his wife, Ana, and dismembering her body in 2023, appeared in court on Wednesday as his lawyers question the integrity of Norfolk County’s murder investigations. Walshe looked neat as he was led into Norfolk Superior Court, dressed in a suit and restrained by handcuffs. Judge Beverly Cannone presided over the hearing,…

The Cohasset, Massachusetts, man accused of killing his wife made a brief appearance in court on Wednesday. Ana Walshe was reported missing in January of 2023, and a few weeks later, her husband Brian Walshe was arrested on charges including murder, misleading an investigation and improperly moving a human body. He’s now being held without bail and a trial date…

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, whose testimony in the Karen Read trial drew heavy criticism, will not testify against Brian Walshe, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office says.

Embattled Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who became the subject of controversy for his role in the Karen Read murder trial, will not testify in the case of Brian Walshe, a Cohasset man accused of killing his wife and then hiding her dismembered body in 2023, according to a recent court filing. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office stated in a filing Friday that, at...

Key questions in the Ana Walshe murder case could be answered in the coming weeks, with the state DNA lab expected to finish testing on about a dozen items in the case at the month’s end. Brian Walshe, Ana’s husband who is accused of dismembering and discarding her body in early 2023, had his appearance waived for a short...

The unprofessional conduct Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor has admitted to on the stand in the Karen Read murder trial is now set to impact another high-profile homicide case he’s connected to. The attorney representing Brian Walshe — the Cohasset man accused of killing his wife, Ana, in early 2023 — has told NBC10 Boston he plans to file…

Experts say that investigator Michael Proctor’s vulgar text messages about Karen Read could spell trouble for Proctor’s credibility while testifying in other cases as well, including the pending Brian Walshe murder trial, for which he is also the designated case officer.

In the conclusion to the first season of our podcast, “The Searches for Ana Walshe,” we dive into the life of Ana — her passion for her career, being a mom and possible signs of trouble.

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Who was Ana Walshe? Her name has become a recognizable one for many following her disappearance and presumed death, allegedly at the hands of her husband, Brian Walshe, early last year. But who was Ana the person — not the tragic news story? That’s what we’re diving into with the latest episode of “The Searches for Ana Walshe” podcast....

Pulling from our extensive archive and new reporting, we’re answering exploring that and more in our new podcast, “The Searches for Ana Walshe,” hosted by NBC10 Boston anchor Colton Bradford, and Matt Fortin. Subscribe and listen to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts for a comprehensive look back at the search, new insights on what happened and...

In Episode 3 of “The Searches for Ana Walshe,” we hear from people who knew Brian Walshe, including Ana and this friend of the couple’s, who recalled Brian crying after getting a scrape at the beach. Listen to the full episode where you get your podcasts.