Brian Walshe Pleas: Accepting Responsibility or Trial Strategy? | Opening Statements Podcast

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Were Brian Walshe's pleas him accepting responsibility or a shrewd trial strategy? Walshe pleaded guilty to the two lesser charges in his murder trial. Anna Kepner's stepmother details that one of her minor children may face charges.

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0:00.0	The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.
0:04.8	Opinions.
0:05.8	All are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
0:09.8	Sensitive topics are discussed.
0:11.8	Discretion is advised.
0:15.4	I could hear his voice cracking in the background and crying.
0:21.6	And, you know, the words, you know, they're gone be, they're gone.
0:28.6	I was having a hard time with myself, you know, thinking that he could have done these things.
0:33.6	I was just having a hard time rationalizing what was going on. I didn't want to believe it.
0:39.9	What he did was wrong, but he also helped, you know, and he was good to me.
0:46.5	The Murdoch murders through the eyes of their former housekeeper. You'll see my one-on-one
0:51.5	interview with Blanca Simpson. And Brian Walsh is pleading guilty to some lesser charges.
0:58.5	So was this move about taking responsibility or was it purely strategic?
1:03.9	We'll talk about how it may or may not impact his upcoming trial.
1:08.2	Plus, a teenager mysteriously dies aboard a cruise ship and now there's
1:12.4	a shocking twist as her step sibling might be facing charges. Also this hour, we're going
1:18.9	inside the mind of murder defendant Matthew Lance, his parents' police interview revealing
1:24.6	more about what was going on at his home. It's all coming up next for you right here on opening statements.
1:32.3	Good Wednesday morning to you. Welcome to opening statements.
1:45.6	I'm Julie Grant.
1:46.6	Are you ready for some coffee and some court?
1:49.2	It's that time of the morning where we get you all warmed up and ready to go for the big day ahead on court TV live.
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