Overview
- Walshe admitted in court to willfully conveying Ana Walshe’s body and to misleading police, but he continues to plead not guilty to first-degree murder.
- Jury selection began in Norfolk Superior Court on Tuesday, with the judge seeking 12 jurors and four alternates before Thanksgiving; nine jurors were seated by late Tuesday, and opening statements are expected Dec. 1.
- Prosecutors say Walshe disposed of his wife’s remains in dumpsters whose contents were later incinerated, a key factor in why her body has not been found.
- Investigators cite a bloody, damaged knife in the home, a hacksaw with a bone fragment from a dumpster, surveillance of cleaning-supply purchases, and searches such as “10 ways to dispose of a dead body.”
- Judge Diane Freniere previously found Walshe competent to stand trial and denied a change of venue; jurors will be ordered to avoid news and social media, and several Massachusetts State Police troopers, including Michael Proctor, are listed as potential witnesses.