Brian Walshe, husband of a missing Massachusetts woman, Ana
Walshe was arrested on January 9, 2023, for misleading the police.
According to Norfolk
County District Attorney’s Office, 46-year-old Brian Washle was
arrested for misleading the cops in her wife’s investigation.
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“During the course of that
investigation, police developed cause to believe that her husband Brian Walshe
had committed the crime of misleading police investigators,” said police.
According to the
prosecutors, there was blood found in the Walshe house’s basem*nt along with a
knife which was damaged with blood on it.
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Brian reported her wife’s missing three days after she left.
Police are now suspecting Brian to be behind his wife’s death. Brian was arrested
on January 9 after the police recovered some evidence along with a voicemail
sent by him to one of Ana’s friends. The voicemail was sent by Brian on Wednesday
which said, “Good
afternoon, this is Brian Walshe. I hope all is going well. I was just reaching
out to basically everybody I could. Ana hasn’t been in touch for a few days. If
you know anyone that may have had contact with her, you know I am trying to
call everyone. I am sorry to bother you. I am sure everything is fine.”
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The amount
of cash required for getting bail for Brian Washle is $500K.
Brian
was an art swindler who pled guilty in 2021 to charges of federal fraud. He sold
two fake paintings of Andy Warhol to a buyer from South Korea on eBay. He committed
fraud of around $80,000. Brian was also facing other charges of wire fraud, and
illegitimate financial transactions amongst others.
Brian’s family friend Peter told the police that he last saw him
on January 5.
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According to the reports, Brian’s wife Ana was supposed to go on a
work trip to Washington, D.C. on New Year’s Day but after the investigation, it
was discovered that Ana never took the flight to Washington.
FAQs
Brian Walshe had committed the crime of misleading police investigators." He pleaded not guilty to those charges and was held on a $500,000 bond, according to CBS Boston. On Jan. 17, Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey announced that authorities intended to charge Brian Walshe with his wife's murder.
Why was Brian Walshe arrested? ›
Walshe is accused of killing his wife, missing Cohasset mother Ana Walshe, in a separate case. Walshe was sentenced in Boston federal court on the art fraud charges, which are unrelated to his wife's death. He was ordered to serve 37 months in prison with three years old supervised release.
What happened to Ana Walshe's husband? ›
Brian Walshe was indicted on charges of the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, said the office of Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey. He was also indicted on charges of misleading a police investigation/obstruction of justice and improper conveyance, or transport, of a human body.
Did Brian Walshe dismember his wife? ›
By this time, he had killed her, dismembered her and disposed of her body," Connor said in court Thursday. Walshe's defense attorney asked that he be released on $250,000 cash bail. She said her client has been "nothing but cooperative" in the investigation. "It has been four months since Ana Walshe was last seen.
What did Brian Walshe do for a living? ›
According to the friend, Brian confessed that he was not an art dealer, as he had told people, but rather an art swindler and that he was in legal trouble.
Who is Diana Walshe? ›
Diana Walshe is the mother of Brian Walshe, who was arraigned last Monday in Quincy District Court for misleading investigators about his whereabouts after the disappearance of his wife and was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail.
Was Ana Walshe dismembered? ›
Brian Walshe killed and dismembered his wife Ana Walshe and disposed of her remains in dumpsters because he wanted to end their marriage, a prosecutor with the Norfolk district attorney's office said at his arraignment on Wednesday.
Why was Bryan Walshe smiling? ›
Brian Walshe's smile in front of press cameras, as police escorted him in handcuffs to court, could be used evidence "of a grandiose sense of self-worth," according to a forensic psychiatrist.
Where is Brian Walshe now? ›
In a separate case, Brian Walshe was sentenced last week to 37 months in prison in a federal art fraud case. Walshe previously pleaded guilty in 2021 to selling two counterfeit Andy Warhol paintings in an international art fraud scheme.
Who did Anna Walshe work for? ›
Ana Walshe's employer, the real estate company Tishman Speyer, called police to report she did not show up for her job, according to Cohasset police logs. According to Brian Walshe's defense attorney, he called her workplace to ask whether they knew of her whereabouts before the employer called police.
Following the arrest of their father Brian Walshe, in connection to their mother Ana Walshe's disappearance, the couple's kids were handed over to Brian's mom, Ana's friend Pamela Bardhi tells PEOPLE.
Who is the father of Brian Walshe Will? ›
According to court documents, Thomas cut Brian out of the will. Brian is accused of destroying the will, appointing himself the personal representative of his father's estate, and liquidating, "Over one hundred thousand dollars from bank accounts in the name of Thomas Walshe," court documents state.
What evidence was presented against Brian Walshe? ›
In court, Beland said, "they found blood in the basem*nt, a knife with the presence of blood. The knife was damaged. A second knife was also found. Police still using data from Walshe's cell phone then headed to a dumpster in Abington and two others.
Was Brian Walshe an only child? ›
Walshe, 46, grew up an only child with his mother, who is described to live a “reclusive lifestyle” and his father who was a renowned neurosurgeon in Boston and spent much of his time “partying with mere acquaintances.”
