A forensic scientist with the Massachusetts State Police who analyzed items recovered from a dumpster in Swampscott will continue his testimony Tuesday in the Brian Walshe murder trial.
Defense attorney Larry Tipton is expected to resume his cross-examination of the scientist, Matthew Sheehan.
Sheehan testified on Monday about finding blood stains in the basement of the Cohasset home Brian Walshe shared with his wife, Ana, and three children.
Jurors also saw surveillance footage Monday of Brian Walshe making several purchases in cash in the hours after his wife’s death.
Brian Walshe is accused of killing Ana Walshe inside their Cohasset home in the early morning of Jan. 1, 2023, then dismembering her body and disposing of her remains at dumpsters across the state. Before the trial started, Walshe pleaded guilty to two charges, admitting that he moved his wife’s body and misled the police investigation into her disappearance.
During opening statements, his defense claimed Ana Walshe died a sudden, unexplained death.
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