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Walshe previously entered a surprise guilty plea for lying to police and unlawful disposal of a body during jury selection.
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Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Brian Walshe, 50, pleaded guilty last month to improperly disposing of her body and lying to police following her disappearance.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
One situation involved a fake arrest story that was intentionally kept from one boyfriend for weeks, while another required coordinating lies to manage a friend’s behavior at Thanksgiving.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Can these random strangers in a bar, whose friend very well could be lying to them, be trusted?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
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Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Brian Walshe, 50, pleaded guilty last month to improperly disposing of her body and lying to police following her disappearance.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
One situation involved a fake arrest story that was intentionally kept from one boyfriend for weeks, while another required coordinating lies to manage a friend’s behavior at Thanksgiving.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Can these random strangers in a bar, whose friend very well could be lying to them, be trusted?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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