A 16th juror was empaneled in the Brian Walshe murder case on Thursday, which means a full jury has been reached.
It was the third day of jury selection for a trial that Judge Diane Freniere said this week could take three to four weeks to present, starting on Dec. 1.
While Freniere on Wednesday raised the prospect of empaneling more than 16 jurors, all sides agreed to proceed without selecting more jurors, according to WCVB.
Nine jurors were seated on Tuesday, the first day of the trial, and Walshe, 50, made an unexpected decision to plead guilty to two counts.
Freniere is ordering jurors not to go on social media and watch or read the news once they are selected.
The trial is in Dedham’s Norfolk County Superior Court.
Officials charged Walshe with murder in connection with his wife’s disappearance on New Year’s Day 2023. Her body has never been recovered, but investigators say that he killed his wife and misled police after he reported her missing.
Investigators found evidence at a dumpster outside his mother’s apartment in Swampscott, including clothing that belonged to his wife, her COVID-19 vaccination card, towels with brown-red stains, a hatchet and a hacksaw, according to prosecutors.
Ana Walshe, 39, worked in Washington, D.C., and traveled back and forth to their Cohasset home, which she shared with Brian Walshe and their three children. Prosecutors say that Brian Walshe suspected she was having an affair.
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