Major Twist in Murder Trial Against Husband of Missing Ana Walshe | Crime Alert 8AM 10.08.25

The trial of Brian Walshe, accused of the shocking murder of his realtor wife, is facing another delay.

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Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news. Now I'm Nicole Pardon.
The high profile murder trial of a Massachusetts man accused
of killing his wife whose body has never been found,
has been postponed following a court order for him to
be evaluated at a mental health facility. Brian Walsh was

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set to face charges this month, including first degree murder
and obstruction of a police investigation regarding the disappearance of
his wife Anna in January twenty twenty three. Prosecutors alleged
that she was involved in an affair at the time
she went missing. On Monday, the judge ruled that Brian
should be moved from Norfolk County Jail to Bridgewater State

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Hospital for a twenty day evaluation to assess his mental
competency for trial. The hospital is classified as a medium
security institution that caters to individuals who are either civilly
committed or pre trial detained undergoing competency assessments. In a
motion to delay the trial, Brian's legal team cited an

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incident where he was stabbed by another inmate in an
unprovoked attack on September eleven at jail, which has hindered
his ability to effectively engage in his defense and manage
the demands of a full trial day. An affidavit submitted
by his attorney's detailed that after being treated at the hospital,

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Brian returned to jail, exhibiting signs of being disoriented and fearful.
During meetings to discuss case materials, he reportedly experienced severe anxiety,
requiring him to be taken back to the medical unit.
The affidavid also notes that Brian has been struggling with
fatigue and difficulty focusing on his case. A hearing to

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evaluate Brian's competency is set for October twenty seven. Until
the judge confirms his ability to proceed, the murder trial
will remain on hul Additionally, the motion to postpone the
trial raise concerns about the prosecution conducting further DNA testing,
results of which have not been shared with the defense,

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and accused the prosecution of withholding evidence that could be
beneficial to Brian, although specifics were not provided. Thirty nine
year old Anna wash, a mother of three, went missing
around New Year's Day in twenty twenty three. Prosecutors believe
her husband, Brian Walsh, killed and dismembered her before disposing

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of her body. More crime and justice news after this.
The family of a mother from Indiana is pleading for
information one week after her mysterious disappearance during a fire
at her home, which authorities are treating as suspicious. Britney Guard,

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forty six, was reported missing and endangered after emergency responded
arrived at her Bainbridge, Indiana home, where smoke was seen
billowing from the building. According to a statement from the
Putnam County Sheriff's Office, despite their efforts, they were unable
to find the woman inside the home, and attempts to
reach her were unanswered. The last confirmed sighting of Guard

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was on the evening of September thirty, as noted by
the local Sheriff's office. Her family became aware of her
absence following the fire incident. Her daughter recounted feeling uneasy
when Guard failed to attend her volleyball game the following day.
Guard's sister, Stephanie Bowen, expressed concern, stating that Guard is

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a devoted supporter of her children's activities and that it
is that of character for her to miss any of
their child's events. Bowen also mentioned that Guard's car and
purse were still at the house when she went missing.
Her sister said, I sense there's something larger here, something
we're missing. Someone knows something. In a huge jeffort to

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find the missing mother of two, guard's family and law
enforcement have intensified their search. They have distributed flyers featuring
her picture and description throughout the town, including all of
the gas stations and on pizza boxes. This as reported
by WRTV. Additionally, authorities have employed drones to aid in
the search efforts, and they reached out to the Indiana

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Department of Natural Resources to assist in searching a pond
on her property right after she went missing, but unfortunately
their efforts yielded no results. And in Florida, things got
out of hand when a patron at a local golden
corral took things a bit too far with the all
you can eat buffet. She stayed for several hours, continuing

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to eat even when the business was closing. Workers had
to call nine to one one to report the woman
wouldn't eat. She was still eating all she could. Take
A listen, ma'am, the managers asked you to leave. We're
gonna need you to head out. Oh well, for eating
what I paid for? Yeah, that's not ranging you were
warned about piling up plates. It's time to go. I'm
not going to take it to go if you'd like,
but we can't stay inside right this way unbelievable. As

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she was being escorted out by police, she was still
asking for one more refill and saying she didn't get
to finish her popcorn shrimp. For the latest crime in
justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite
podcasting app with this crime Alert. I'm Nicole Parton.