Jurors in the Murder Trial of Ana Walshe See Saws Believed to Be Used to Dismember Her Body | Crime Alert 8AM 12.04.25

Brian Walshe, 50, initially told authorities that his wife, Ana Walshe, 39, disappeared after leaving for the airport on Sunday, January 1, 2023. However, in court on Monday, December 1, his attorney presented a different narrative.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole Parton.
In the ongoing murder trial of Brian Walsh, jurors were
shown evidence retrieved from a dumpster near his mother's residence
in January twenty twenty three. This evidence was part of
the police investigation into the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Anna,

(00:21):
whom he is accused of killing and dismembering. Among the
items found were pieces of Anna's clothing, her handbag, and
her COVID vaccination card. Additionally, investigators discovered two towels marked
with reddish brown stains, as well as stained tissue and
hair samples. Other bags contained a filthy bathrobe, slippers, and

(00:42):
a rug that appeared to be cut into pieces and
soaked in blood. In one bag, it included a Tyvik
suit and safety goggles. Also, another bag contained tools like shears,
a hacksaw, a hatchet, and a large tarp. Assistant District
Attorney Greg Kahan walked Massachusetts State Police crime Lab technician

(01:02):
Davis Gould through the evidence, starting with Enna's vaccination card,
the gloves, and the tools used to believe to dismember
Anna's body.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
Bag number eight contained a hammer, a pair of wire snips,
a hatchet, and a hack star with red brown stains
on it. There was a white Tivex suit discovered in
the bag as well, along with a wrapper for a
tiex suit. Of all the areas I examined, there were
five that tested positive for blood screening.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Brian Wash fifty initially told authorities that his wife, Anna
Wash thirty nine, disappeared after leaving for an airport on Sunday,
January one, twenty twenty three. However, in court on Monday
December one, his attorney presented a different narrative, claiming that
Brian discovered his wife dead in bed around two thirty

(01:50):
am that same morning. On Tuesday December two, jurors were
informed of disturbing internet searches Brian allegedly conducted in the
hours and days fought following his wife's death, such as
he allegedly searched how long before a body starts to smell?
What is the best way to dismember a body? Can

(02:11):
I use bleach to clean up bloodstains? How long before
I can be convicted of a crime when no body
has been found? Count on Crime Alert hourly update to
keep you posted as this trial continues to unfold more
crime and justice news after this and now to Florida.

(02:36):
A judge is allowing both sides more than enough time
to follow their closing arguments in the appeal of a
Benita springsman who is currently on death row accused of
orchestrating his wife's murder. A Lee County jury convicted Mark
Severs of being the man orchestrating the first degree murder
of his wife, doctor Teresa Severs. Mark Sever's attorney hopes

(02:57):
the judge will overturn the conviction and the current death
sentence that he's received. They filed an appeal. Doctor Teresa
Severs died in June twenty fifteen. State prosecutors and Mark
Sever's defense have forty five days to follow their written
closing arguments that were due on December fifteen. Mark Siever's
appeal began in Circuit court on October thirteen and concluded

(03:19):
the following day. Mark Sever's trial council, his mother and
stepmother were among those who testified, as well as one
of the convicted accomplices, who now insist his story is
changed and the husband, Mark Severs, is innocent. Those representing
Mark Severs in his post conviction appeals filed emotion seeking
at time extension, citing they needed more time to present

(03:42):
closing arguments because they were representing another inmate on death row.
Lee Court Judge Bruce Kyle on November twenty granted the
extension and set a new date of January fifteen, giving
both sides in extra thirty days. Mark Siever's two accomplices
are serving separate sentences. Jimmy Ray Rogers, thirty five, is
serving life in prison and Curtis Wayne Wright, fifty seven,

(04:06):
is serving twenty five years in prison for his role.
It was on June twenty eight, twenty fifteen, doctor Teresa Severs,
a Southwest Florida physician, left a family vacation and returned
home alone to her Benita Springs home. Once arriving to
the home, she was brutally attacked with a hammer, savagely beaten,
and died. Now, her husband is refuting that he had

(04:30):
anything to do with her murder and is hoping to
have his trial and his conviction overturned by a Leak
County Fort judge. For the latest crime and justice news,
follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcasting app.
With this crime Alert, I'm Nicole Partner