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Son arrested in Rob Reiner killings. Brian Walshe verdict. Plus, Keith Morrison on deadly jealousy.
18 Dec 2025
In Hollywood, "When Harry Met Sally" director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, are found slain in their bedroom. Their troubled middle son, Nick, is suspected of murdering them. In Massachusetts, the jury delivers its verdict in the trial of Brian Walshe, the art swindler accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, Ana. Plus, a new Keith Morrison podcast, "Something About Cari." Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What happened in the Rob Reiner double murder case?
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You can get our conversation for free wherever you download your podcasts. For eight days, a jury at the Norfolk County Courthouse in Massachusetts heard prosecutors make their case against Brian Walsh, the art swindler accused of murdering his wife, Anna, on New Year's Day back in 2023.
In devastating detail, the prosecutors showed the jury the steps Walsh had taken to get rid of his wife's body, shopping for supplies to dismember her, dropping off garbage bags containing bloody items at dumpsters in the area, lying to the police flat out, all the actions of a man they argued who was methodically covering up a murder.
But what the prosecutor could not tell the jury was how Anna died. The prosecutor offered no theory of the murder itself, no proof that she had actually been killed. According to the defense, that's because Anna was never murdered at all. They admitted Walsh had illegally disposed of Anna's body. He pleaded guilty to it before trial, but they said there was a reason.
Walsh had simply panicked after finding Anna dead in bed from natural causes. what they called a sudden unexplained death. When it came time for Walsh to present his defense, his attorney made a bold decision. He did not call any witnesses, not even Brian Walsh himself.
Have you made a decision about whether you wish to testify at this trial?
Yes, I have.
And what is your decision?
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Chapter 3: Who is the suspect in the Reiner killings and what do we know about him?
Both the prosecution and defense gave closing arguments. The defense, they went up first. What did they have to say?
Defense attorney Larry Tipton was clear. He said the prosecution didn't prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, especially that Brian Walsh planned to murder his wife. He agreed that, yes, Brian lied to police, he made incriminating internet searches, and he disposed of Anna's body. But those actions didn't make Brian guilty of murder, let alone murder in the first degree.
They may be argued that they show consciousness of guilt, but people do things... terrible things sometimes. Not out of guilt, but out of fear, out of disbelief, out of confusion.
Tipton described Walsh as a loving father and a loving husband, and that he had no reason to kill his wife.
Yeah, but the prosecution said Walsh absolutely had a motive, that Brian Walsh knew that his wife, Anna, was having an affair. Now, what did Larry Tipton have to say about that? Did he walk around it or take it on?
Well, they were pretty solidly throughout this trial saying that Brian Walsh knew his wife, Anna, had a crush on William Fastow, but that Brian didn't know about the affair and that the two were preparing for a future together. He showed the jury pictures of a champagne bottle Anna gave Brian on New Year's Eve and a message Anna wrote.
What a year, and yet we are still here and together. Let's make 2023 the best one yet.
So this all goes back to motive. If Brian didn't know about the affair, how could the prosecution say that was his motive to kill his wife?
Walsh was facing a charge of first-degree murder. In other words, the prosecution needed to prove that there was some kind of planning, premeditation.
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