Overview
- Prosecutors closed their no-body case after calling 48 witnesses in Norfolk Superior Court.
- Family friend Gem Mutlu, the last person besides Brian Walshe to see Ana alive, described a festive New Year’s Eve and said Walshe’s later tone about her disappearance was not panicked.
- Forensic testimony linked Ana Walshe’s DNA to items recovered from trash, including a hatchet, a Tyvek suit, bloody slippers and a stained rug.
- Jurors were shown evidence of Jan. 1, 2023 internet searches on body disposal and inheritance timelines, as well as surveillance of purchases of tools and cleaning supplies.
- Brian Walshe has pleaded guilty to misleading police and unlawfully conveying a body but denies murder, and the defense has indicated he may testify.