DEDHAM, Mass. —

Closing arguments are expected to be delivered Friday in the murder trial of Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of killing and dismembering his wife, after attorneys informed the court that the defendant would not testify.

The Cohasset man is accused of killing and dismembering Ana Walshe, 39, around New Year's Day in 2023. Prosecutors allege that Brian Walshe disposed of his wife's remains in dumpsters around the area.

Ana Walshe was last seen alive on New Year's Eve in 2022. What began as a missing person search in Cohasset and Washington, D.C., quickly escalated. Within days, Brian Walshe was arrested and accused of misleading investigators.

Prosecutors said he killed his wife, believing she was having an affair, then dismembered and disposed of her body, w

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