The case towards accused Cohasset killer Brian Walshe moved ahead Tuesday, as police failed to search out proof in a Peabody search however prosecutors indicated key DNA proof is on its method.
In a joint movement to maneuver a pre-trial convention scheduled for Wednesday to Nov. 2, Norfolk Assistant District Attorney Greg Connor wrote, “the Commonwealth is currently awaiting DNA analysis from an independent laboratory and is expected to have those results in approximately two weeks.”
Walshe is accused of killing his 39-year-old spouse Ana Walshe within the early hours of Jan. 1 and dismembering her physique.
Though the prosecution didn’t elaborate on what DNA was being examined, the movement comes months after police discovered a small bone fragment and red-brown residue in a hacksaw bought by Walshe, amongst different proof.
Without a physique, former FBI brokers and a forensic specialist beforehand advised the Herald, the bone fragment could also be key to the prosecution’s case, relying on the a part of the physique it got here from and presence of bone marrow.
Police additionally reported searched an space in Peabody off of I-95 Monday and Tuesday.
“Two persons in the Peabody community unconnected to the prosecution of Brian Walshe contacted police investigators with their belief that an area of that community may be of investigative interest in that matter,” stated Norfolk District Attorney Communications Director David Traub. “A search of that area by the Massachusetts State Police SERT team yielded nothing.”
Police concluded their search by Tuesday afternoon, Traub stated.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”