"William Fastow told the court on the fourth day of the trial that he met Ana Walshe in March 2022 when he sold her a townhouse in Washington, D.C. He said the relationship quickly intensified as they became close friends and confidants and eventually had an "intimate relationship." They went out to dinner and to bars together, he said, and she would spend time on his sailboat and stay overnight at his home. They also took a Thanksgiving trip to Ireland."
"Fastow testified he never tried to keep their relationship secret and told others about their relationship, though he admitted they never socialized with her friends. They did, however, discuss telling Brian Walshe about it. "Ana felt it was really important that when Brian was to find about relationship that he would hear it from her," Fastow said. "She had expressed great concern and I think she felt it would be a strike against her integrity if he found out a different way.""
Ana Walshe, a real estate agent who immigrated from Serbia, was last seen early on Jan. 1, 2023, following a New Year's Eve dinner at her Massachusetts home. Her body has never been found. Her husband, Brian Walshe, faces a first-degree murder charge and agreed to plead guilty last month to lesser charges of misleading police and willfully disposing of a human body. Testimony focused on an affair between Ana and William Fastow that began in March 2022 after he sold her a townhouse in Washington, D.C. Fastow described an intimate relationship that included dinners, bar outings, sailboat visits, overnight stays and a Thanksgiving trip to Ireland. Fastow said the relationship was not hidden, that Ana wanted Brian to learn of it directly from her, and that they had planned to celebrate New Year's together on Jan. 4 to discuss their future plans.
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