"A Massachusetts man on trial over his wife's death conducted several grim online search queries following her disappearance, including "how to dismember a body," "hacksaw the best tool for dismembering a body" and "how long before a body starts to smell," prosecutors said. Brian Walshe is on trial this week, facing a first-degree murder charge over the death of his wife Ana Walshe, who was reported missing on Jan."
"Prosecutors said that they intended to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Walshe was guilty of the premeditated murder charge. They cited as evidence his internet search history, which they said included searches for "how to saw a body" and "can you be charged with murder without a body," and items that investigators found: a hatchet and a hacksaw. Walsh was the beneficiary of Ana's life insurance policy, prosecutors said."
"Walshe has denied the first-degree murder charge, and his defense attorney Larry Tipton argued in court that his client found his wife dead in their bed shortly after celebrating New Year's Eve together, in what he described as a "sudden unexplained death." Tipton said Walshe had conducted a "frantic and tragic search" online "as he wrestled with the fact that Ana Walshe was dead.""
Brian Walshe is on trial on a first-degree murder charge over the death of his wife Ana Walshe, who was reported missing Jan. 4, 2023, and whose body has never been found. Walshe pleaded guilty to misleading police and willfully disposing of a human body. Prosecutors intend to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was premeditated and cite internet searches including 'how to dismember a body' and 'how to saw a body,' plus items found by investigators such as a hatchet and a hacksaw. Walshe was the beneficiary of Ana's life insurance policy. Defense attorney Larry Tipton contends Walshe found Ana dead, panicked, conducted frantic online searches, and lied to protect their three sons.
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