A lawyer for Brian Walshe said during opening statements Monday morning that Ana Walshe’s death in January 2023 was a result of a “sudden unexplained death.” Brian Walshe is on trial for first-degree murder after the disappearance of his wife.

Larry Tipton, the defense attorney, said that at about 2:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day 2023, Brian Walshe found his wife in bed and “sensed something was wrong.”

“You will hear evidence that it made no sense to him, but he nudged Ana, his wife,” Tipton said. “She didn’t respond. He nudged her again, a little harder. She didn’t respond. He nudged her now in a frantic and panicked reaction to where she actually rolled off the bed.”

Earlier that night, Brian Walshe had enjoyed a dinner with his wife and a family friend, and the friend left the home betwe

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