KILLER HUSBAND BRIAN WALSHE TWISTS IN COURT AS WIFE'S LOVER TAKES THE STAND, JURY BRINGS DOWN THE HAMMER
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What led to Brian Walshe's trial for his wife's murder?
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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Suspected killer. Suspected killer husband Brian Walsh twists and turns in court as his wife's lover takes the stand. The jury brings down the hammer. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I want to thank you for being with us. A Massachusetts father of three stands trial for his wife Anna Walsh's alleged murder. And while he's sitting there groomed perfectly, flanked by a phalanx of attorneys, his wife's lover takes the stand. That's right, Brian Walsh, accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, Anna, the mother of his children, got to sit by and listen to his lover, to her lover on the stand.
What role did Ana Walshe's lover play in the trial?
Now, listen to this. And you can't really blame the defense attorney. What did he have to work with? During opening statements, defense attorneys said Brian Walsh found his wife dead in bed on New Year's Day, then panicked, lied to police as they investigated her disappearance, but swore he didn't kill her. Okay. So he finds her dead and didn't call 911? He decided it was a better idea to dismember her and get rid of her body? Okay. Gerard's also heard testimony from a man who was Anna Walsh's lover on the stand. As well as a voicemail, Brian Walsh left the guy the day she, Anna, was reported missing. His name, William Fastow, a real estate broker in D.C., met Anna while she was looking for a home in D.C., and he helped her buy a townhouse.
Now, remember, her husband Brian Walsh was on house arrest because he's an art con selling fake Andy Warhols. So I guess anybody but him looked pretty attractive to her. Yeah, my husband's on house arrest at home, not making a living, not attractive. You know, I'm telling you this much. I get up and go to work every day, and I expect David Lynch to get up and go to work every day, too, and he does. Plus, don't be jealous, ladies. He empties the trash. and cleans up after I cook. So, you know, that said, that's a high standard. Brian Walsh just laid around the house. Why? Because he was a con and got sentenced to house arrest. Fastow the Lover says Anna was despondent and sad because she was away from her children so much, but she had to be to make a living because her husband had home confinement.
She was deeply upset that she was not in a position to be the mother to her children she wanted to be because of her husband. What happened to Anna Walsh?
New tonight, police are asking the public to help them find a Cohasset, Massachusetts mother of three who vanished without a trace on New Year's Day. 39-year-old Anna Walsh left her home early Sunday morning. She was supposed to take a flight from Logan to D.C. where she works during the week, but there's no record of her ever boarding a flight. Police say there's been reports that she took a ride share, but investigators haven't been able to confirm that. Three days after she was seen leaving her home with bags in hand, Walsh was reported missing.
that she actually got into a ride share in Cohasset. We can further, we have confirmed with the airlines, and that's been a challenge, that she did not board a plane this week.
Police say her phone has been off and there has been no activity on her credit or debit cards.
Just a loving wife and mother to, she always says, three beautiful boys, three beautiful boys who she loves so much.
wondering, where is mommy? You are hearing our friends at WPRI and WUSA. So where's Anna? Now, I had to take that exact flight very often. And between New York and Boston and D.C., It's almost a triangle of hourly flights. With me, an all-star panel to make sense of what we know right now. But first, I want to go to Bob Ward, reporter for Boston 25 News. You can find him at Twitter at BWard3. Bob, thank you for being with us. Could you just verbalize that a little bit better than I did? I mean, I know out of... In New York, I would very often have to race from Court TV to get to the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia, a different terminal than the main LaGuardia terminal, because they had hourly flights not only to Atlanta, but to D.C., where I would go to shoot Larry King.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What led to Brian Walshe's trial for his wife's murder?
0:00–1:07
2
What role did Ana Walshe's lover play in the trial?
1:07–5:21
3
What evidence did the prosecution present against Brian Walshe?
5:21–13:27
4
What were the circumstances surrounding Ana Walshe's disappearance?
13:27–14:33
5
What were the significant Google searches made by Brian Walshe?
14:33–21:18
6
How did Brian Walshe's actions raise suspicion?
21:18–40:45
7
What were the findings from the investigation into Ana Walshe's case?
40:45–45:59
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