DEDHAM, Mass. (Court TV) — A Massachusetts man is standing trial on charges he murdered his wife, whose body has never been found.

Brian Walshe stands in court after a motions hearing on Nov. 17, 2025. (Court TV)

Brian Walshe , 50, is charged with first-degree murder in the presumed death of his wife, Ana Walshe, 39. On Nov. 18, moments before jury selection began in the trial, Brian pleaded guilty to two charges in connection with Ana’s disappearance: misleading a police officer and conveyance of a human body. Sentencing on those charges will be scheduled after the murder trial concludes.

Prosecutors say that Brian murdered his wife on January 1, 2023, and then spent several days trying to conceal the crime before she was ultimately reported missing by her employer on January 4. Surve

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