Prosecutors in Brian Walshe murder trial to call private investigator, wife's coworkers as witnesses
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In the latest filings, prosecutors asked a judge to certify five out-of-state 'material' witnesses and order their appearance at trial.
The witnesses were identified as private investigator Jeremy Dozier, whom prosecutors said Walshe's mother hired in December 2022 to track Ana Walshe's suspected infidelity; Hugh Dunleavy, head of security at Tishman Speyer, Ana Walshe's employer at the time of her death; the keeper of records for JetBlue airline; Alyssa Kirby, a friend of Ana Walshe; and Theresa Marchese, the human resources director at Tishman Speyer.
The filings said Brian Walshe's mother, 'with his input and direction,' hired Dozier on Dec. 22, 2022, to surveil Ana Walshe 'for the purpose of proving infidelity.'
Ana Walshe regularly commuted between Massachusetts and her job in Washington, D.C., officials have said.
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The filings said Dunleavy, the Tishman security head, spoke to Brian Walshe about Ana Walshe's whereabouts 'when she did not appear for work in D.C. after spending New Year's with the defendant and their children in Cohasset, Massachusetts.'
Walshe told police that his wife said she had a pressing work matter on New Year's Day and left very early that morning for Logan International Airport, prosecutors said.
'The defendant claimed that the victim left Massachusetts early for D.C. because of a work emergency, which Mr. Dunleavy can testify was not true,' prosecutors said.
In addition, 'Mr. Dunleavy was the first person to report the victim's disappearance to the local police despite telling the defendant that he should immediately report the disappearance of the victim, his wife, to the police.'
Prosecutors said Dunleavy also 'assisted investigators from Massachusetts in finding surveillance video of the victim leaving her office for Massachusetts on Dec. 30, 2022, securing her car, and providing paperwork.'
Marchese, the company's HR director, can also discredit Brian Walshe's account that his wife had a work emergency, prosecutors said.
'Ms. Marchese has personal knowledge of Ana Walshe's work assignments, obligations, [and] responsibilities, and can confirm there was no work emergency that would have prompted Ana Walshe to leave her Cohasset home on Jan. 1, 2023,' prosecutors said.
Marchese became closely involved in the case, prosecutors added.
'On Jan. 4, 2023, the defendant spoke with Ms. Marchese about the victim's whereabouts, and she engaged in substantial efforts to search for the victim in Washington, D.C.,' prosecutors wrote.
Meanwhile Kirby, of Chevy Chase, Md., will tell jurors about a distressing night out with Ana Walshe shortly before her death, prosecutors said.
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During the evening, Ana Walshe became 'uncharacteristically emotional and extremely upset,' prosecutors said.
'The victim discussed the defendant's pending federal criminal sentencing [in a separate art fraud case in which
A JetBlue representative can also help jurors connect the dots, prosecutors said.
Ana Walshe had been 'scheduled to fly Jet Blue from Logan Airport to Washington D.C. on Jan. 3, 2023, but did not board that Jet Blue flight or any other Jet Blue flight.' prosecutors said. 'The defendant claims that the victim left her Cohasset home early on Jan. 1, 2023 to return to D.C. on a flight. The victim has not been seen since Jan. 1, 2023, with the defendant as the last person to have seen her.'
On Friday, Brian Walshe suffered a legal setback
The searches were conducted between 4:55 a.m. and 5:47 a.m. on New Year's Day of 2023, prosecutors said.
Material from prior Globe stories was used in this report.
Travis Andersen can be reached at
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