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Brian Walshe -- the man accused of brutally murdering and dismembering his wife in Massachusetts -- has changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on 2 charges, TMZ has learned.

Released video of the trial shows Walshe has pleaded guilty to misleading a police investigation and unlawfully conveying a body. He's pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge. Jury selection in the murder trial was set to begin today.

If you don't remember the details of this case, it's gruesome ... The Norfolk District Attorney alleges Walshe killed his wife 39-year-old Ana early on New Year's Day 2023 and chopped up her body before disposing of it. Police recovered a bloody knife from the basement of their home, but her body has never been found.

Bryan Kohberger is getting hit with funeral costs for some of his victims while serving a life sentence for his savage murders -- and a judge says he's gotta cough up the cash for 2 urns.

An Idaho judge ruled Thursday Kohberger is on the hook for $3,007.79 to pay for the urns of 2 of his victims -- Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen. Kohberger was also ordered to pay $31,964.67 in restitution to the families of his other 2 victims -- Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.

In July, Kohberger was sentenced to 4 life terms with no parole for butchering the four University of Idaho students in an off-campus house on Nov. 13, 2022.

Luigi Mangione's team says they've yet to see any evidence of a statement his mom, Kathleen Mangione, allegedly made to cops that the murder of a healthcare executive was something "she could see him doing."

In legal docs obtained by TMZ ... Mangione's lawyers -- namely Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan -- cite a December 2024 press conference where NYPD detectives referenced information they received from the FBI ... including info from a San Francisco Police Department sergeant who'd spoken to Mangione's mother after the shooting in connection with a missing-person report.

In the press conference, the NYPD's Chief of Detectives referenced the SFPD officer, explaining Kathleen "didn't indicate that it was her son in the photograph, but she said it might be something that she could see him doing."

"The Golden State Killer" was brought to justice in part because of a distinctive micro-penis ... and a new book about his capture details just how small his penis is ... smaller than a pinky finger.

TMZ obtained a copy of Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho's new book, "The People vs. the Golden State Killer" ... and there's a big focus on Joseph DeAngelo's small penis.

Ho is writing about law enforcement obtaining circumstantial evidence to corroborate victim testimony about DeAngelo's micro-penis and he recalls how a police photographer was instructed to take photos of DeAngelo's penis from multiple angles.

Fans of the new Netflix doc about serial killer Aileen Wuornos now have a chance to walk in her shoes -- literally ... her personal items are coming up for auction.

From the signed L.A. Gear sneakers she was arrested in, to her crucifix necklace she wore during her execution ... they will all be for sale on the True Crime Collective website this week.

Aileen famously murdered 6 men from 1989 to 1990 by shooting them at point-blank range. As depicted in 2003's Charlize Theron-led biopic "Monster," and the new Netflix documentary "Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers" ... Aileen was convicted and sentenced to death for the murders. She was executed by lethal injection in October 2002 in Florida.

Jake Haro -- the man who pleaded guilty to killing his 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro -- was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison Monday.

Last month, Jake pleaded guilty to second-degree murder -- an unlawful killing with "malice aforethought" -- as well as child endangerment and filing a false police report.

Emmanuel's mother, Rebecca Haro, separately pleaded not guilty to the same charge.

"Ghost Adventures" star Aaron Goodwin learned his wife was trying to make him a ghost while shooting the show ... and the clip airs on today's episode.

It all went down while the 'GA' squad was filming a lockdown investigation for the show. That's when cops contacted Aaron to inform him his wife, Victoria, had been arrested in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot to have him killed.

Watch the video ... Aaron is in the middle of explaining how he takes photos of the room in close to complete darkness, when he checks his phone.

Laurence des Cars -- the director of Paris' famed Louvre Museum -- revealed she offered to step down following Sunday's shocking heist ... but her offer was denied.

In a press conference Wednesday, des Cars told the French Senate, "I presented my resignation to the Minister of Culture, in responsibility. She refused it."

Des Cars offered her resignation Sunday night, after that morning's burglary. The "responsibility" des Cars referred to was what she considered security flaws that may have allowed for the daylight robbery. Those failures included a catastrophic shortage of cameras outside the monument.

Dominique Dunne's star was on the rise -- fresh off the "Poltergeist" movie spotlight -- when tragedy struck ... she was strangled to death by her jilted ex, a chilling Hollywood story that still stuns.

"TMZ Presents: Killing a Movie Star: Grave Injustice" dives into the 1982 murder of Dominique at the hands of her ex, John Sweeney ... and how, after a shocking miscarriage of justice, he went on to terrorize again -- and it's now available to watch on YouTube.

The grave injustice points to Sweeney’s shockingly light sentence -- he was convicted of manslaughter and walked free after just two and a half years in prison ... despite massive public outcry and protests over the verdict.

In the primetime special, we also sit down with Dominique’s brother, Griffin Dunne ... and we confirm his lingering suspicion that Sweeney went on to abuse again -- including a 2000 case when a woman filed a restraining order against him, detailing shocking brutality.

Dramatizations of infamous serial killers use real pain to make a quick buck, and "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" is just the latest show to do it ... so says a prominent filmmaker with a connection to the series.

We spoke to Osgood Perkins -- son of the legendary actor and star of "Psycho," Anthony Perkins -- about the new series ... because his dad plays a prominent role in at least one episode.

If you haven't seen the show, or know about the story, then spoiler alert ... Ed Gein's a vicious real-life killer and necrophiliac whom Robert Bloch -- the writer of the novel "Psycho" -- loosely based his main character, Norman Bates, on. Perkins played the character in the Alfred Hitchcock film classic.

The private investigator hired to probe Celeste Rivas' death case has made a harrowing revelation -- he thinks there was a "sadistic" plan made to "get rid" of the teen.

Check out Steve Fischer's interview on "Law&Crime Sidebar with Jesse Weber" -- he says the purported "scary" plan didn't have to do with how she died, but how her body was to be dumped following her death.

He says he can't spill much ... but thinks the original plan went wrong at some point, and that the Tesla where her dismembered corpse was found in early September was supposed to be a holding spot.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman isn't answering questions about the D4vd-Celeste Rivas investigation yet because he says the case hasn't been turned over to his office.

Our photog asked Nathan for an update Wednesday at a press conference about an unrelated case ... and all Hochman said was it's a "continuing investigation."

The county's top prosecutor also wouldn't get into possible suspects -- such as D4vd, or anyone else -- when our photog brought up the singer.

Bryan Kohberger abruptly agreed to a plea deal -- essentially ending his murder case before trial -- just days after his sister was added as a witness ... TMZ has learned.

According to documents obtained by TMZ, Kohberger's sister, Amanda, was included on the prosecutor's witness list ... which could have meant the confessed killer would have had to face off against her in court, but he dodged that possibility. Amanda was the only immediate family member on the list.

Kohberger had reportedly been charged with misdemeanor theft for allegedly stealing her cell phone in 2014.

The owner of the Hollywood Hills home D4vd was renting has hired a private eye to get to the bottom of what happened inside the house ... because LAPD has not publicly released any answers 6 whole weeks after Celeste Rivas' decomposing body was found in D4vd's Tesla.

Mladen Trifunovic owns the home D4vd's manager was renting -- the place has been searched by cops as part of the Celeste death investigation -- and he says a P.I. is now involved.

LAPD raided the home last month and our sources told us they were looking for blood evidence ... but there's been no updates on where the case stands.

9:23 AM PT -- In a press conference Tuesday, Governor Shapiro admitted to battling feelings of guilt following the attack, saying, "The hardest part has been trying to explain it to our children and to our nieces and nephews. I've carried with me this enormous sense of guilt -- guilt that doing this job that I love so much has put our children's lives at risk." He went on to urge that as political violence rises in this country, it's important that none of us grows numb to it. "We need real accountability for acts of political violence, and today is real accountability."

The man who set the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion ablaze in April pleaded guilty today to arson and other charges ... and new video released shows the crime -- and inferno -- in progress.

Watch the video ... you can see Cody Balmer break a window of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's home from the outside, light a Molotov cocktail, and toss it in, starting a blaze.

Balmer, a mechanic, enters the residence through another broken window ... you can see him roaming around inside the home trying to enter various rooms by kicking the doors in. When that fails, he just starts throwing down more explosives in what appears to be the dining room ... before casually exiting through a front door and strolling away across the lawn.

Netflix's "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" has put Plainfield, Wisconsin on the map ... but not in the way the town was hoping for.

The latest season of the popular anthology series follows the life of Gein -- nicknamed "The Butcher of Plainfield" -- and the crimes he committed around his hometown.

The small town's Clerk Treasurer, Emily Schaut, tells TMZ ... "Just like so many places, Plainfield has dark moments in its history. We acknowledge this, and we have worked diligently to become more than a single story."