(CNN) — The Massachusetts jury weighing the case of Brian Walshe saw a collection of evidence on Wednesday, including photos of items covered in what looked like blood, as prosecutors work to prove he murdered his wife around New Year’s 2023.
The evidence capped the third day of witness testimony in Walshe’s murder trial, which also featured witnesses who prosecutors called to establish Ana Walshe did not travel after returning home to Massachusetts from Washington, DC, where she lived and worked – despite her husband’s initial claims that she had left early on January 1, 2023.
Meanwhile, Walshe’s defense worked to undercut any suggestion he might have been motivated to kill his wife because of the more than $1 million in life insurance policies she had purchased.
Walshe has already pleaded guilty to misleading police and improperly disposing of his wife’s body. But he maintains he did not kill the corporate real estate manager and mother of three. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.
The trial in Dedham, Massachusetts, will continue Thursday. Prosecutors previously said they planned to call key witnesses later this week, like the man Ana Walshe was having an affair with before her death.
Jurors see photos of evidence covered in possible blood stains
A forensic scientist from the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory walked the jury through photos of evidence recovered from dumpsters near an apartment complex where Brian Walshe’s mother lived.
Prosecutors have alleged Walshe tossed several bags at the location in an effort to cover his tracks, throwing away items that they previously said belonged to Ana Walshe, including a pair of Hunter boots and her Covid-19 vaccination card.
On Wednesday afternoon, the jury saw photos of several items recovered during the January 9, 2023, dumpster search, and prosecutors brought several into the courtroom to admit them into evidence. One by one, Norfolk County Assistant District Attorney Greg Connor carried evidence bags to forensic scientist Davis Gould, who confirmed the contents of each bag without removing them for jurors to see.
Judge Diane Freniere told the jury they would have access to the physical evidence during deliberations.