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Takeaways From Day 6 of Testimony in Brian Walshe’s Murder Trial
Medical examiner discusses forensic tests on evidence including tools and digital data while defendant pleads guilty to dismemberment but contests first-degree murder charge.
- On Monday, testimony resumed in the murder trial of Brian Walshe as Dr. Richard Atkinson of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner began explaining forensic testing of garbage and other evidence.
- On Nov. 18 Walshe pleaded guilty to misleading police and improperly removing or concealing a body, admitting he moved Ana Walshe's body and knew she was dead.
- Forensic witnesses described blood-positive stains and human hairs on items including a pair of shears, hatchet and hacksaw recovered from dumpsters behind Walshe's mother's home in Swampscott.
- Judge Diane Freniere said the court expects about two more weeks of evidence, and Brian Walshe still faces a first-degree murder charge while Ana Walshe remains not recovered.
- Digital evidence presented by prosecutors included internet searches and phone location data tying Walshe's devices to trash sites, while defense attorney Larry Tipton argued Walshe found Ana in a `sudden unexplained death` and Dr. Richard Atkinson testified such deaths are rare in young people.
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Boston HeraldWithout a body, Brian Walshe prosecutors turn to blood
Jurors in the Brian Walshe murder case saw video footage of the defendant tossing a black plastic bag into a liquor store dumpster and buying cleaning supplies in the days following his wife Ana’s disappearance. Prosecutors had already shown they jury photos of brown-red stained pieces of carpet, tissues, and slippers, but a forensic scientist finally confirmed in court on Monday that those stains as well as others found inside the Walshe home w…
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