Overview
- State crime‑lab analysts testified that DNA consistent with Ana Walshe was found on a blood‑stained towel, a hacksaw blade, pieces of rug, a clump of hair and a piece of tissue recovered from trash bags near Brian Walshe’s mother’s home.
- Jurors also heard that DNA from both Ana and Brian appeared on a Tyvek suit and stained slippers, while other samples tied only to Ana, including blood from items linked to the dumpster searches.
- A forensic scientist described blood detected on the basement floor and stairs and on a kitchen knife from above the refrigerator, with DNA testing tying at least some basement samples to Ana.
- Surveillance footage and receipts showed Brian Walshe paying cash on January 1, 2023, for cleaning supplies and a hacksaw, dumping a black bag in a liquor‑store dumpster, and later buying new rugs and bath towels at HomeGoods.
- The judge has signaled roughly two weeks of evidence remain as Walshe, who has admitted misleading police and improperly conveying a body, continues to contest the first‑degree murder charge with a defense of sudden unexplained death.