meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Dateline NBC

Brian Walshe on tape. Ole Miss murder twist. Plus, the true crime geek of the Real Housewives.

Dateline NBC

NBC News

True Crime, Culture, Social, Society & Culture, News

4.438K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Brian Walshe, the art swindler who admitted to dismembering his wife's body but denied killing her, reveals his defense. He says his wife died of natural causes. Emotions run high after a Mississippi college student, accused of murdering his secret lover, pleads guilty. Plus, Andrea talks to Emily Simpson, reality star and lawyer, about her love of true crime. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

I think we've got a quorum here.

0:03.1

You're listening in to the Dateline story meeting.

0:05.9

So we will go ahead and get started.

0:08.5

Our producers are catching up on breaking crime news.

0:11.6

What clearly made the difference was they found the body.

0:13.8

She wants the GPS off because she wants to be able to become an influencer.

0:17.9

She's on plane, he'll have an update this week.

0:20.9

Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly.

0:23.6

I'm Andrea Canning.

0:24.7

It's December 4th, and here's what's on our docket.

0:28.3

In Mississippi, a stunning courtroom twist in the case of a college student accused of

0:33.5

murdering his secret lover.

0:35.3

He went to the witness stand so he could look directly into Tim Harrington's eyes.

0:41.6

In Dateline Roundup, a new documentary about Sean Diddy Combs as making headlines, and scenes

0:47.3

from the courthouse at an important pretrial hearing for Luigi Mangione.

0:51.6

One woman told me that she had started waiting in line Saturday night to get in for a Monday morning hearing. Plus, we've got a special guest for you. You may know Emily Simpson from the TV show The Real Housewives of Orange County, but she's also a lawyer on a mission. That's when I reached out and just asked if I could be a part of it, if I could volunteer, how could I help, what could I do?

1:11.2

But before all that, we're heading back to a Massachusetts courthouse where the trial of Brian Walsh,

1:16.3

the arts windler accused of murdering his wife, is finally underway.

1:21.5

A few weeks ago, we told you about Brian Walsh, the Boston area man who dropped two bombshell

1:26.8

guilty pleas just as jury selection was set to

1:30.0

start in his trial for the murder and dismemberment of his wife, Anna. Her body has never been found.

1:36.3

You wish to offer a change of plea from not guilty to guilty to guilty. Walsh pleaded guilty to

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 24 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NBC News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NBC News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.