DEDHAM, Mass. (Court TV) — A real estate broker took the stand Thursday in Brian Walshe’s murder trial, detailing his romantic relationship with the victim and her growing concerns about her husband in the months before she disappeared.

Brian, 50, is charged with first-degree murder in his wife, Ana Walshe’s, disappearance and presumed death. Prosecutors say he murdered his wife on Jan. 1, 2023, and spent several days trying to conceal the crime before she was reported missing by her employer on Jan. 4, 2023.

William Fastow, Ana Walshe’s paramour, testified against Brian Walshe on Dec. 4, 2025. (Court TV)

William Fastow testified that he met Ana in early 2022 while helping her find a townhome in Washington, D.C. Fastow helped Ana purchase the townhome in March 2022, which she furnis

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