BOSTON (AP) — A Boston-area man was sentenced Thursday to life in a Massachusetts state prison for the grisly murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, who disappeared nearly three years ago and whose body has never been found. Brian Walshe was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the killing of Ana Walshe, with a sentence that carries no possibility of parole. In November, he pleaded guilty to misleading police and illegally disposing of a body after admitting to dismembering his wife’s body and discarding it in a dumpster in panic after finding her dead in bed. Ana, a real estate agent from Serbia, was last seen on January 1, 2023, after their New Year's Eve dinner at home. During the trial, prosecutors utilized digital evidence, including searches for 'dismemberment and best ways to dispose of a body', and 'how long before a body starts to smell'. Additionally, they cited searches on Walshe’s laptop about inheritance timelines relating to missing people. Surveillance footage showed a man resembling Walshe discarding heavy trash bags close to their home, leading investigators to find items such as a hatchet and hacksaw at a trash processing facility. DNA evidence linked Walshe to many of the items discovered. Prosecutors suggested a financial motive rooted in Walshe's beneficiary status on Ana's life insurance policy. The case also spotlighted a troubled marriage, with Ana having reportedly started an affair shortly before her disappearance. Despite the evidence, Walshe’s attorney argued it was a case of 'sudden unexplained death' due to the couple's supposed love and future plans. After deliberation, the jurors reached a guilty verdict, with testimony revealing inconsistencies in Walshe’s narrative regarding his wife's alleged departure for work, voiding links to authorities. The couple's three young children are now in state custody.