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Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly. I'm Andrea Canning. It's December 4th, and here's what's on our docket. In Mississippi, a stunning courtroom twist in the case of a college student accused of murdering his secret lover.
He went to the witness stand so he could look directly into Tim Harrington's eyes.
In Dateline Roundup, a new documentary about Sean Diddy Combs is making headlines. And scenes from the courthouse at an important pre-trial hearing for Luigi Mangione.
One woman told me that she had started waiting in line Saturday night to get in for a Monday morning hearing.
Plus, we've got a special guest for you. You may know Emily Simpson from the TV show The Real Housewives of Orange County, but she's also a lawyer on a mission.
That's when I reached out and just asked if I could be a part of it, if I could volunteer, how could I help, what could I do?
But before all that, we're heading back to a Massachusetts courthouse where the trial of Brian Walsh, the art swindler accused of murdering his wife, is finally underway. A few weeks ago, we told you about Brian Walsh, the Boston area man who dropped two bombshell guilty pleas just as jury selection was set to start in his trial for the murder and dismemberment of his wife, Anna. Her body has never been found.
You wish to offer a change of plea from not guilty to guilty.
I do.
Walsh pleaded guilty to disposing of his wife's body and lying to police about it. What he did not plead guilty to was Anna's murder. He denied having anything to do with her death. This week, as Walsh's murder trial finally began, we heard for the first time what his explanation is for how Anna ended up dead in their home in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2023. Here is his defense attorney, Larry Tipton.
One hour he's with her, he cleans the kitchen, he comes back up, and she is dead.
Returning to the show to bring us up to speed is Dateline producer Dorothy Newell. Thanks for being here, Dorothy. Happy to be here. So, Dorothy, briefly set the scene for us for anyone who isn't up to speed on this case.
Okay, so Anna Walsh worked for a big real estate firm in D.C. during the week while her husband, Brian, took care of their three kids in Massachusetts. Okay. He was home with the kids because he kind of had to be. Walsh was under house arrest after pleading guilty to selling some fake Andy Warhol paintings. Anna had come home for the holidays, but she didn't show up for work after the new year, so her employer called the police. And just a few days after Anna was reported missing, Brian Walsh was arrested for misleading police. Later that month, he was charged with her murder.
All right, so Dorothy, let's start with the prosecution's opening statement. Assistant DA Greg Connor hit hard on some of the details we've known about for a while. The fact that Walsh was seen on security camera shopping for a hatchet and cleaning supplies around the time Ana disappeared. The prosecutor also talked about suspicious Google searches found on Walsh's children's devices. Let's take a listen.
January 1st at 4.54 a.m., The MacBook searched best way to dispose of a body at 11.28 a.m. Best way to dispose of body parts after a murder.
The prosecution also told the jury that a man fitting Walsh's description was seen throwing garbage bags into dumpsters. Like we said, Ana's body has never been found, but her DNA was found on items in those bags, including a hatchet. So pretty grim stuff. Dorothy, what else have we learned? What have we learned about any potential witnesses?
What I think will be really interesting is one particular witness, a man who was said to be romantically involved with Ana in D.C.
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