Prosecutors trying a Massachusetts man in the murder and dismemberment of his wife traced his gruesome online tracks in court Tuesday through dozens of internet searches conducted after Ana Walshe disappeared three years ago.

The searches, which authorities extracted from Brian Walshe’s laptop, are key pieces of evidence in a case with no body. Ana Walshe has never been found.

The searches began just before 5 a.m. Jan. 1, 2023, hours after the couple celebrated the holiday with a friend at their home south of Boston.

According to testimony presented by a state trooper who examined the data, at 4:52 a.m. this term was typed into Google on Brian Walshe's computer: “best ways to dispose of a body.”

What followed was a litany of queries that lasted three days and sought information about

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