Missing Massachusetts woman Ana Walsh: ‘Absolutely’ no sign of ‘tragedy’ before disappearance, says friend

COHASSET, Massachusetts. According to a recent report, one of the last people to see missing Massachusetts mom Ana Walsh before her disappearance shed light on the woman’s final hours and his suspicions “that foul play may have taken place.”

Jem Mutlu celebrated the New Year with Brian and Ana Walsh at their home in Cohasset, Massachusetts, and last saw the woman, a friend he met through her husband, when he hugged her goodbye around 1:30 am on January 1st. 1.

“We hugged, celebrated and toasted, as they usually do on New Year’s Day,” Mutlu told local news channel WBZ-TV. “There was a lot of anticipation for the new year. There was no sign of anything other than the celebration of the new year, the problems have been put aside.”

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Cem Mutlu, real estate consultant, outside his home in Nahanta, Massachusetts on Monday, January 9, 2023.
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Mutlu declined to comment when he was contacted by Fox News Digital on Tuesday and said he was working with a spiritual healer following the ongoing disappearance of his friend.

Speaking to WBZ, Mutlu said that he and the Walsh family had a “festive” New Year’s Eve consisting of “gourmet food” that Brian prepared.

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Brian and Ana Walsh in September 2016.
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He recalled Ana Walsh “corresponding with friends” and “sitting next to me at the bar stool in their kitchen”.

“There was absolutely no indication that any tragedy or disappearance or anything could have happened that night,” he said.

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Ana Walsh (left) has been missing since New Years. Her husband, Brian Walsh (right), was seen leaving his home in Cohasset, Massachusetts on Sunday as police returned to search the property.
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Mutlu added that he learned of Ana’s disappearance on January 4 when Brian called him.

“I said what happened? Something is wrong?” he recalled. “He said, ‘Yes, Ana is missing.’

Ana and Brian Walsh blow out candles on a birthday cake with their children in an April 2020 Instagram post.
(Ana Walsh/Instagram)

Walsh, the mother of three young boys, was last seen in the early hours of Jan. 1 as she was scheduled to leave for a local airport to board a flight bound for Washington, D.C.

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Real estate manager Tishman Speyer had previously planned to fly to D.C. on January 3, but allegedly said there was an emergency that caused her to fly there earlier than expected.

Ana Walsh pictured in an Instagram post from November 2022.
(Ana Walsh/Instagram)

Her company reported her disappearance to police on January 4, after defense attorney Brian Walsh said he contacted the firm and asked about Ana’s whereabouts.

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But in the days between Ana’s disappearance and the missing person report, Brian Walsh allegedly lied about his own whereabouts. According to investigators, Walsh told investigators that he visited stores such as CVS and Whole Foods, where in fact he might not have been.

People could be seen draining the pool at Ana Walsh’s house; Walsh has been missing since New Years.
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But he allegedly didn’t mention that he spent about $450 in cash buying cleaning supplies from the Home Depot store in Rockland, Massachusetts.

According to court documents and officials, Walsh was seen on surveillance video “wearing a black surgical mask, blue surgical gloves, and making a cash purchase” of items including mops, tape, and rags.

Investigators also found blood and a bloodied, damaged knife in the basement of the couple’s home and traced Ana’s mobile phone to the area of ​​the family’s home in Cohasset on January 1 and 2. Meanwhile, Brian’s cell phone was pinging in other parts of the city. Massachusetts, such as Brockton and Abington, despite his lack of permission to be in areas subject to the terms of his home confinement.

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, in Swampscott, Massachusetts, police removed a dumpster located at Diane Walsh’s home to check for evidence.
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On Tuesday, officials said investigators had uncovered even more evidence related to their search for Walsh. It appears they also removed and then replaced a dumpster taken from Brian Walsh’s mother’s home in Swampscott, located almost 35 miles from the couple’s home.

Law enforcement and investigators return to the Walsh home in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Law enforcement appears to have removed the family from the home to investigate the contents.
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Brian Walsh was arrested Sunday and charged with misleading a police investigation.

Police said the charge was related to Walsh’s alleged “deliberate, deliberate and direct responses to questions about his whereabouts on the days of Sunday, January 1, 2023 and Monday, January 2, 2023.” They also called it “a clear attempt to mislead and detain investigators.”

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Walsh’s attorney, Tracey Miner, argued that her client was otherwise prepared to go to the authorities, but made no mention of his trip to Home Depot. She noted that he was “incredibly collaborative”.

Police/investigators bring equipment to Walsh’s home at 516 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Cohasset, MA after Brian Walsh and the kids have left.
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Walsh, previously convicted of art fraud, was ordered to be held on $500,000 cash bail on a $5 million guarantee.

Mutlu told WBZ that Ana and Brian Walsh, 46, “individually and together have had a huge impact on my life.

Brian Walsh arrives at Quincy District Court in Massachusetts on Monday, January 9, 2023.
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“Both Ana and Brian individually and together have had a huge impact on my life. “Part of me kept suspecting that there might have been foul play and that somehow the story just didn’t add up,” Mutlu told WBZ. .

“My biggest fear has shifted to children,” Mutlu said. “I wondered if the kids were safe.”

Brian Walsh of Cohasset appeared before a Quincy Court judge charged with obstructing an investigation into the disappearance of his wife Ana from their home on Monday, January 9, 2023.
(Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

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A spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the couple’s three children are in state custody, but did not provide further details.

Rebecca Rosenberg of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.