Overview
- Family friend Gem Mutlu testified after a brief voir dire, describing a convivial New Year’s Eve at the Cohasset home and leaving around 1:30 a.m., the last time he saw Ana Walshe.
- Mutlu recounted a later call from Brian Walshe saying Ana left for a work emergency, adding that Walshe’s tone was not panicked when reporting her missing.
- On Tuesday, state crime lab witnesses said Ana Walshe’s DNA was found on discarded items including a hatchet, a Tyvek suit, bloody slippers, a stained rug, and a hacksaw.
- The defense questioned whether DNA could have transferred in trash bags compacted together and maintains Ana died suddenly in bed, prompting a panicked cover‑up.
- Jurors also saw surveillance of Brian Walshe buying towels, bath mats, and rugs at a Norwell HomeGoods after Jan. 1, while he has pleaded guilty to disposing of the body and misleading police but not to murder.