Criminal Encounters
By: Brandon Bent
Language: en
Categories: True Crime
Criminal Encounters is a gripping true-crime podcast series that goes beyond the headlines to uncover the stories that shape our understanding of justice, danger, and the human psyche. Hosted with a sharp investigative eye and a commitment to clarity, each episode examines high-profile trials, disturbing criminal cases, long-standing mysteries, and the critical details behind both solved and unsolved disappearances.From courtroom revelations and forensic breakthroughs to missing-persons investigations and deep-dive documentary-style storytelling, Criminal Encounters brings you into the heart of every case. Whether it’s a national media storm or a lesser-known tragedy deserving of attention, the series delivers narrative-driven re...
Episodes
Brian Walshe Verdict
Dec 15, 2025The Brian Walshe verdict is in.
Duration: 00:02:10Brian Walshe Trial Update - Week 2
Dec 13, 2025Brian Walshe Murder Trial OverviewBrian Walshe faces first-degree murder charges for the 2023 death of his wife, Ana Walshe, whose body remains missing; he pleaded guilty to misleading police and improper body disposal prior to trial. Week 2 proceedings in Norfolk Superior Court, Dedham, Massachusetts, featured prosecution evidence on his post-disappearance actions and defense strategy to create doubt.Key Evidence PresentedProsecutors showed surveillance footage of Walshe buying cleaning supplies like hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, a hacksaw, hatchet, and Tyvek suit at stores including CVS, Walgreens, and Lowe's on January 1, 2023. Forensic testimony linked blood-positive items, including tools and items from dumpsters near his mother's ho...
Duration: 00:02:51Brian Walshe Trial Day 4
Dec 05, 2025On December 4, 2025, the Brian Walshe murder trial in Massachusetts focused heavily on testimony about an affair his wife, Ana Walshe, was having before she disappeared, along with evidence about his conduct after she went missing. The trial is ongoing; there has been no murder verdict or sentencing yet as of that date.Key developments on Dec. 4
Jurors heard from a man who said he was in an “intimate” relationship or affair with Ana Walshe in 2022, including spending holidays together such as Thanksgiving in Dublin and Christmas Eve in Annapolis. He described their relationship becoming more serious over time and acknow...
Brian Walshe Trial Day 2
Dec 03, 2025On December 2, 2025, the Brian Walshe trial over the alleged murder of his wife Ana focused heavily on disturbing digital evidence and gaps in his story. Prosecutors highlighted testimony from a state police trooper about early-morning January 1, 2023 searches on Walshe’s devices for body disposal methods, cleaning up blood, and references to the “trash bag killer,” along with related queries synced to his son’s iPad that Walshe denied knowing about in later police interviews.
The defense pushed back, suggesting some searches could relate to cemetery arrangements and noting there was no broader pattern of dark web or violent research i...
Anna Walshe Trial Update
Dec 01, 2025The episode covers the trial of Brian Walshe, accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe, a real estate executive who vanished in early 2023.
Despite no body being found, prosecutors cite damning evidence like internet searches on dismemberment, blood evidence, and a $2.7 million life insurance motive.
The defense argues Ana died suddenly and Brian panicked. The jury must now decide if he’s guilty of first-degree murder.