‘Nothing is adding up’: Friends of Ana Walshe confused over her disappearance
Rachel Schilke
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Friends of missing wife and mother Ana Walshe reported that she told them she had a “big surprise” for New Year’s before her disappearance on Jan. 1 and that she rushed to sell off some of her assets, according to a report.
Ana Walshe, 39, of Cohasset, was last seen on Jan. 1 between 4 and 6 a.m. Brian Walshe, her husband, was arrested Sunday on charges of misleading police during their investigation after authorities discovered he had made conflicting statements about his wife’s whereabouts and his travels in the days after she went missing.
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Mike and Mandi Silva, who have rented an apartment in Revere, Massachusetts from the Walshe’s for the last four years, were friends with the couple and said in last six months, something felt off.
Mike Silva said Ana Walshe was rushing to get rid of her assets, including a car and the apartment that the Silvas live in, according to NBC Washington.
The last text message Mandi Silva received from Brian Walshe was on Jan. 2, saying, “Happy new year. Sorry for the delay. I miss [sic] placed my phone and my son just found it.”
Ana Walshe was already missing at this point, but there was no mention of her in the text message, Mandi Silva said.
“Nothing is adding up,” Mandi Silva said.
Investigators obtained evidence from both the Walshe’s home and Brian Walshe’s parents’ home that has shifted the investigation from a missing person search to the possibility that Ana Walshe was killed.
Blood remnants and a bloody, partly-damaged knife were found in the basement of the Walshe’s home, and Brian Walshe was seen buying over $400 worth of cleaning supplies in the days following his wife’s disappearance. His internet records show he searched “how to dispose of a 115-pound woman’s body” and information on dismemberment.
A hacksaw, hatchet, rug and cleaning supplies were found in a trash compactor at a Peabody transfer station on while police were searching the trash for human remains. The station is 15 minutes from Brian Walshe’s mother’s home in Swampscott. Crime scene tape has been placed at his mother’s home.
“Search activity conducted north of Boston yesterday resulted in a number of items being collected which will now be subject to processing and testing to determine if they are of evidentiary value to this investigation,” the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. “The processing of the home may be completed as soon as today or tomorrow. There is no anticipated change or adjustment of the charges in place in this matter at this time.”
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Despite only being charged on one count of intimidation of a witness under claims of misleading police, Brian Walshe currently is in jail with a $500,000 cash bail set given the evidence against him.