Husband of three missing Massachusetts mothers Googles ‘how to dispose of 115-pound woman’s body’
convicted Massachusetts A missing female art swindler and husband Googled how to dispose of a woman’s body days before her disappearance.
Brian Walsh, 46, said on surveillance video that he had used heavy-duty cleaning supplies, even though he told police he was home around the time his wife Anna, 39, was last seen alive. He was charged with misleading a police investigation after he was seen making a purchase.
An investigation into Anna’s disappearance took a grim turn on Monday when it was revealed that Walshe had been looking into “how to dispose of the body of a 115-pound woman.” , was described as being 5’2 and weighing about 115 pounds.
Walshe told police the mother of three children went missing after driving to Boston Logan Airport on January 1. WCVBand Ana’s cell phone continued to ping from there for two days after she allegedly left the house.
Brian Walshe, 46, Google how to dismember his wife before she goes missing
Anna, 39, was reported missing on January 4 after failing to show up for work.
Ana was reported missing on Jan. 4 when her office called the police after she didn’t show up for work.
Since then, police have been looking for any trace of her in the seaside town of Cohasset.
Initially treated as a missing persons case, the investigation shifted to murder after Walshe’s internet search queries (including how to dismember a human body) were discovered.
Prosecutors said Wolsey made misleading statements to police about his and his wife’s actions before and after his disappearance, buying them enough time to clear up a possible crime scene.
“These various statements gave him time to put away the evidence, dispose of the evidence, and cause delays during the time frame in which he did not report his wife and made the various statements. To the point that it caused a delay in the investigation, prosecutor Lynn Beeland said Monday.
Initially treated as a missing persons case, the investigation shifted to murder after Walshe’s internet search queries (including how to dismember a human body) were discovered.
The investigation into Anna’s disappearance took a grim turn when it was revealed Monday that Wolsey had searched “how to dispose of the body of a 115-pound woman.”
Prosecutors say Wolsey made misleading statements to police about his and his wife’s actions around the time of their disappearance to buy enough time to clear up a possible crime scene. .
These statements included a confused and rambling alibi telling police what he was doing the day his wife said he was leaving for the airport.
He told cops he left his cell phone at home, drove to Whole Foods and CVS 40 miles from his home on January 1, and took one of his sons out for ice cream the next day.
But he didn’t appear on surveillance footage from either store: instead of going out to buy ice cream on Jan. , and other cleaning supplies. He wore a mask and gloves during the trip.
After obtaining a search warrant for the Walsh family, blood was found in the basement, along with a bloodied and damaged knife.
Walshe has not yet been charged in the disappearance of his wife and has pleaded not guilty to misleading police charges.
On January 7, police searched a highway in Cohasset, Massachusetts, for signs of Anna.
Walshe to appear in court on January 9 on charges related to wife’s disappearance
Walsh appeared in court on Jan. 9. He was charged with misleading a police investigation.
Walshe was already under house arrest for fraud charges in 2018 when he sold two fake Any Warhol paintings for $80,000 on eBay.
He will plead guilty to the scheme in 2021.
Under house arrest, Walshe was allocating the hours he was allowed to leave the house.
During a trip to Home Depot on January 2nd, he was supposedly taking his children to school, even though schools were closed that day.
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