According to investigators, Ana Walshe was at her Cohasset home early on New Year’s Day, between 4 and 5 a.m., allegedly with plans to share a ride to Logan Airport and board a flight to Washington, D.C.
According to Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley, a family member was the last person to see the 39-year-old property management executive that morning.
Walshe may not have even gotten into a car that day, but authorities are convinced that the married mother of three never boarded an aircraft, according to Quigley.
She went missing three days later and was reported.
In a press conference, Quigley informed the media that the inquiry was currently a missing person’s case. “All we’re trying to do is find Ana and get her home. We have no evidence to back up the idea that anything is questionable or illegal.
The information was made public on Friday, one day after police originally asked for assistance in finding Walshe, who is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds.
She is described as having “an olive complexion,” brown eyes, and brown hair by law police. Walshe is thought to have an accent from Eastern Europe.
The information was made public on Friday, one day after police originally requested assistance from the public in finding Walshe, who is described as being 5 feet, 2 inches tall and 115 pounds.
She is described by law authorities as having “an olive complexion,” brown eyes, and brown hair. Walshe reportedly has an Eastern European accent.
Quigley claims that Walshe initially had a flight scheduled from Logan Airport on January 3 to Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Walshe commutes once a week from Massachusetts to the capital city of the country while working for a property management company in Washington, according to Quigley.
But according to investigators, Walshe appears to have altered his mind and intended to travel on January 1 rather than January 3 as originally planned.
“It’s been reported that she was called to D.C. to handle some type of emergency at one of the properties that she manages,” Quigley said. “That’s why she was attempting to go to D.C. early. She did have a flight booked for the third, but she never got on that flight.”
Walshe was attempting to use a ride-sharing service to get to Boston’s Logan Airport early on January 1 when Quigley reported simply that a family member spotted Walshe at her home. Walshe told the police that her husband was asleep when she went and that she had baggage with her at the time.
According to Quigley, it’s not unusual for a ride-share driver to conduct business offline or outside of a certain app. He claimed that detectives are looking into that potential.
However, police received confirmation from every airline operating at Logan Airport that Walshe has not subsequently boarded any aircraft.
According to Quigley, Walshe and her husband maintain a car at their home in Washington, D.C.
“The vehicle is in D.C. We’re able to confirm that,” he said. “We’ve been working with Washington D.C. Metro Police. They’ve searched the townhouse. There are no signs of her there.”
Walshe was reported missing on Wednesday, Jan. 4, and police received simultaneous reports of her disappearance from her employer and from her husband, who lives in Cohasset.
“Her husband has been fully cooperative. Her family has been cooperative,” Quigley said. “She has a family that lives outside the country. She has quite a few friends both here and in Washington, D.C., that have been very cooperative and working with detectives, and the company that she worked for, the security department, has been very helpful.”
According to Quigley, Cohasset police consulted with federal law enforcement on Friday, and the conviction of Brian Walshe and the disappearance of his wife “seem to be two very unrelated occurrences.”
“Again, the husband’s been very cooperative, but our main focus today is trying to locate Ana,” Quigley added. “Hopefully we get a phone call from her or someone that she knows that will let us know that she’s OK.”
Quigley claims that Ana Walshe hasn’t used her phone since around January 1. In addition, he added, neither her debit nor credit cards nor any other digital traces she might have left had been used by authorities.
According to Quigley, investigators have looked for other evidence like as video footage captured on cameras throughout her area, but such searches have not turned up any relevant information.
Although Quigley noted that it’s “not abnormal for her to work long hours and not contact home immediately away,” police are unsure of why she was reported missing days after she was last seen.
According to him, Walshe has no history of mental illness that the authorities are aware of.
“You know, life is challenging sometimes,” Quigley said, when asked if there is any belief she would take off without notice. “She has three small kids, the oldest being 6, the youngest being 2. The holidays, working out of state — sometimes life gets chaotic. So, you know, it may be a case where she just needed a break and if that’s the case, we just need a call from her or someone who has talked to her.”
According to NBC10 Boston, a fire started at the Walshes’ previous Cohasset residence on Friday afternoon.
Police advised the station that it was still too early to determine whether the incident was related to Walshe’s disappearance.
Firefighters responding to fire at a Cohasset home where Ana Walshe lived until a few months ago. Police say it too soon to say if it’s connected to her disappearance, #wbz pic.twitter.com/p7RB8NAI89
— Beth Germano (@BethWBZ) January 6, 2023
According to WCVB, Ana Walshe was characterised by Alissa Kirby as a “kind and faithful wife and mother of three lovely boys.”
She claimed, “She loves her family, and I know in my heart, that of her choosing, she would not go a day without speaking to her husband and her children.”
Kirby is making an effort to maintain hope with the help of friends and family.
“All we can do is hope she’s okay. She remarked, “We care so much about her and her safety. “Right now, that’s basically the main focus.”
She is loved by so many people, and we just want to see her come home, another friend, Evan Turell, told the news outlet.