Milanka Ljubicic of Belgrade, Serbia, has submitted a formal request to the U.S. government for information regarding the murder investigation of her daughter Ana Walshe.
Ljubicic reportedly made her request through Serbia’s foreign ministry offices and Serbia’s consulate in New York.
Walshe, a Massachusetts real estate executive, went missing on Jan. 1 and is now presumed dead. Her husband, Brian Walshe, has been charged with murder.
Walshe, a mother of three, was last seen in the early hours of Jan. 1 after celebrating New Year’s Eve with her husband and friends.
RTM previously reported that, while Ana’s body has not been located, significant circumstantial evidence suggests her husband is responsible for the crime.
Ana, 39, was reported missing on Jan. 4 — three days after her disappearance. When investigators asked Brian about his whereabouts during that time frame, he reportedly misled police. Police placed Brian in custody on Jan. 8.
Investigators believe Brian allegedly beat his wife to death, then discarded her body in a dumpster. Per the city’s regular schedule, waste management trucks transported the contents of the dumpster to an incinerator.
Investigators found blood in Walshe’s Volvo and DNA belonging to Ana and Brian Walshe on a Tyvek suit and slippers in trash bags. Police believe Brian used trash bags to conceal evidence before discarding most of it in a dumpster.
Police also found the following in trash bags in Brian’s possession: towels, tape, gloves, a Prada purse, carpets, cleaning supplies, Ana Walshe’s COVID-19 vaccine card, a hacksaw and a necklace.
Fox News cautioned the public not to be quick to draw conclusions, noting it is unclear whether or not the circumstantial evidence is sufficient to ensure a guilty verdict in a court of law.
Ljubicic is heartbroken and regrets not traveling to America when her daughter pleaded with her to do so in December.
“She just said, ‘Please, mama. Come tomorrow,'” Ljubicic said in an interview from Belgrade.
Ljubicic claims the intensity of her daughter’s request indicates “that clearly, there must have been some problems.”
Brian has entered a plea of not guilty. He is being held without bail. A judge scheduled a status hearing for Feb. 9.
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