Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his wife

Brian Walshe has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his wife Anna Walshe.

Walshe was found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday, nearly three years after she vanished on New Year's Day. 

The case grabbed headlines when prosecutors said Walshe searched online for 'dismemberment and best ways to dispose of a body.' 

Jurors in Dedham, Massachusetts, rejected Walshe's claim that his wife Ana, a real estate executive, died suddenly in their home before he began the internet search. 

Her disappearance and death drew global attention as details emerged.

Judge Diane Freniere sentenced Walshe on Thursday. 

'That sentence is immensely appropriate, and just given your murderous acts and the life trauma that you've inflicted upon your own children,' she told the killer. 

'The seriousness of your acts cannot be overstated. Your acts in dismembering your wife's body and disposing of her remains in multiple area dumpsters can only be described as barbaric and incomprehensible. 

'You had no regard for the lifelong mental harm that your criminal acts inflicted on your then two-, four- and six-year-old sons.' 

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