Massachusetts man Brian Walshe, accused of murdering his wife, appeared in court on Monday, where a judge set his trial for next year.
A woman named Ana Walshe, who is a mother of three and 39 years old, went missing on January 1st, 2023, and was declared missing shortly after. Her body has not yet been discovered, as per a report by CrimeOnline.
Prosecutors alleged that Brian Walshe killed his wife and provided false information to authorities about her disappearance.
At a court session at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Judge Diane Freniere scheduled Brian Walshe’s trial for October 21, 2025, as per information from FOX News Digital.
She anticipates the trial will take no more than four weeks.
During the court session, the defense team requested the prosecutors to look into the possibility of bias within the police department. They pointed out that Trooper Michael Proctor, who is leading the Walshe investigation, was also in charge of the Karen Read case.
The Read case resulted in a mistrial after inappropriate texts from Proctor were revealed during testimony.
Proctor has since been suspended without pay for admitting to unprofessional behavior in the Read case, including making derogatory comments about her.
The prosecution consented to request investigators to look for any emails or text messages from law enforcement that could suggest bias in how the Walshe case was handled, in addition to determining if any information was lost or destroyed.
Meanwhile, Brian Walshe claimed that Ana was called back to Washington, D.C., on New Year’s Day 2023 for a work emergency, but he did not contact her employer until January 4, 2023.
CBS News reports that prosecutors stated that the company, which was the first to inform police about Ana Walshe’s disappearance, reported there was no emergency.
Walshe also allegedly searched the internet for the best ways to dismember a body, how to clean blood, and whether someone can be charged without a body.
[Feature Photo: Ana Walshe/Handiut]
