Brian Walshe allegedly watched kinky cuckold porn days before suspected cheating wife’s death, jury hears

Before his wife Ana disappeared, 50‑year‑old Brian Walshe is said to have viewed a pornographic clip about a cheated spouse and, after her death, searched online for the “trash‑bag killer.”

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Nicholas Guarino told the court on Tuesday that the explicit video was accessed on Walshe’s laptop on December 27, per a CNN report. “He watched a video that’s about a wife who cheats,” Guarino said.

He claimed the clip was seen three days before Ana vanished around New Year’s Eve in 2023, leaving behind three sons.

The defense explained that Ana was involved with another man—William Fastow—when she disappeared. Prosecutors argued that Walshe was aware of the affair and had even looked up Fastow’s name online, suggesting a motive.

During his opening remarks, attorney Larry Tipton contended that the couple was deeply in love and devoted to their children, and that Walshe was unaware of the extra‑marital relationship.

Tipton also implied, during cross‑examining Guarino, that the viewer had searched for content starring his favorite underwear actress rather than specifically seeking out cheating‑spouse material.

Trooper Guarino spent much of his testimony describing a string of questionable internet searches Walshe allegedly performed in the three days following Ana’s disappearance, including looking up serial killer Patrick Kearney, a man who wrapped victims in trash bags and earned the nickname “trash‑bag killer.”

Other alleged queries included “can you be charge with murder without a body” on January 2, followed by a Wikipedia entry titled “Murder conviction without a body.”

Within hours of Ana’s presumed murder on January 1, Walshe is said to have searched for “best way to dispose of a body,” “how long before body starts to smell,” and “how long does DNA last,” according to the outlet.

On January 2, more disturbing searches appeared, such as “how to saw a body” and “hacksaw the best tool for dismembering body.” Continuing into January 3, he sought information on whether a body can decompose in a plastic bag and, oddly, “can police get your search history without your computer.”

Walshe admitted last month lying to police in the days after Ana’s disappearance and disposing of her body, but maintained that he did not kill her.

He allegedly went into hardware stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot to purchase tools and cleaning supplies meant for dismembering Ana’s remains, which he subsequently placed in dumpsters, leading to incineration and compaction during waste processing.

Walshe faces a single count of first‑degree murder. A conviction would obligate life imprisonment.

Prosecutors argue that Walshe’s motive may be tied to the stress on his relationship that followed his own art‑fraud conviction, which carried a $400,000 restitution order and the threat of prison, and that he suspected Ana of infidelity.

Tipton offered an alternative narrative, presenting Ana’s death as a sudden, unexplained event. He claimed Walshe panicked at the thought of being blamed and tried to muddy the waters.

The trial is expected to last up to three weeks.