Overview
- A final pretrial hearing is scheduled for Monday, with jury empanelment to begin Tuesday in Dedham.
- Opening statements could start Dec. 1 once a jury is sworn, and the trial is expected to run for several weeks.
- Brian Walshe has pleaded not guilty to murder, misleading investigators, and improper conveyance of a human body.
- Prosecutors plan to rely on circumstantial evidence including alleged violent internet searches and a bloody, damaged knife, and Ana Walshe’s remains have not been found.
- Judge Diane Freniere denied a change-of-venue bid, and the defense is expected to question the investigation’s integrity, including former trooper Michael Proctor’s involvement.