The Searches for Ana Walshe

Brian Walshe is set to go to trial this year. Hear analysis from NBC10 Boston's legal expert, Michael Coyne, on why the Walshe defense team may be closely watching the Karen Read playbook of law enforcement scrutiny, and how her retrial this spring could impact Walshe's trial in the fall.For updates to the case as they happen, visit nbcboston.com/tag/ana-walshe. And you can keep up with us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and BlueSky for updates on this case and all the biggest, most interesting news happening in Boston and beyond.

There's a new judge overseeing the Ana Walshe murder case, and she's pushing to get it moving along faster — in fact, she set a trial date before the end of 2025. To better understand Judge Diane Freniere's approach to the Walshe case, we sat down with NBC10 legal analyst Michael Coyne, who pointed out that "time is a real thief" when it comes to testimony in murder trials. He also shared what he thinks is the most damning evidence presented so far (it's not the infamous Google searches), and what the hold-up has been in the defense's request for evidence on the lead investigator that's tied to the Karen Read case.For updates to the case as they happen, visit nbcboston.com/tag/ana-walshe. And you can keep up with us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and BlueSky for updates on this case and all the biggest, most interesting news happening in Boston and beyond.

We were in court, along with Brian Walshe, at his latest hearing, where his defense team moved to uncover records on embattled Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in both the Walshe and John O'Keefe murder investigations.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this special crossover episode, NBC10 Boston legal analyst Michael Coyne breaks down the Norfolk district attorney's filing in the Walshe case that his office doesn't plan to call the lead investigator, embattled Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who became the subject of controversy for his role in the Karen Read murder trial. The episode is also being published on our show "Canton Confidential," which covers the Read case. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A hearing was held this week in the Walshe case, and state prosecutors gave an update on the evidence testing process.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the conclusion to the first season of "The Searches for Ana Walshe," explore with us the life of Ana Walshe -- her professional ambition, passion for being a mom and what those who knew her best say made her so special. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For us at NBC10 Boston, the days and weeks following Ana Walshe's disappearance were intense and, at times, chaotic. In this episode, three reporters who played big parts in it offer a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like covering the missing person-turned-murder case, from the mysterious fire that had Cohasset buzzing to what sources were saying about the investigation to taking a photo of a smiling Brian Walshe being led out of the police station.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brian Walshe has been called a sociopath, a con man, even evil. He's also been called a man with a troubled past wanting to do better for himself and his children. As we track his murder case, we're hearing from people who've known him — through court filings and extended interviews from our archives — including Ana, the wife he's accused of killing, herself.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We were in Boston's federal court when Brian Walshe pleaded guilty to a long, complicated art fraud scheme involving Andy Warhol paintings he stole from a college friend. Learn all about the case — which, while separate from the murder allegations involving Brian's wife, Ana Walshe, played out on either side of her disappearance — and hear from the man himself, through diary entries entered into evidence in the case.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How the Walshe case unfolded in the public eye, from the announcement that Ana Walshe was missing from her home in Cohasset to Brian Walshe's arrests, first for allegedly misleading investigators, the second on a murder charge. Plus, hear from a Boston University cybercriminal expert about the use of digital evidence in the case, including the chilling Google searches Brian allegedly made the night Ana supposedly went missing.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

An introduction to "The Searches for Ana Walshe," NBC10 Boston's new podcast on the disappearance of Ana Walshe and the murder trial of Brian Walshe.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.