The Vanishing of Ana Walshe. Extensive Evidence and Shocking Details
Following the search for Ana Ljubičić, a 39-year-old Serbian-American mother from Cohasset, which lasted for days after her co-workers reported her missing, prosecutors revealed disturbing evidence to the public.
On January 4th, 2023, a search for Ana Ljubičić, a 39-year-old Serbian-American mother from Cohasset, commenced for days after her co-workers at Tishman Speyer called the police to report her missing.
Ana is a mother of three sons. Working as a real-estate executive, she divided her time between Cohasset, Massachusetts, where she lived with her husband Brian, and Washington, DC, where she operated her work.
Born in 1983 in Belgrade, the capital of the former Yugoslavia. Ana studied French language and literature at the University of Belgrade, and in 2005 she emigrated to the United States to start a new life.
Ana was last seen on New Year's day, having had dinner with her husband Brian and a friend of his; According to him, his wife departed for her job in Washington at 6:30 in the morning. His defense attorney argued that he called her workplace to ask if anyone knew her whereabouts before the company reported her missing.
She planned to use a ride-hailing service to go to Logan International Airport and fly to Washington, D.C., where she often worked. But authorities said they found no proof that she entered a vehicle or boarded a plane.
Her husband Brian, already confined at home for a different crime of wire fraud, unlawful monetary transaction, and two other charges, had a history of deceitful behavior and a skill of attempting to coerce others, having been arrested in 2018 for selling two fake Andy Warhol paintings on eBay and according to a police report, he allegedly threatened to kill Anna and a friend of her back in 2014. He also misled investigators searching for his missing wife and lied about his whereabouts.
Upon combing the area, investigators discovered ten trash bags filled with suspicious items such as tape, gloves, cleaning agents, Ana's vaccination card, a hacksaw, and a hatchet.
"Search activity conducted north of Boston yesterday resulted in a number of items being collected, which will now be subject to processing and testing to determine if they are of evidentiary value to this investigation," the Norfolk DA's Office stated.
A week after being arraigned on charges of misleading investigators, Brian faced an arrest warrant for the alleged murder of his wife. On Thursday, March 30th, 2023, A Norfolk County grand jury indicted Brian Walshe for first-degree murder, obstruction of justice, and other charges.
Prosecutors allege that Walshe had assaulted and beat his wife to death because he wanted to end their marriage. They also revealed that Walshe used his son's iPad, allegedly minutes before he last saw her, searching for answers to a disturbing set of questions about decomposition, embalming, dismemberment, identification, odor eliminators, and disposal.
CNN chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst John Miller said, "He basically lays out the questions for his plan in the Google searches, as prosecutors allege."
Some of Brian Walshe's incriminating and chilling search history was disclosed by prosecutors Wednesday as he was arraigned on charges of murder. To quote a few, he asked;
Jan 1st, 4:55 a.m. | “How long before a body starts to smell?”
Jan 1st, 4:58 a.m. | “How to stop a body from decomposing”
Jan 1st, 5:20 a.m. | “How to bound a body”
Jan 1st, 5:47 a.m. | “10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to”
Jan 1st, 6:25 a.m. | “How long for somebody to be missing to inherit?”
Jan 1st, 6:34 a.m. | “Can you throw away body parts?”
Jan 1st, 9:29 a.m. | “What does formaldehyde do?”
Jan 1st, 9:34 a.m. | “How long does DNA last?”
Jan 1st, 9:59 a.m. | “Can identification be made on partial remains?”
Jan 1st, 11:34 a.m. | “Dismemberment and the best ways to dispose of a body”
Jan 1st, 11:44 a.m. | “How to clean blood from a wooden floor”
Jan 1st, 11:56 a.m. | “Luminol to detect blood”
Jan 1st, 1:08 p.m. | “What happens when you put body parts in ammonia?”
Jan 1st, 1:21 p.m. | “Is it better to throw crime scene clothes away or wash them?”
Jan 2nd, 12:45 p.m. | “Hacksaw best tool to dismember”
Jan 2nd, 1:10 p.m. | “Can you be charged with murder without a body?”
Jan 2nd, 1:14 p.m. | “Can you identify the body with broken teeth?”
Jan 3rd, 1:02 p.m. | “What happens to hair on a dead body?”
Jan 3rd, 1:13 p.m. | “What is the rate of decomposition of a body found in a plastic bag, compared to on a surface in the woods?”
Jan 3rd, 1:20 p.m. | “Can baking soda make a body smell good?”
Source: www.bostonherald.com
"An indictment contains only allegations. It is not evidence. It will be up to the prosecution to prove those allegations beyond a reasonable doubt, which is significantly more difficult than obtaining an indictment in a grand jury proceeding where the defense does not have the right to participate or even be present. That is why defendants are presumed to be innocent under our constitution," Walshe's attorney Tracy Miner said in a statement.
According to NBC Boston, Brian Walshe is being held without bail while their three young children are still in state custody.
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Husband of missing Massachusetts woman Ana Walshe indicted on murder charges (nbcnews.com)
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