Opening Statements in Brian Walshe Murder Trial Set for Monday

Opening statements in the murder trial of Brian Walshe are scheduled for Monday in Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts, where the 50-year-old faces a first-degree murder charge in the disappearance of his wife, Ana Walshe, on New Year's Day 2023 in their Cohasset home.

Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old real estate executive originally from Serbia, was last seen in the early hours of January 1, 2023, after a New Year's Eve dinner at the couple's residence in the affluent coastal community about 15 miles southeast of Boston. The couple shared three young children, who have been in state custody since her disappearance. Prosecutors allege that Brian Walshe killed his wife, dismembered her body and disposed of the remains in dumpsters across the region, including one near his mother's apartment in Swampscott. Her body has never been recovered, and her cellphone, credit cards and debit cards showed no activity after that day.

Investigators say Walshe initially told police that Ana had left for an emergency work trip to Washington, D.C., where she was based during the week, and that she had taken a car service to Logan International Airport in Boston. Her employer, however,...