A crumpled sheet of white paper covered with at least a dozen handwritten notes pouring out praise for Brian Walshe — including at least one participant in a life-coaching group he attended — hung on the wall of his family’s home in Cohasset, Massachusetts. The Post can reveal.
“Brian—You are worthy. You deserve the life you live,’ reads one of the written messages to the 47-year-old Massachusetts dad, who has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Ana.
“Brian — I just love you,” reads another crazy line. “You are what a man, a friend, a father is. Your humor, love, wisdom, support, courage are inspiring. You deserve everything.”
Walshe previously enrolled in life-coaching groups at the now-defunct Boston Breakthrough Academy, which promised to “instill faith, trust, love and compassion in all your relationships.”
He participated in more than a dozen sessions lasting well over 12 hours as part of a leadership team, earning the nickname “Head and Shoulders” for his hair and “cool guy” persona, according to his colleagues.
Members said they were shocked by the headlines surrounding Ana’s disappearance, recalling Walshe as a “kind,” “giving” person and a natural leader—who eventually rose through the organization’s “elite” Mastering Leadership Program.
“I’m so used to saying your last name because of MLP,” reads one of the notes on the sheet. “I recognize you for your attention to detail + time and being open + vulnerability. I really enjoyed being by your side on this journey.”
Update on missing mother-of-three Ana Walshe
The positive affirmation was hung on the wall of a staircase, which probably led to a bedroom.
Walshe was arrested for interfering with investigators’ search for his missing wife, who he reported missing on January 4. Walshe told police he hadn’t seen Ana since New Year’s, claiming he had left for DC on a “work emergency.”
During that time, Walshe allegedly searched the Internet for “how to dispose of the body of a 115-pound woman,” according to court records.
Police also found evidence including a bloody, broken knife at the couple’s Cohasset home. that Walshe purchased $450 worth of cleaning supplies; and an axe, hacksaw, garbage bags, used cleaning supplies and a rug at a transfer station in Peabody, Mass., just five miles from Brian Walshe’s mother’s home in Swampscott.
Walshe is being held on $500,000 bail and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
