COHASSET – The owner of the home where prosecutors say Ana Walshe was murdered is now suing the suspect’s mother.
Damage caused by crime scene investigation
The homeowner, Peter Capozzoli, said he bought the property in 2019 where prosecutors allege Brain Walshe killed his wife, Ana. Capozzoli rented the property to Diana Walshe, Brian Walshe’s mother, from March 2022 to August 2022. In the lawsuit, he claims Diana Walshe said she wanted to rent the property to recover from an illness and live there with her son, daughter. -law and their three children. She later extended the lease until February 2023.
The owner claimed that the property was damaged by the crime scene investigation and that he had to hire a special cleaning service to fumigate the house. In addition, he said the alleged crime has made the house unrentable and reduced the value of the property. Capozzoli also said the family punched holes in the walls and claimed Brian Walsh went into the attic and stuck his foot through the ceiling of his wife’s bedroom.
The disappearance of Ana Walshe
Brian Walshe is accused of killing his wife, 39-year-old Ana Walshe.
Ana Walshe went missing after having dinner with her husband and a friend on New Year’s Eve 2022. Her husband told police she left the house in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2023 due to a work emergency. Ana Walshe was a real estate investment manager at an international real estate management company in Washington, DC
Physical evidence was found at the couple’s home, and searches on the eldest child’s iPad included topics such as: how to dispose of a human body, how long does it take for a human body to smell, and how long does it take for someone to be declared dead , according to court documents. The searches began on January 1, a few hours after Ana Walshe was last seen.
Brian Walshe has pleaded not guilty to his wife’s murder.
WBZ News Staff
