Overview
- A state pathologist detailed red‑brown stains, an apparent blood clot, hairs, and a Gucci‑marked metal piece on carpet sections retrieved from a Swampscott dumpster.
- A crime lab scientist testified that a hacksaw, hatchet, hammer, snips, towels, slippers, and cut carpet pieces tested positive for blood, and said samples were sent for DNA analysis with results still pending.
- Jurors watched surveillance clips showing cash purchases of cleaning supplies and a hacksaw on January 1, 2023, and a liquor store manager identified Brian Walshe on video discarding a black trash bag in a dumpster.
- Photos and testimony described blood detected on the basement floor and stairs of the Walshes’ home and on a kitchen knife stored above the refrigerator.
- Two colleagues from Ana Walshe’s employer recounted calls with Brian Walshe on January 4 and a search of her D.C. townhouse that found no sign of her, as the judge projected roughly two more weeks of evidence before the defense’s case.