Brian Walshe convicted of murdering wife after New Year's Day disappearance

Jurors person convicted Brian Walshe of murdering his wife, Ana, aft she disappeared connected New Year's Day successful 2023.

The determination was reached Monday greeting aft jurors began deliberating connected Friday. Brian's lawyers rested their lawsuit connected Thursday greeting without calling him to the stand. He antecedently pleaded blameworthy to lying to constabulary officers aft Ana disappeared and improperly disposing of her body, but helium denied sidesplitting her.

Prosecutors said Brian, who allegedly killed his woman earlier disposing of her remains, made a bid of incriminating net searches connected Jan. 1, 2023, which included "how agelong for idiosyncratic to beryllium missing to inherit," "best mode to dispose of a body" and "best mode to dispose of assemblage parts aft a murder."

Larry Tipton, Brian's attorney, said during closing arguments that his lawsuit "loved Ana Walshe, the parent of his 3 children."

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Brian Walshe appears astatine Quincy District Court connected a complaint of murdering his woman Ana Walshe, successful Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. connected January 18, 2023. (Ana Walshe, Craig F. Walker/Pool via REUTERS)

"There's nary grounds that helium deliberately premeditated the murder. There's nary grounds that helium ever intended to termination Ana Walshe. None whatsoever. Brian Walshe is not guilty. He's not guilty," helium said connected Friday during closing arguments.

Assistant Norfolk County DA Anne Yas, however, said that Brian murdered Ana past hid her assemblage to fell the crime.

"Ana Walshe is dormant due to the fact that helium murdered her and helium intended her death. And Walshe was not missing," Yas said. "Dying a abrupt decease from earthy causes defies communal sense. She was successful large shape."

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Brian Walshe arrives astatine Norfolk Superior Court successful Dedham, Mass., connected Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)

Brian Walshe enters the courtroom clutching papers and a rosary. Opening statements successful the Brian Walshe execution proceedings successful Norfolk Superior Court, Dedham, Mass., Monday, Dec. 1, 2025  (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

On Tuesday, a forensic idiosyncratic testified that DNA accordant with Ana's illustration was recovered connected a hatchet and hacksaw recovered from the trash.

Saman Saleem, a DNA portion supervisor astatine the authorities constabulary transgression lab, besides said that respective items recovered astatine a Peabody, Massachusetts, trash postulation tract besides had Ana's DNA connected it, which included pieces of a rug, a Tyvek suit, chartless insubstantial and slippers.

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Brian Walshe is seen connected surveillance camera astatine Lowe's successful Danvers connected Jan. 1. 2023 with a buying database buying $463.26 successful goods, including cleaning supplies. This grounds was presented successful Norfolk Superior Court successful Dedham connected Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Brian Walshe is seen via surveillance camera astatine Lowe's successful Danvers connected Jan. 1. 2023, wherever helium bought cleaning supplies, among different goods. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Brian's woman had a $2.7 cardinal beingness security argumentation which helium was the beneficiary of, tribunal records show. He owed astir $500,000 successful restitution for his national case.

Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.