Prosecutors and lawyers for Brian Walshe gave a preview Monday of what are likely to be the most hotly contested evidentiary issues when Walshe’s murder trial gets underway in early December.

Walshe is accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Ana, on New Year’s Day 2023 in the Cohasset home they shared with their three children. Prosecutors say he hid his wife’s remains in dumpsters in various locations across the state. Ana Walshe’s body has never been found.

Walshe has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, disinterring a body and misleading a police investigation. If convicted, he would face life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The final pretrial conference in the case held Monday morning comes just a day before the start of jury selection for Walshe’s trial on

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