Gem Mutlu, a family friend and the last known person to see Ana alive besides Brian, testified about spending New Year's Eve 2022 with the couple at their Cohasset home. He described a festive evening where all three signed a champagne box with hopeful messages about the year ahead — Ana writing "We are the authors of our lives" and Brian adding "To the best triumvirate ever." But Mutlu also revealed that Ana had confided in him days earlier about serious marital problems, the toll of her commute between D.C. and Massachusetts, and the weight of Brian's ongoing federal fraud case. When Brian called Mutlu three days later to report Ana missing, Mutlu said his tone was "not panicked" — calm and even-keeled, despite claiming his wife had vanished.
Alissa Kirby, Ana's best friend from Washington, D.C., broke down on the stand as she recounted their last night together on December 29, 2022. According to Kirby, Ana was exhausted, upset, and "at a breaking point." She testified that Ana had told Brian she loved him "not as much" anymore and was "falling out of love." Kirby also revealed that Brian's mother had allegedly consulted a psychic who said Ana was having an affair — something Ana found both ridiculous and frightening, telling Kirby that Diana Walshe had never liked her and wanted her "out of the picture."
Jurors also saw additional surveillance footage of Brian purchasing cleaning supplies at Home Depot — including 12-pound bags of baking soda later found on blood-stained carpets in the trash — and disposing of items at a Brockton apartment complex dumpster. Brian's federal probation officer testified about his strict home confinement conditions, noting he submitted no approved outings for January 1, 2023, the day prosecutors allege Ana was killed.
After the prosecution rested, the defense filed a motion for a directed verdict of not guilty, arguing insufficient evidence of premeditation and that prosecutors failed to prove Brian even knew about Ana's affair. Judge Diane Freniere denied the motion, ruling there is sufficient evidence for the jury to decide. The defense begins calling witnesses Thursday — and the question on everyone's mind is whether Brian Walshe himself will take the stand to explain the internet searches, the cleanup supplies, and the lies.
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