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TJ Holmes
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TJ Holmes
Hey there, folks. It is Monday, December 15th. Guilty. Guilty as charged. The verdict is in and Brian Walsh has been found guilty of murdering his wife. With that welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ Robes. Let me get your reaction. First, it's not what we predicted, but the jury did have two options, first degree and second degree. They came back this quickly and they came back with a harder charge.
Amy Robach
First degree murder. Murder in the first degree, which is premeditation, which carries a life without parole sentence for Brian Walsh. So he will be going to prison for the rest of his life. Obviously he will have a chance to appeal and the judge still has to technically sentence him, but that is what that charge, what that conviction carries in the state of Massachusetts. And yes, I'm, I'm not totally surprised, but I'm a little surprised. I really did think it would take them longer even maybe to come up or to agree to the first degree charged unanimously. The second degree to me thought, I thought was absolutely a slam dunk. But first degree, I'm a little surprised they came back. I guess it would have been about six hours. They deliberated in total and it didn't.
TJ Holmes
Seem like, at least based on the, the verdict that we've now seen, that there was a whole lot of disagreement in the room and it was six hours, I thought it was ended up being less than that. But you're saying total ended up being six.
Amy Robach
Correct. I think it was around four hours on Friday that they deliberated and then about two hours today. So I mean, under six hours. Under six hours.
TJ Holmes
This trial wrapped up pretty quickly, folks. We have been watching this, of course, the past two weeks. Here we are on December 15th, right. The first day of testimony was December 1st. So two Mondays ago when the judge was telling folks we might need to get ready for a 3, 4 plus week trial, even some concern it might bump up into Christmas a little bit. They flew through the prosecution, at least their case. The defense put up no witnesses at all. And all of a sudden here we are, we get to a short trial and short deliberations. I am, I. We gave our predictions, if you will, for what we thought the jury was going to do. This. This surprised me a little.
Amy Robach
Yes. How much did it surprise you?
TJ Holmes
This surprised me quite a bit, I think when you add the time to look, we've watched plenty, but lawyers, folks who do this for a living tell you we have no idea what a jury's gonna do. You try to predict the best you can and try to go by history. You just, you just don't, you just don't know. I don't know I thought there was enough doubt, enough head scratching questions raised by the defense that it would at least give them some pause.
Amy Robach
Yes, premeditation was. I was on the fence with that. But who knows? There could have been a very persuasive person in that jury room that convinced everyone, or everyone could have actually walked in there with a very similar like minded approach to what they thought his level of responsibility was. But that's. They go through. We just watch the judge go and ask. Every single juror sits there and says, yes, that is my decision. That has to happen for their, for their conviction to stand. And it was a unanimous one. I was taken a little bit by Brian Walsh's reaction, or I should say lack thereof. He walked back in. We were all a little shocked around 11:30 this morning when we were told Eastern time that the jury, or at least we believe the jury, had reached a verdict. His mother Diana was there at the trial. He acknowledged her. But when the verdict was read out, well, actually right beforehand, I did notice him. Did you see him? The only slightest body language of stress. He cracked his neck to the right. Like, you know when you're kind of just moving your neck, it's a little stiff. And he opened his jaw like he was cracking his jaw. That was the only slight body movement I saw where you could tell that. Yes, he's a little tense right now. Can you imagine? I was tense waiting for the jury's verdict.
TJ Holmes
I mean, I was just. I mean, I can't imagine being in that position. But he, I didn't see the neck crack, the movement. He was as stoic and calm as we have heard about him throughout this trial and as we have seen him sitting in that room throughout the trial. And there was not a reaction of any kind when they came back and said guilty. He didn't, I didn't see him interact with his lawyers even once. And the bailiff came in, they put the handcuffs back on and escorted him out. And not a reaction of any kind did I see.
Amy Robach
It was like he was just told he had $100 parking ticket. He had no reaction. Yes, that, that's amazing to me that you. And look, I know you have to probably prepare yourself for worst case scenario, but still to have zero reaction. And we did not see him speak, not look at, not glance at his lawyers. There was zero interaction between his legal team, not among themselves, not with Brian Walsh. It was absolute silence and zero physical movement interaction, eye contact, nothing. That was really shocking to me.
TJ Holmes
Don't know, I mean, a lot of. Look, we Don't. Obviously, we don't know this guy at all, but we were pretty. We found it pretty remarkable some of his behavior after he had chopped up his wife, his demeanor, how he was able to carry himself in front of other people, how he was able to go about being. It's sometimes even personable and warm to people he's out shopping and doing. To be able to do that was, I found, pretty incredible of a human being. To see him today in court. If we'd have seen an emotional reaction, we'd have been shocked. We're like, whoa, who is that guy?
Amy Robach
I would have been like, there's a human being in there.
TJ Holmes
Okay, well, this is in line with what we have seen and heard.
Amy Robach
You make a good point. It's on Brand from Everything. Because one of the most chilling things, I believe. Well, there were a couple really chilling things beyond just the searches themselves, but to hear the audio tape of him talking to detectives within days of his wife being missing. But also, we now know after now he's been convicted of murdering and chopping up her body. How? Just relaxed. He didn't over explain. He didn't seem defensive. He didn't seem nervous. He wasn't speaking too quickly. He seemed like an affable guy next door who was looking for his lost dog. Like, he just didn't seem that upset or concerned or guilty or defensive. So he is able to compartmentalize like a mother. Effort is, I guess, the best way to put it.
TJ Holmes
So, I mean, will we ever see anything out of him? I don't know. We're running out of opportunities to do so. But a reminder for folks who don't, I think everybody at this point is kept up with this story, rogue, about this woman that he says his wife, he was partying with one night with a friend. They go to bed that night, he goes down to clean the kitchen. He goes back up, she's dead. They say, sudden, sudden, unexplained death. He panics, starts all these Internet searches trying to figure out how to chop up, dispose of a body. All those searchers were entered into evidence during this trial, and he stuck by that story. But the prosecution never was able to say how she died exactly.
Amy Robach
Never got a body.
TJ Holmes
There is no body. And this jury did not by a lot of the what ifs. And, well, it's possible they didn't reach the reasonable doubt threshold. The defense and all that stuff they came up with, which at times we gave them credit for.
Amy Robach
Oh, yes, the defense did the best job they possibly could with a Case that was difficult from the get go with those types of Internet searches, with the video evidence they have of him throwing bags away in dumpsters, the evidence they have of him buying an essentially cleanup kit for murdering your wife just with video evidence, receipts, his DNA, Ana's DNA, I mean, all of that was undeniable. His only chance was that no one could prove how his wife died because no one had any sort of forensic evidence. They didn't even have circumstantial evidence about how she died. No one could tell the jury how Anna Walsh died. And yet he was still convicted of first degree murder. That is pretty remarkable.
TJ Holmes
Kind of. You know what? The, the prosecution, a big part of their case was common sense. And it is, if you lay it out like that, like, come on, what do you think happened? Yeah, maybe they didn't prove some things, but they relied on common sense. And common sense tells you that this man killed his wife.
Amy Robach
His. The way he acted, maybe not as much before, but certainly during and after spoke to what made the most sense as to how it went down and why it went down. I'm curious. You pointed out one of the big moments for the prosecution in closing statements was making that connection. You said, I believe it happened was closing arguments were already on Friday. Right. I'm losing track of time. But when she was able to say finally to the jury, all of those searches you saw, never once did you see a search for unexplained sudden death. How could my wife die suddenly? How could a 35 year old woman who was fine one hour be dead the next? Like there were no searches that would justify or bolster or suggest in any way, shape or form he found his wife dead without any explanation.
TJ Holmes
You know, and maybe that was the brilliance and maybe they held on to that on purpose until the end because they knew the defense wasn't going to be able to come back and try to explain that one away. But that was it. If somebody panics because somebody's dead, the first thing you're going to do is not try to get rid of the body, you're gonna try to resuscitate or find out what happened. You would even Google like crazy deciding to call the cops, like, okay, maybe it was this, maybe it was this, maybe this. And maybe they want to arrest me if it was this anything. When she said that. So that was the most commonsensical thing I heard. I was like, okay, because you were.
Amy Robach
You were team, you were team Larry Tipton the whole time. Not that you were team Brian Walsh, but you were just team Larry Tipton in terms of how he handled the case, how he presented the defense to the jury. It was brilliant. So you were, you were like, I'm, I get this guy. This guy is doing an incredible job. And the prosecution, frankly, we were wanting more, we were expecting more, we were wishing they would connect the dots more. But yes, at the very end you were like, that was the first time you said, oh, wow. She just said something that resonated and I can't unhear it.
TJ Holmes
Panic.
Amy Robach
Now, once you've said that, now that.
TJ Holmes
Makes the most sense, the most common sense the entire trial. And I want to give her credit for that moment. And maybe that moment was important to the jury. And again, I wonder if she held onto that until that moment. You cannot, didn't give them a chance to say, well, he didn't go Google that stuff because blah, blah, blah, didn't give him a chance. Yeah, that's great. Well folks, this now robes. I have a right carries. This is life without parole. Parole. But remember, he was also convicted or pled guilty to some other charges before this case even started. So they still have to wrap all of this up and they're going to wrap it up very soon. We'll explain why the judge is saying sentencing is happening almost immediately. Stay here. So let me get this straight. Your company has data here, there and everywhere, but your AI can't use the data because it's here, there and everywhere? Seems like something's missing. Every business has unique data. IBM helps your AI access your data wherever it lives. To change how you do business. Let's create Smile to business. IBM.
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TJ Holmes
You know what? For this, for her friends, for her family members. I mean we heard from and about a lot of people during this thing and they were, it seems like they were all close. Like they had shared friends and I can't imagine the words they might have for him on Wednesday. So I'm, I'm definitely curious to see where, where are the boys now? Their sons are there.
Amy Robach
I don't know exactly where they are, but they're little guys and I can't imagine they would involve them. No, no way. In the courtroom, right? Oh, I can't. I was just thinking about that there. They would be too young. You'd have to be probably 18 or at least of a certain age to want to be able to speak because his youngest, I mean, his oldest, I think is what, 8 or 9?
TJ Holmes
It was 2, 4, 6 at the time of the.
Amy Robach
Yeah.
TJ Holmes
Her death. That's what it was.
Amy Robach
Right.
TJ Holmes
So they're 4, 6, 8.
Amy Robach
4, 6 and 8. So probably 8. But I wonder, like, it's just the trial up until now has been about Brian Walsh, whether he was guilty or innocent, whether he should be sent away for the rest of his life or face some sort of punishment in between. But now on Wednesday, it really does become about Anna Walsh for a while. And I think that's so important for the people who are grieving her still and will for the rest of their lives to have that moment in court, to be able to address her killer and say what he took from them. I. And just from what we've seen, I'm sure he won't show any bit of emotion.
TJ Holmes
He gets up an opportunity right, to speak, don't they?
Amy Robach
And I just, you know, I wonder if we will hear from him. I wonder.
TJ Holmes
I doubt it.
Amy Robach
I doubt it, too.
TJ Holmes
I doubt it. But we talk about this being an end. This is a part of closure. But they have never. They'd have nowhere to go, visit to lay flowers. They don't know how she met her end, actually. They don't know what he did to her. And that's something he could possibly go to his grave and we may never know. So Wednesday is going to be another big day in court for this trial. We will keep a close, close eye on it. Again, folks. Top right corner of that Apple podcast app where you see our show page button says follow. Click that and you can get our updates. There have been quite a few to a number of fast moving and breaking stories lately. But we always appreciate you spending time with us. For now, I am TJ Holmes on behalf of Amy Robach. We'll talk to y' all soon. This is Julian Edelman from Dudes on Dudes with Gronk and Jewels. Sunday mornings I've got my game day ritual, coffee, Lucky socks and now new Morning Uncrustable Sandwiches. It's all about that 12 gram protein boost with the new Uncrustables Bright Eyed Berry or Up and Apple flavors. Bright Eye Berries got a feisty receiver energy up an apple. Your classic Do it all tight end, soft pillowy, packed with protein and easy enough for Gronk to grab from the freezer. Whether you're on the couch, driving to the tailgate or heading to the locker room, New Morning Uncrustable Sandwiches are the MVP of snacks. Your new Sunday kickoff ritual starts here with new Morning Uncrustable sandwiches packed with 12 grams of protein. Hey audiobook lovers. I'm Kalpen, I'm Ed Helms. Ed and I are inviting you to join the best sounding book club you've ever heard with our new podcast, Earsay, the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club. Each week we sit down with your favorite iHeart podcast hosts and some very special guests to discuss the latest and greatest audiobooks from audible. Listen to Earsay on America's number one podcast network, iHeart. Follow Earsay and start listening on the free iHeartradio app. Today.
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Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present
Episode: VERDICT IS IN: Brian Walshe Guilty of First Degree Murder
Date: December 15, 2025
Hosts: Amy Robach & TJ Holmes
This episode centers around the breaking news of Brian Walshe’s conviction for the first-degree murder of his wife, Ana Walshe. Amy Robach and TJ Holmes analyze the verdict, share reactions to the trial developments, and consider the legal, emotional, and human ramifications. The discussion explores the trial process, the evidence presented, and what the verdict means for Walshe’s family and the public’s understanding of justice in such a high-profile case.
[03:07] TJ Holmes breaks the news:
“Guilty. Guilty as charged. The verdict is in and Brian Walsh has been found guilty of murdering his wife.”
The conversation is direct, analytical, and empathetic. Both hosts balance professional courtroom analysis with personal, emotional observations, frequently expressing surprise at the verdict’s speed and at the chilling lack of emotion displayed by Brian Walshe. They emphasize the point that, despite legal technicalities and missing forensic evidence, the humanity and loss at the center of this case should not be overlooked.
This summary covers all critical discussions and provides insight for listeners wishing to understand both the legal and emotional dimensions of this high-profile verdict.