Brian Walshe, the 50-year-old Massachusetts man accused of killing his wife after uncovering an affair between her and a friend in Washington, D.C., returns to court Tuesday for the second day of his murder trial, as a state trooper testified about damning internet searches found on his devices after Ana Walshe vanished without a trace.

Walshe’s defense attorney, Larry Tipton, said during his opening statement Monday that Walshe found his wife dead in her bed but did not kill her. Tipton said evidence would show a “sudden, unexplained death” and that such a thing “happens.” He denied the prosecution’s allegation that his client was aware of Ana’s suspected affair.

Walshe is accused of killing Ana, dismembering her and hiding her body — after searching the internet for information about the man she was seeing behind his back. 

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“The defense can argue that the search shows the awareness of a name, not that he knew about a romantic relationship,” said Randolph Rice, a Maryland attorney and legal analyst who is following the case. “That distinction matters because without clear knowledge of an affair, the state’s motive theory gets a lot weaker.”

Walshe already pleaded guilty to lesser charges of misleading police and unlawful conveyance of human remains.

Cohasset Police Sgt. Harrison Schmidt came back to the stand as prosecutors played additional excerpts from his interviews with Walshe prior to the defendant’s arrest. 

Prosecutors played more than an hour of similar recordings Monday, in which Walshe spoke calmly with detectives with sporadic interruptions from his three children as their mother was unaccounted for in early January 2023.

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“I would never do anything to my wife,” he told Schmidt at one point, after Ana’s death. “I wanted to spend the rest of my life with my wife. I’m still going to.”

Massachusetts State Trooper Nicholas Guarino, an expert on digital forensics, took the stand next to discuss Walshe’s alleged Google searches, which included the name of the man involved in an affair with Ana, 39, and for information on how to dispose of human remains, including searching the internet for the phrase, “Best ways to dispose of body parts after murder.”

Walshe’s searches went on for days, Guarino testified. He said he found searches about cleaning up blood, dismembering a body, tools and chemicals that could help cover up a crime scene and getting rid of digital evidence. Prior to Ana’s disappearance, her husband allegedly looked up divorce lawyers. 

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“How long does DNA last?” Walshe allegedly searched, on Google. Two minutes later, Guarino said he found a search for, “Is it possible to clean DNA off a knife?”

He didn’t just use Google. On Yahoo, he searched for, “How long someone missing until inheritance,” Guarino testified.

Under cross-examination, Guarino testified that he sought search warrants to check Walshe’s search history from Christmas Day in 2022 until early January 2023. He conceded that he did not seek a warrant to check earlier search history, which may or may not have shown searches about dead body disposal prior to Ana’s disappearance and suspected murder. 

Guarino testified earlier this year in another high-profile Massachusetts murder trial, reading text messages sent between Karen Read and John O’Keefe. Read was acquitted of all homicide-related charges in the death of her former boyfriend, O’Keefe, and convicted of drunken driving. 

Prosecutors have alleged two possible motives in the case. 

The first is that Walshe allegedly uncovered an affair between his wife and a Washington, D.C., realtor, who is expected to take the witness stand Thursday. 

The other is that Walshe allegedly believed that if his wife was out of the picture, and he was the only caretaker for their three children, he could have a chance of avoiding prison in connection with a federal art fraud conviction.

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He faces up to life in prison without parole if convicted in Ana’s death. Her remains have not been found.

The discovery of an endangered whale sighted off the coast of Boston gave researchers an incredibly unique “tail” to tell.

Observers from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Right Whale Ecology Program spotted a North Atlantic right whale off Boston’s coast Nov. 19 while conducting an aerial survey, according to a CCS press release. What made this already rare sighting extraordinary was that the whale apparently traveled 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to get there.

“The first sighting of the year is always exciting, but we didn’t yet realize just how remarkable this one would turn out to be,” CCS researcher Ryan Schosberg said in the release.

Noting unique scarring on the right side of the whale’s head, researchers in the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life matched it to a whale that had been seen near Donegal Bay, Ireland, in July 2024, as reported by the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group.

“While the photos from the 2024 Ireland sighting showed some unique features, we were unsure the quality of the photos would be sufficient to identify the whale in the future,” said Lindsey Jones, a scientist at the Anderson Cabot Center. “After a flurry of matching effort and emails, we were excited to discover the first ever photo-ID match between Ireland and the U.S. East Coast.”

Though right whales have been seen traveling from the western Atlantic to the eastern Atlantic and back, the CCS said this appears to be the first documented case of a whale initially traveling east to west. This discovery has led researchers to believe that right whale habitats on the western side of the North Atlantic may still be suitable, according to the press release.

North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, with an estimated population of 384, according to the CCS. While sightings of whales from European waters happen every few years, these events are rarely photographed well enough to be compared to the New England Aquarium’s catalogued record.

“Securing any international photo ID matches of large whales requires a lot of effort and a fair bit of luck,” said Pádraig Whooley, sightings officer at the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group. “When these matches are made across ocean basins, you need to get even luckier. So, we had zero expectation of matching this solitary right whale from Donegal Bay in July 2024, the first validated Irish record with photographic evidence in over a century.”

Researchers investigated further and found catalog data showing that six more right whales first photographed along the North American coast have appeared in European waters, according to the CCS. Dr. Daniel Palacios, director of the Right Whale Ecology Program, said that the discovery shows how right whales have endured despite their endangered status.

“Seeing a whale photographed in Ireland reappear off Boston is extraordinary,” Palacios said. “Encounters like this highlight both their resilience and the importance of international cooperation to support their recovery.”

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have one of the most fearsome players in the entire NFL. Tight end Darnell Washington is an absolute freak of nature, standing 6’7″ and recently revealing that he is over 300 pounds. The 24-year-old pass-catcher and run-blocker has become a crucial piece of the offense and the team’s breakout star.

As the Steelers battled the Baltimore Ravens in a huge AFC North matchup, they were forced to figure out their offense without their breakout tight end. During a second quarter drive, quarterback Aaron Rodgers dumped a pass off to Washington in the flat. Washington ran up field, nearly earning a first down as the team needed 15 yards.

It took two Ravens defenders to bring the hulking player down to the ground, but the tackle seemed to shake up Washington. The Ravens defenders hit Washington up high and down low simultaneously, and he fell hard to the ground. Washington’s head appeared to make contact with the turf as he went down, and he was unable to brace his fall very much. Immediately after the play, he looked dazed and was tended to by medical personnel. He was assisted into the medical blue tent, and then the team’s locker room after several minutes.

Impact of Washington’s Injury

Withoiut Washington, the Steelers’ offense takes a huge hit. Washington has become a trusted safety blanket for Rodgers. In 13 games, he’s hauled in 22 receptions for 276 yards and recorded one touchdown.

The Steelers have depth behind Washington, thankfully, but it’s a question of if they are utilized as much as Washington has been. Pat Freiermuth, Jonnu Smith and Conner Heyward give them three other tight end options, but none provide the same skillset and physical intimidation that Washington does. The team’s run-blocking has excelled when Washington is on the field. As determined as the other three tight ends are, they can’t make up for the blocking skills the injured tight end brings every week.

What the trio can do, however, is help in the passing game. All three have steady hands and have the route-running abilities to get open. The Steelers will need one of them to step up and help provide a secondary passing option for Rodgers.

AFC North Up for Grabs

The injury comes at a terrible time for the Steelers. With the AFC North up for grabs, the Steelers and Ravens are playing for their postseason lives already in Week 14. The winner of this contest takes a decisive lead on top of the division, and now the Steelers have to find a way to make up for Washington’s absence on offense.

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