Dead businesswoman's rug found near mother-in-law's home after husband uncovered affair: prosecutors

A Massachusetts justice overseeing the execution proceedings of Brian Walshe ruled Monday that prosecutors whitethorn amusement jurors a inactive representation taken from video of his missing woman playing with their children connected a rug wrong the family’s Cohasset home, aft defence attorneys argued the footage was excessively inflammatory.

Prosecutors had wanted to amusement the full video to exemplify a transportation betwixt the unfortunate and the rug itself. They said successful tribunal that the rug seen successful the clip is identical to 1 aboriginal recovered 40 miles distant from a dumpster adjacent the location of Brian Walshe’s mother, Diana, on with a saw and a "bone fragment."

Brian Walshe, a 50-year-old convicted fraudster, is accused of sidesplitting his woman Ana aft learning she was having an affair. Prosecutors besides allege helium believed helium would person a amended accidental of avoiding national situation clip for his creation fraud condemnation if helium became the sole caretaker of their 3 children.

JUDGE RULES BOSTON FRAUDSTER BRIAN WALSHE COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL IN WIFE'S MURDER

Murder fishy Brian Walshe listens during his last pretrial proceeding connected Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. He is accused of sidesplitting and dismembering his wife, Ana Walshe, whose remains person not been found.  (Pool)

But Ana Walshe had plans to determination with the kids to Washington, D.C., wherever she worked and wherever she was carrying connected the affair, according to prosecutors.

Her alleged paramour is connected the witnesser list, according to defence attorneys, and helium is expected to testify.

He declined to reply questions astir the lawsuit erstwhile approached Sunday.

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Ana Walshe wears a Washington Capitals jersey successful a December 2022 post. (Ana Walshe/Instagram)

Brian Walshe was the beneficiary of his wife's $2.7 cardinal beingness security argumentation and owed astir $500,000 successful restitution successful his national case, tribunal records show.

He entered tribunal astir 9:05 a.m. Monday, carrying a stack of paperwork and wearing a navy bluish suit and greenish tie. A tribunal serviceman unlocked his handcuffs erstwhile helium reached the defence table.

Judge Diane Freniere took up a fig of motions successful limine astatine the last pretrial proceeding earlier assemblage enactment is expected to statesman Tuesday.

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Brian and Ana Walshe rise a toast connected their wedding time successful the lounge of L'Espalier successful Boston, Massachusetts connected Monday, December 21, 2015. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

She said the proceedings would watercourse implicit Zoom. She warned the defence that thing Walshe's lawyers planned to usage successful their opening connection should beryllium shared with the tribunal and prosecution earlier it is displayed to jurors. She agreed to the defense's petition to adhd questions to the juror questionnaire, including 1 astir whether prospective jurors would hold not to usage societal media oregon ticker the quality during trial.

She besides allowed prosecutors to present immoderate grounds of Brian Walshe's national condemnation successful bid to amusement their alleged motive, but she said she would not let immoderate determination information investigators obtained done his monitoring bracelet, which she said had "little evidentiary value."

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Ana Walshe pictured successful a December 2022 Instagram post. (Ana Walshe/Instagram)

The justice besides said she would apt let statements from Ana Walshe's friend, Melissa Kirby, surrounding a treatment the 2 had connected Dec. 29, conscionable 3 days earlier Ana Walshe was past seen alive. They discussed Ana Walshe giving her hubby an "ultimatum" and an statement connected Christmas.

The justice ruled this speech is grounds of some a motive and of Ana Walshe's authorities of caput soon earlier she vanished.

Brian Walshe appears successful Massachusetts tribunal for arraignment aft being charged for the execution of his wife, Ana. (Pool)

Her remains person not been found, but prosecutors allege Brian Walshe killed her, dismembered her and hid the evidence. The suspect has pleaded not guilty.

Investigators accidental they found digital evidence showing Walshe allegedly searched Google much than a twelve times for instructions connected however to dispose of quality remains. Then they accidental they recovered video of him astatine Home Depot, buying mops, goggles and a knife.

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Former Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, who was a detective connected the case, mislaid his occupation successful transportation with his handling of the probe into Karen Read successful the decease of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe.

Read was acquitted of each homicide-related charges successful that lawsuit earlier this year.