Ana Walshe, a Massachusetts mother of three, has not been seen since January 1, 2023. Prosecutors say her husband Brian Walshe killed her, dismembered her and disposed of her remains.
Brian Walshe told police he last saw her on New Year’s Day when she left their home in Cohasset for a flight to Washington, DC, for her job.
Using information from a criminal affidavit, police, prosecutors and defense attorneys, CNN assembled a timeline:
January 1: As Brian Walshe told police, Ana Walshe usually took an Uber, Lyft or taxi to the airport and left between 6 and 7 a.m. ET, the affidavit states.
He further told police a babysitter arrived in the afternoon and he left home to get groceries at about 3 p.m. ET, the affidavit states.
He told police he then went to see his mother at about 4 p.m ET. in Swampscott, about an hour drive from Cohasset, but did not have his cell phone and got lost, making the trip longer than usual, the affidavit states. He ran errands and eventually returned home at about 8 p.m. ET, according to the affidavit.
January 2: Ana Walshe’s cell phone pinged in the area of their Cohasset home on January 1 and 2, according to prosecutor Lynn Beland.
According to surveillance footage, Brian Walshe traveled to a Home Depot in Rockland wearing a surgical mask and gloves and made a cash purchase, the affidavit states. There, Walshe bought $450 of cleaning supplies, including mops, a bucket, tarps and various types of tape, according to Beland.
January 4: Ana Walshe’s workplace, real estate company Tishman Speyer, called police to report she did not show up for her job, Beland said. According to Brian Walshe’s defense attorney, he called her workplace to ask if they knew of her whereabouts prior to the workplace’s call to police.
Jan. 5: Cohasset Police announced Ana Walshe was missing and asked the public to come forward with any information.
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