The first week of the Brian Walshe murder trial ended Friday after jurors saw photos of evidence and physical evidence collected from various trash sites, and heard from crime investigators including a state police trooper.

The jury was shown a photo of a blue and white carpet that was folded in pieces and stained. Prosecutors said it appeared to be the same rug Ana Walshe was seen lounging on in a photo of her that was also previously shown to the jury.

During his testimony, Forensic Pathologist Dr. Richard Atkinson said the rug was one of several objects the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner inspected for this case.

“Normally we’re not involved in examining items, just bodies of people. In this case the objective was to determine if there was any human tissue on these items,” said

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