Jurors will have to weigh whether the absence of Ana Walshe’s body leaves enough reasonable doubt to acquit her husband, Brian Walshe, of murdering her.

In closing arguments at Norfolk Superior Court Friday morning, defense attorney Larry Tipton and prosecutor Anne Yas gave jurors wildly divergent interpretations of the evidence presented over the 10-day trial.

Tipton told jurors that Brian Walshe was a “loving father and loving husband” who was presented with Ana Walshe’s sudden death on Jan. 1, 2025, leading to “confusion, panic, and fear.”

Brian Walshe pleaded guilty before the trial began to lying to police about his wife’s disappearance and mishandling her body after she was already dead but maintains that he is innocent of killing his wife. Jurors will decide if he is guilty of fi

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