Overview

• Defense filings ask the court to relocate the trial or seat out-of-county jurors, arguing pervasive media coverage makes a fair jury unlikely and citing Walshe’s September jail stabbing as evidence of prejudice.
• The first-degree murder case is set to begin Oct. 20 in Norfolk Superior Court, where Walshe has pleaded not guilty to murder, misleading investigators and improper conveyance of a human body.
• Recent prosecution submissions describe planned exhibits including items with Ana Walshe’s DNA recovered from a Swampscott dumpster, such as a rug, jewelry and a watch, along with surveillance and purchase records.
• Prosecutors say they will feature internet activity from home devices about dismemberment, decomposition and inheritance, with a state high-court ruling last month leaving key search evidence intact after suppression challenges.
• The Commonwealth’s theory cites an extramarital relationship, custody concerns and potential life-insurance proceeds as motive, while both sides have proposed detailed juror questionnaires and selection procedures.