Overview
- Judge Diane Freniere told jurors the evidence phase is now expected to conclude within roughly three weeks, shortening her earlier estimate.
- Prosecutors introduced a hatchet, hacksaw, hammer, and garden shears recovered from trash sites, including a dumpster tied to the area near Walshe’s mother’s residence.
- Dr. Richard Atkinson of the state medical examiner’s office testified his task was to determine whether human tissue was present on items taken from the trash, with testimony set to continue Monday.
- Massachusetts State Trooper Connor Keefe detailed undelivered messages sent from Brian Walshe’s phone to Ana’s between January 2 and 4, 2023, and said Ana’s phone was never recovered.
- The defense used cross-examination to emphasize ordinary pre‑New Year messages, argue for a broader view of Walshe’s digital history, note that grisly searches began on January 1, and was limited when raising ex-trooper Michael Proctor’s role.