Ana Walshe.Photo: Facebook
In the unsealed documents, Ana’s alleged romantic partner told investigators the pair saw each other frequently during her time spent working as a real estate executive in Washington D.C., and that their relationship had recently become more serious.
The pair spent the past Thanksgiving together in Dublin, Ireland, and also spent Christmas Eve together. They also had plans to celebrate the New Year together on Jan. 4, the documents state.
Ana Walshe, Brian Walshe.
Ana, 39, typically split her time between the Cohasset, Mass., home — which she shared with her husband and their kids — and Washington D.C., where she worked during the week.
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Ana was last seen alive New Year’s Day, authorities say. Her remains have not been found, but prosecutors allege Walshe killed, dismembered and disposed of her body.
The investigation has revealed Walshe allegedly conducteddamning internet searchesleading up to his wife’s disappearance, including “how to dispose of a 115-pound woman’s body” and “how long for someone to be missing to inheritance (sic)?” according to the documents.
Ana and Brian Walshe.
In January, authorities also recovered a hatchet, handsaw, rug, and bloody trash bag at a trash site believed to be connected to Ana’s disappearance.
Walshe, 48, has been charged with murder, misleading a police investigation/obstruction of justice and improper conveyance of a human body in connection with Ana’s death.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Walshe is scheduled to return to court in August.
source: people.com
