Brian Walshe murder trial: Closing arguments expected today

The murder trial of Brian Walshe, who is accused of killing and dismembering his wife in 2023, continues. Follow for live news updates

• In court today: Prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to give their closing arguments today in the murder trial of Brian Walshe, the man accused of killing his wife around New Year’s Day 2023 at their Massachusetts home. • The defense: Lawyers for Walshe rested their case yesterday without calling any witnesses or presenting any evidence. In opening statements, they argued Walshe didn’t kill his wife, but rather found her inexplicably dead in their bed. He pleaded guilty last month to lesser charges of misleading police and improper conveyance of a human body. • The prosecution: Prosecutors called about 50 witnesses across eight days of testimony. They showed a collection evidence — including photos of items covered in what looked like blood — and argued that DNA testing found Ana Walshe was a statistical match for DNA recovered on items prosecutors say her husband threw away while trying to cover up her killing. Defense attornies did not call any witnesses or present any evidence during the trial of Brian Walshe. But in his opening statement, defense attorney Larry Tipton said Walshe found his wife unresponsive in their bed. Tipton referenced the Google searches Walshe made beginning January 1, explaining that Walshe made those searches as “he wrestled with the fact that Ana Walshe was dead” and acknowledged that his client lied to investigators. Tipton says that shortly before Walshe found his wife dead, he went downstairs from their bedroom to clean the kitchen and checked his emails.