He Paid Cash and Wore a Mask — Then Learns His Son's Phone Tracked Him

A husband tells police his wife left early for a work emergency, but doesn't realize every search he made that morning was saved. Real police interviews, store security video and trial footage from the Ana Walshe murder case in Cohasset, Massachusetts. In today's true crime documentary, we cover the disappearance of Ana Walshe on New Year's Day 2023. Watch the police interview at the family home, the store cameras that caught Brian Walshe paying cash in a mask, the Google searches read to the jury, the trash bins, the trial and the first-degree murder verdict. What gave him away first: the searches, the cash, or the phone? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe for new true crime cases every week. Every one comes down to a single loose thread. CHAPTERS 0:00 "Please look at anything." 2:13 The Forger 6:11 New Year's Eve 8:11 4:52 A.M. 10:46 She Had to Leave 15:49 The Walk-Through 17:37 The Lost Phone 25:37 Really Weird 29:48 The Dumpsters 33:25 The Other Man 36:25 Sudden Death 40:26 The Verdict 43:21 The Mistake That Sealed It CASE FACTS Ana Walshe, 39, was last seen on January 1, 2023, in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Her body has never been found. In November 2025, Brian Walshe pleaded guilty to misleading police and improperly conveying human remains. In December 2025, a Norfolk County jury found him guilty of first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence in Massachusetts. DISCLAIMER This video is a documentary produced for news reporting, commentary, educational and public-interest purposes. It is based on public records: police interviews, security camera video, trial testimony and exhibits, and publicly available reporting. Graphic images are not shown. It is not legal advice. The couple's children are not named or shown. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976: allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Copyright for any third-party material remains with its owners. Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Tracks: "Long Note Three", "Crypto", "Unanswered Questions", "Lightless Dawn", "Static Motion", "Dark Times", "Long Note Two", "Heartbreaking" In memory of Ana Walshe. #TrueCrime #MissingPerson #CrimeDocumentary #PoliceInterview #CaughtOnCamera #MurderTrial