The opening statements in the Brian Walshe murder trial are set for Monday.

He is on trial after his wife’s disappearance in January 2023.

The 50-year-old stands accused by Norfolk County officials of killing and dismembering his wife, Ana Walshe, in January 2023. Investigators say Brian Walshe suspected his wife was having an affair and that he killed her amid financial uncertainties after being convicted of federal fraud charges.

Brian Walshe, who lived in Cohasset with Ana Walshe, 39, and their three children, pleaded guilty to the counts of witness intimidation (misleading a police investigation) as well as disinterment of a body at the start of jury selection last month.

The trial is taking place in Norfolk County Superior Court, the same courthouse where the high-profile Karen

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