Jurors in the Brian Walshe murder trial heard from Ana Walshe's former coworkers, a representative of the Medical Examiner's office, and employees from various stores who provided surveillance footage in the case. The jury also saw photos of several tools that a crime lab specialist said were stained with blood.

Brian Walshe has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his wife Ana, who was last seen in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2023. Prosecutors allege that Walshe killed his wife then dismembered her body.

Judge Diane Freniere told jurors on Friday that they likely have two weeks left of evidence to hear.

Blood stains on basement, tools

Jurors were given a look inside the basement of the Walshe home with Massachusetts State Police crime lab member Matthew Sheehan on the stand. Sheehan first entered the Walshe home on January 8, 2023 to collect evidence. 

Sheehan said officers found several bottles of hydrogen peroxide and a knife.

Prosecutors showed photographs from the basement, as well as a photo of the knife, which tested positive for blood.

Sheehan also testified that stains in the basement also tested positive for blood.

Pictures of several tools were shown to the jury. They included snips, a hacksaw, and a hammer. Sheehan said he tested each for blood, and all of the tools tested positive. 

A hatchet was sent for DNA testing after Sheehan said he noticed a greasy, oily substance. He said that when a hatchet is used on someone, it can leave behind substances from fatty tissues. 

Several rugs and rags were shown, each having also tested positive for blood.

Defense attorney Larry Tipton attempted to show on cross-examination that there is no way to know where the stains in the basement came from.

"When you try to make conclusions about a sample you collected in the home, knowing that other people have been in and out of that home leading up to you getting there, you can't tell this jury how certain biological samples were first deposited in certain areas of that home," Tipton said.

"No I cannot," Sheehan responded.

Tipton also tried to show jurors that there was nothing forensically significant found in the couple's bedroom, where prosecutors have previously shown photographs of a hole in the ceiling.

The defense attorney also noted that there was no biological material found in the bathrooms near the bedroom, and nothing of note on the stairs nearby.

Court ended for the day around 4 p.m. with Sheehan still on the stand. 

"I think today was a really important day for the prosecution," said WBZ-TV legal analyst Jennifer Roman. "You know, what the prosecution told them they would be hearing and seeing evidence about in opening statements is now all coming together."

Brian Walshe at Lowe's

Earlier, Lowe's employee Cade Reed took the stand and surveillance videos were played from stores in Weymouth and Danvers.

During a trip to Lowe's in Danvers on Jan. 1, 2023, Brian Walshe can be seen filling his shopping cart with items like buckets and a mop.

Walshe is wearing a COVID mask and wearing rubber gloves in the video.

A receipt shown to jurors indicated that Walshe spent $463.26 that day and paid with $500 in cash for items that also included a utility knife, rags, and a Tyvek suit.

On January 4, 2023, Walshe traveled to the Lowe's in Weymouth, alongside one of his children. He could be seen purchasing a trashcan. 

Ana Walshe reported missing

Hugh Dunleavy, who works security at Washington, D.C. real estate firm Tishman Speyer, where Ana Walshe worked, testified earlier in the day about learning that she was missing.

Dunleavy said he spoke to Brian Walshe. Dunleavy said Walshe was calm during early conversations. He was asked if that later changed.

"His demeanor changed, got very emotional, to the point I asked him to calm down so I could understand what he was saying," Dunleavy said.

Walshe told Dunleavy his wife had gone to D.C. for a work emergency, something investigators say was a lie.

"I told him, 'Mr. Walshe, as soon as we hang up, call the Cohasset Police Department and tell them your wife is missing, I advise you to do so,'" Dunleavy said.

Tishman Speyer reported Ana Walshe missing on January 4, 2023 before Brian Walshe filed a report.

Dunleavy finished his testimony Monday without cross-examination. 

Ana Walshe's co-worker testifies

Theresa Marchese, a coworker of Ana Walshe's at Tishman Speyer, took the stand Monday morning.

Marchese spoke to Brian Walshe several times when Ana was missing.

He provided the human resources employee a code to Ana Walshe's townhouse so she could check if she was there.

Marchese described Brian Walshe as calm and polite during the initial conversations. Eventually, she said he sounded upset in one of the four conversations and said he had just gotten off the phone with police and they were filing a report.

During one of the conversations, Marchese said Walshe told him his mother wanted to hire a private investigator.

Tipton asked if Marchese was aware that in October 2022, there was a Legionnaire's Disease issue raised by the Department of Health at one of the buildings Ana Walshe managed.

Marchese said she knew there was a health issue at the building, but did not know if Ana Walshe was physically at the building when it happened.

Marchese finished her testimony around 11 a.m.

Defense on "sudden unexpected death" 

Richard Atkinson from the Medical Examiner's office was on the stand when court ended for the day Friday. He was back on the stand on Monday for 30 more minutes of direct questioning before Tipton began cross-examination.

"Without a physical body, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner cannot make a finding of manner of death or cause of death, correct?" Tipton asked.

"Generally we don't do that, no," Atkinson responded.

Tipton began highlighting various potential "sudden unexpected" ways a person can die. 

"People can experience sudden unexpected death as a result of a neurological cause where up until that point they have not manifested any physical manifestations of illnesses, correct?" Tipton asked, prompting Atkinson to answer yes. 

Atkinson completed his testimony after just over an hour.

Evidence collected from dumpster

According to previous testimony, Brian Walshe was seen placing items into dumpsters during the time police were searching for Ana Walshe.

Atkinson was shown a photograph of a carpet with a large amount of a red or brown staining on it and what appeared to be a blood clot.

He collected the clot into a jar.

Atkinson also collected a clump of hairs for testing, along with a piece of metal with "Gucci" engraved on the side.

What has happened in the Brian Walshe trial?

On Friday, jurors heard text messages Walshe sent to his wife after he allegedly killed her. The defense attempted to show during cross-examination that messages leading up to the time Ana Walshe went missing appear to show a happy couple that was planning for the future.

The jury previously heard from a man who was having an "intimate affair" with Ana Walshe.

Who is Brian Walshe?

Brian Walshe, 50, pleaded guilty to charges of misleading police and improperly disposing of a body on the first day of jury selection. He denies that he killed his wife. Walshe's defense attorney argued in opening statements that he panicked when he found Ana Walshe dead in bed after a New Year's Eve party.

Prosecutors allege that Walshe murdered and dismembered his wife. They point to gruesome online searches, which allegedly wer made around the time of her death. The searches included terms like "10 ways to dispose of a dead body (if you really need to)."

Police have never found Ana Walshe's body.

If found guilty of first-degree murder, Brian Walshe faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.