Brian exposed by Google: The motive behind Ana Walsh's murder finally revealed

At the latest hearing, it was revealed that the prosecution possesses over 1,000 pages of Walsh's Google searches, including pornographic content labeled “with a cheating wife,” which the prosecution considers evidence that Walsh suspected or knew his wife was being unfaithful, potentially providing a motive for the crime.

His defense, however, maintains that he is “a grown man.”

Jury selection for Walsh’s trial began on Tuesday, November 18. Just before the selection, at a hearing, Walsh pleaded guilty to two charges—obstructing the police and intentionally transferring a human body.

However, he did not admit to murder, which the prosecution alleges he committed because he suspected his wife of infidelity.

Supporting this claim, according to prosecutors, is his Google search history.

Prosecutors plan to present Walsh’s Google searches from his laptop during the trial, including “pornography related to a cheating wife.”

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Allegedly, the prosecution possesses over 1,000 pages of Google searches. The court has been considering whether these searches, including pornographic content, should be admitted as evidence before the jury.

Walsh’s attorneys claim that the searches also include terms like “having a threesome” and “impregnating someone.” According to them, “there are multiple searches for pornography.”

“He is a grown man, so I think it’s wrong to single out this one search,” the attorney argued.

The judge said that the second part of the search, “cheating wife,” is important because it may indicate that he knew or suspected his wife was cheating on him. She allowed that portion of the digital evidence to be used at trial.

Prosecutors also believe that the search history reflects his state of mind and suspicion of infidelity, which could be a motive for the murder.

The defense disputes this evidence, arguing that pornography in itself is not directly connected to the murder and that the jury could become biased.

He thought Ana was cheating, their marriage was in crisis

As a reminder, Brian Walsh is accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Ana Walshe, a Serbian-born mother of three and a successful real estate executive working in Washington, D.C., in January 2023.

Ana Walshe disappeared on New Year's Day, January 1, 2023, and was reported missing several days later. Her body has never been found.

Shortly before Ana’s disappearance, Brian Walsh’s mother reportedly hired a private investigator. At the time, Walsh was under house arrest awaiting sentencing for selling forged Andy Warhol paintings.

Buying brushes, safety goggles…

Surveillance footage shows him purchasing a series of items in a store—including brushes, safety goggles, and a cutting knife—which prosecutors claim he used to dispose of Ana’s body.

Investigators reportedly found a saw with a bone fragment in a dumpster near Walsh’s mother’s home.

Timeline of Brian’s Google Searches

He is also accused of using his son’s iPad to Google “how to dispose of a body.” This is the detailed timeline of Brian Walsh’s search history:

January 1, 2023

4:55 AM – How long before a body starts to smell?
4:58 AM – How to stop a body from decomposing?
5:20 AM – How to bind a body?
5:47 AM – 10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to
6:25 AM – How long does it take for someone to be missing to inherit?
6:34 AM – Can you throw away body parts?
9:29 AM – What does formaldehyde do?
9:34 AM – How long does DNA last?
9:59 AM – Can identification be made on partial remains?
11:34 AM – Dismemberment and the best ways to dispose of a body
11:34 AM – How to clean blood from a wooden floor?
11:56 AM – Luminol to detect blood
1:08 PM – What happens when you put body parts in ammonia?
1:21 PM – Is it better to throw away crime scene clothes or wash them?

January 2, 2023

12:45 PM – Saw – best tool for dismemberment
1:10 PM – Can you be charged with murder without a body?
1:14 PM – Can identification be made with broken teeth?

January 3, 2023

1:02 AM – What happens to hair on a dead body?
1:13 AM – What is the rate of decomposition of a body found in a plastic bag compared to on the surface in the woods?
1:20 AM – Can baking soda make a body smell good?