Ana Walshe missing: Massachusetts police chief says 'every hour we're getting more concerned'

Police are growing more concerned about the condition of a missing Massachusetts mom of three who was last seen early New Year's Day.

The missing person case of Ana Walshe, 39, became more mysterious after her former home caught fire Friday afternoon, police said. 

Walshe, 39, of Cohasset, Massachusetts, was reported missing Wednesday after leaving her home around 4 a.m. New Year's Day to get into a rideshare heading to Logan International Airport in Boston to Washington D.C., Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley told reporters Friday morning.

"Every hour, we're getting more concerned for her well-being," Quigley told "Fox & Friends Weekend" Saturday. "We have more questions than answers."

He reiterated the statement later in the TV interview when asked about the two-alarm fire, which Quigley called "very strange circumstances" and said it's being investigated. 

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Cohasset Fire Chief John Dockray said on Friday that three adults and young child escaped the blaze on Jerusalem Road without any injuries, and the cause of the fire is underdetermined and remains under investigation. 

But the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Cohasset Police said it "does not appear to be suspicious."

Walshe was head to D.C. where she works for the real estate company Tishman Speyer, which told Fox News Digital that it was assisting authorities "in their ongoing search for our beloved colleague, Ana, and are praying for her safe return."

Quigley revealed Saturday that Cohasett detectives and Massachusetts State Police troopers are traveling to D.C. to conduct interviews and chase leads alongside D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department.

Alissa Kirby, identified as a friend of Walshe, told WCVB that she's concerned because Walshe wouldn't go this long without talking to her husband or her young sons, whose ages range from two to six years old.

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"She's a loving and loyal wife and mother of three beautiful boys," Kirby told WCVB.

Walshe hasn't left any digital footprint since vanishing and her cell phone has been shut off, police said. 

She was first reported missing Wednesday, the same day she had a plane ticket out of Boston Logan International Airport. 

However, she did not get on that plane, and detectives were told she was heading back to D.C. early on New Year's Day to handle an emergency linked to one of the properties she manages.

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Her disappearance is being treated as a missing person's case thus far, Quigley said, noting that there is "nothing to support anything suspicious or criminal."

Another wrinkle in the case is her husband's criminal past. 

Brian Walshe, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston in 2021 after being arrested a few years earlier for selling two fake Andy Warhol paintings to a South Korean buyer for $80,000, according to federal prosecutors.

Quigley said that case appears to be unrelated to Ana Walshe's disappearance. He said Brian Walshe, who said he was asleep at the time Ana walked out the door early Sunday, is cooperating with investigators.

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Police describe Ana Walshe as being 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing around 115 pounds.

"She has brown hair, brown eyes and has an olive complexion," authorities said. "It is believed that she speaks with an Eastern European accent."

Nashville SWAT officer kills Grammy-winning sound engineer Mark Capps, wanted for assault, kidnapping

Grammy-winning sound engineer Mark Capps was shot and killed by Nashville police, Thursday. 

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said an officer killed the 54-year-old at his home in the Hermitage area after he was accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint.

Officers had gone to the home to arrest Capps on warrants charging him with two counts each of aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping, police spokesman Don Aaron said.

"The victims said that Capps awakened them at 3 a.m., gathered them in the living room at gunpoint and refused to allow them to leave," Aaron detailed.

Capps’ 60-year-old wife and 23-year-old stepdaughter explained to police that he continuously threatened to kill them if they attempted to call anyone. The two were able to escape the situation when he fell asleep. 

The wife and stepdaughter went to police and arrest warrants were issued in the afternoon, Aaron confirmed.

Three SWAT officers arrived at Capps home to arrest him. He opened the front door and was armed with a pistol.

Officer Kendall Coon demanded Capps show his hands before firing seconds later.

"Officer Coon deemed that Capps' movements posed an immediate, imminent threat and fired," Aaron said. Capps died at the scene.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will investigate the shooting. The Nashville Police Department will conduct an administrative review of the tactics and interactions used to determine whether they meet departmental standards.

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According to Capps’ website, he was a multi-platinum Grammy award-winning engineer, mixer and producer. 

He won four Grammys for his work on polka albums and his website lists several other albums on which he's done mixing and engineering work.

Capps worked with top country artists including Amy Grant, Dixie Chicks, Neil Diamond and more.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.