Crime & Justice

Brian Walshe Indicted for Killing His Wife at Their Massachusetts Home

‘ONLY A STEP’

Brian Walshe allegedly used his son’s iPad to Google “how long before a body starts to smell” in the hours after his wife’s death.

Brian Walshe
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Massachusetts man Brian Walshe was indicted on murder charges Thursday for the killing of his wife, Ana Walshe. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office confirmed in a statement that Brian, 48, had been indicted for first-degree murder, misleading a police investigation/obstruction of justice, and improper conveyance of a human body. Walshe allegedly murdered Ana, 39, on Jan. 1, and then used his son’s iPad to Google the questions “how long before a body starts to smell” and “how to stop a body from decomposing,” according to The Boston Globe. “This is only a step in a long process, during which Brian Walshe enjoys the Constitutional presumption of innocence and all of the protections afforded him under the Constitution,” Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrisey said in a statement. “We are thankful to the detectives who have put so many hours into assembling the evidence in this matter and the witnesses who have assisted us in coming to this step.”

Read it at The Boston Globe