Brian Walshe Indicted For Murder Of Wife, Tishman Speyer Exec Ana Walshe
Brian Walshe has been indicted for the murder of his wife, Tishman Speyer executive Ana Walshe, three months after he was arrested following her disappearance.
Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey announced Thursday that a grand jury issued three indictments against Walshe: first-degree murder, misleading a police investigation and the improper conveyance of a human body. These indictments mean Walshe’s case can be transferred to the superior courts, where he could be given a life sentence if found guilty, Boston 25 News reported.
Morrisey said the case will be arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court in the coming weeks, but a date has not yet been set. Walshe remains held without bail.
Investigators suspect that Ana Walshe's remains may have been incinerated at a trash facility after evidence from 10 trash bags was collected, including a piece of a necklace Ana had worn, a Covid vaccine card with her name and a Prada purse, according to 25 News.
The indictment comes after Walshe was arrested on Jan. 8 and held on $500K bail for misleading police. The next day, after doing a search of the Walshes' home, investigators found blood and a damaged knife in the basement. They also found a hacksaw with torn cloth and bloodstains at a trash transfer facility.
Walshe was then charged with his wife's murder Jan. 17, after investigators found further evidence that led them to shift their focus from a search for a missing person to a potential murder investigation.
Ana Walshe was a mother of three who worked as the D.C. and Baltimore regional general manager at commercial real estate firm Tishman Speyer. She took the role in February 2022.
She traveled from the Boston area to D.C. every week and would come back to her home in Cohasset, Massachusetts, on the weekends. She was reported missing by her employer on Jan. 4 after failing to show up for work.
“Everybody who knew and cared about Ana is really watching this thing,” Peter Raider, a friend of Ana Walshe's, said to Boston 25 News. “She had this genuine heart of gold that she wanted to spread around the world.”
