In this episode of I Fear You, Babe, Dino takes you inside the disappearance of Ana Walshe, a thirty nine year old mother of three who vanished from her home on New Years weekend twenty twenty three. Her case triggered one of the most unsettling missing persons investigations in recent memory.

Ana was a Serbian immigrant who built a high powered career in commercial real estate in Washington DC while raising three boys and supporting a husband facing federal charges. Days before she vanished she asked her mother to come visit. That detail alone sets the tone for the entire story.

We explore:

Ana’s life before the headlines

Her upbringing in Serbia. Her move to the United States. Her rapid rise through the hospitality and real estate worlds. The pressure to make the American dream real. The subtle cracks her friends saw but did not know how to name.

The marriage

A relationship marked by financial imbalance, emotional strain, a past threat, and Brian Walshe’s ongoing legal trouble. We talk about jealousy, power, control, and the ways love can get tangled with fear.

The last night

New Years Eve twenty twenty two. Champagne. A handwritten message. A dinner with a friend. Late night phone calls that went unanswered. The last confirmed sighting of Ana.

The timeline that follows

Conflicting accounts. A missing person call from her employer. Surveillance footage. Hardware store purchases. Items found in trash bags. A digital trail full of dark questions.

The no body reality

The emotional weight of cases where remains are never recovered. How families grieve when there is no grave and no answers.

The trial happening right now

What prosecutors are alleging. What the defense argues. The testimony from friends, investigators, digital forensics, and Ana’s romantic partner in DC.

And what the jury has to decide.

What other shows miss

The immigrant experience. The kids. The mother who carries the guilt. The emotional math of leaving a harmful relationship. The quieter forms of fear.

Throughout the episode Dino brings the human side to the center of the story. Not the sensational details. Not the gore. The person. The family. The unresolved ache that sits inside every open case.

If you see parts of yourself in this story, resources are in the notes below.

RESOURCES AND SAFETY SUPPORT

Domestic Violence Support (United States):

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Call 800 799 SAFE

Text START to 88788

Chat at thehotline.org

International Support:

Visit hotpeachpages.net for a global directory of domestic violence resources in more than one hundred countries.

Missing and Exploited Children:

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

missingkids.org

Financial and Legal Advocate Resources:

WomensLaw.org

Free legal information for survivors navigating family court, immigration concerns, and protective orders.

Crisis Text Line:

Text HOME to 741741

Note: This case is ongoing. Brian Walshe is currently on trial and has pleaded not guilty to murder. He is presumed innocent unless proven otherwise.

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