Ana Walshe disappearance: Brian Walshe’s alleged chilling search history revealed
Jack Birle
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Prosecutors unveiled evidence in the murder trial against Brian Walshe on Wednesday, including a list of gruesome internet searches.
Walshe is accused of murdering his wife, Ana Walshe, who has been missing since New Year’s Day, after previously being charged with misleading police on her whereabouts.
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Investigators said they found the chilling questions on Walshe’s son’s iPad. The questions were asked over a period of three days, beginning on Jan. 1, they said.
The searches on Jan. 1 included “How long before a body starts to smell,” “How to stop a body from decomposing,” “10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to,” “Can you throw away body parts,” “How long does DNA last,” “How to clean blood from a wooden floor,” and “Is it better to throw crime scene clothes away or wash them.” The 14 Google searches were conducted from 4:55 a.m. to 1:21 p.m., according to prosecutors.
Ana Walshe was last seen at roughly 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. Walshe told police he saw his wife at 6 a.m. when she left for work.
Days earlier, on Dec. 27, someone used Walshe’s son’s iPad to ask what the “best state for divorce” for a man was.
Norfolk County Assistant District Attorney Lynn Beland argued that “rather than divorce, Brian Walshe dismembered Ana Walshe and discarded her body.”
Searches continued after Ana Walshe disappeared.
On Jan. 2 and 3, Walshe allegedly searched “Can you be charged with murder without a body,” “Can you identify a body with broken teeth,” “What happens to hair on a dead body,” and “Can baking soda make a body smell good.” The six searches on those days were conducted between 12:45 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 2 and 3.
Besides the chilling search history, prosecutors also found 10 trash bags filled with items they claim were stained with blood as part of their search through several garbage disposal sites. The trash bags included a hacksaw, a hatchet, Ana Walshe’s COVID-19 vaccination card, rags, towels, slippers, tape, gloves, and cleaning materials.
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Walshe’s alleged search history also included phrases such as “hacksaw best tool to dismember,” “is it better to throw crime scene clothes away or wash them,” and “how to clean blood from a wooden floor.”
Brian Walshe is being held without bond, with his next court appearance scheduled for Feb. 9.