Brian Walshe

2023 - 1 - 8

Ana Walshe

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Brian Walshe, husband of missing Cohasset woman Ana Walshe ... (Boston.com)

Brian Walshe was arrested Sunday for misleading police during the investigation of his missing wife Ana. Here's a timeline of the case.

[WCVB ](https://www.wcvb.com/article/arrest-made-missing-cohasset-woman-ana-walshe-massachusetts/42427449)cameras capture police leading Brian Walshe into the Cohasset Police Department in handcuffs. Officials say the fire is not suspicious, and Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley says it is “a very strange coincidence.” [arrest Brian Walshe](https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2023/01/08/brian-walshe-husband-missing-ana-walshe-arrested-misleading-police-cohasset/) for misleading a police investigation. Around 7 p.m., an investigator is seen shining their flashlight at the front of the building, scanning the siding and roofline for about a minute. Walshe bought it for $800,000 in 2020 and sold it for $1.385 million in March 2022, the Globe reported. Police launch another search from the parking lot of a Stop & Shop near the Cohasset residence. Police say Brian Walshe is cooperating with the investigation. Walshe initially acquired the real paintings from a friend in South Korea, and told the friend that he could sell them for a good price. Ana Walshe regularly commuted between the two cities, and owns a home in Washington. Cohasset police announce that Ana Walshe is missing. Once the paintings were transferred, the buyer examined them and found multiple indications that the paintings were not authentic. A person in Los Angeles found the paintings listed on eBay in 2016, and agreed to buy them for $80,000.

Who is Brian Walshe? Husband of missing Cohasset mother Ana ... (CBS News)

COHASSET -- Cohasset mother Ana Walshe was reportedly last seen on New Year's Day. After a week of investigating, police arrested her husband, 46-year-old ...

Kirby said the friend group has been concerned about Brian being arrested because "the internet is full of people who have made up their mind. Peter Kirby is a longtime friend of the Walshe family. Walshe claimed he had two of Warhol's "Shadows" abstract canvas paintings and sold them over eBay. Police said the items he bought included mops, a bucket, and a tarp. We were concerned that when they didn't find anything that Brian would become the target, the chief suspect. That is the same day she was reported missing to police. They're making it through it and they were talking about 2023 is their year. Walshe was arrested on Sunday and charged with misleading the investigation as police search for his missing wife. They have obviously been through a very difficult year with her working in D.C. WBZ-TV obtained and verified audio of a voicemail left by Brian Walshe for a friend of his wife's. Prosecutors said surveillance cameras at Home Depot captured him purchasing about $450 of supplies. COHASSET -- Cohasset mother Ana Walshe was reportedly last seen on New Year's Day.

Blood, Bloody Knife Found in Basement of Ana Walshe's Home ... (NBC10 Boston)

Blood and a bloody knife were found in Brian and Ana Walshe's Cohasset home, prosecutors said amid the search for his missing wife. See the latest details.

[had told police that he went to his mother's house](https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/missing-womans-husband-arrested-for-misleading-investigation/2939386/) in Swampscott on Jan. Walshe was wearing a mask and gloves and paid in cash when he went to the Home Depot, court documents said. An attorney representing Walshe in court on Monday claimed that he contacted his wife's employer in Washington D.C. 2, the only time he left the house was to take his son for some ice cream, prosecutors said. to say he hadn't heard from her. Now, he wonders. NBC10 Boston has reached out to state and local police. 2, after Walshe said his wife had already left. However, the A search has been ongoing for his wife, who hasn't been seen since New Year's Day. 1 and Jan. [last seen on New Year's Day](https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/timeline-what-happened-to-ana-walshe/2939929/), but during Monday's arraignment, prosecutors said that her cellphone was pinged in the area of the house on Jan.

Husband of missing woman awaiting sentencing in case involving ... (WCVB Boston)

Brian Walshe is awaiting sentencing in a federal case involving two fake Andy Warhol paintings and is now charged with misleading the investigation into his ...

Who is Brian Walshe, husband of missing DC realtor Ana Walshe? (FOX 5 DC)

Brian Walshe, the husband of missing D.C. real estate executive Ana Walshe, appeared in court on new charges related to her disappearance on Monday.

At the hearing it was also learned that Ana Walshe's cell phone pinged in the area of the home both on Jan. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/man-indicted-connection-missing-warhol-paintings). He allegedly took two authentic "Shadow Paintings" by Andy Warhol from a friend in South Korea and later offered the art for sale on eBay for $100,000. Coven that Walshe went to a Home Depot in the area and purchased $450 worth of painting and cleaning supplies. During the hearing Monday at Quincy District Court, it was revealed that investigators found blood in the basement area of the Walshe home in addition to a partially damaged knife which also contained some blood. Police in Massachusetts confirms Walshe never got on the plane.

Missing mom Ana Walshe's husband grins at court as blood, $450 in ... (New York Post)

Brian Walshe, husband of missing mother Ana Walshe, gave a smile as he was led into a Massachusetts courthouse Monday, where prosecutors revealed blood and ...

At the hearing Monday, Walshe pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $500,000 bail. Part of the knife was damaged.” [disappeared after her husband claimed she took ](https://nypost.com/2023/01/06/missing-massachusetts-mom-ana-walshe-believed-to-be-in-danger-cops/)a rideshare service on New Year’s Day bound for Logan International Airport in Boston to head to Washington, D.C., for work. Walshe will next appear in court Feb. However, he did not report her missing until Jan. [Massachusetts](https://nypost.com/2023/01/08/massachusettes-husband-arrested-in-wifes-missing-persons-case/) [realtor Ana Walshe](https://nypost.com/2023/01/08/massachusettes-husband-arrested-in-wifes-missing-persons-case/) smiled as he was led into a Massachusetts courthouse Monday, where prosecutors revealed that blood and a broken knife were found by cops in the family’s basement, that he bought $450 of cleaning materials and that he allegedly searched online for how to dispose of a body, according to sources.

Read the affidavit in the case against Brian Walshe (The Boston Globe)

Police released an affidavit in support of charges filed against Brian Walshe, the husband of missing Cohasset woman Ana Walshe.