Overview
- Deliberations began Friday in Dedham and will resume on December 15 after jurors were sent home following several hours of discussion.
- The panel can return a verdict of not guilty, first-degree murder requiring premeditation, or second-degree murder under a lower intent standard.
- Prosecutors highlighted January 1, 2023 internet searches about disposing of a body, a bloodstained living-room rug recovered from a dumpster, and the absence of Ana Walshe’s remains.
- The defense contends Ana died suddenly of an unexplained or natural cause, acknowledges post-death disposal and lies to police, and argues there is no evidence of premeditation.
- Brian Walshe previously pleaded guilty to misleading investigators and conveying a body, and a murder conviction could mean life without parole for first degree or parole eligibility for second degree.