According to Det./Lt. Kevin Smith of the Nassau County Police Department's Public Information Office, the Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed that a body found in North Hills last week is that of Leah Walsh, 29, of Bethpage. Walsh is the victim of a homicide, police stated.

Police also stated that her husband, William Walsh, 29, also of Bethpage, is in police custody at the Nassau County Jail and is being charged with her murder.

"We alleged that he choked his wife to death and dumped her body in North Hills and staged a scene to make it appear as though her car was disabled on the highway, staged text messages that purported communication between the husband and wife and staged phony emotional pleas to the media," Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey stated at a press conference on Oct. 30.

Leah Walsh was reported missing on Monday, Oct. 27 after her vehicle was discovered with a flat tire on the shoulder of northbound Route 135. Walsh's employer, School for Language and Communication Development in Glen Cove, called her family when she failed to report for work that day.

"Leah Walsh was one of the newest teachers hired at the School for Language and Communication Development (SLCD) which is a special education school specializing in children with language and autism spectrum disorders," said Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman, founder and executive director of SLCD. "As the executive director of SLCD, one of the most remarkable aspects of Leah that we will all remember was that she was such an extraordinary teacher. She loved her students and she was extremely dedicated to their families."

The Third Squad reports the details of an arrest made at the Nassau County Correctional Center, East Meadow, on Monday, Nov. 3, at 12:10 p.m. At that time, according to detectives, defendant Thomas Walsh, 26, of Farmingdale, was present at the NCCC attempting to visit his brother, William Walsh, and was advised that there are no visiting hours at the facility on Mondays.

According to police, the defendant wasn't satisfied with this response and insisted on entry, attempting to gain access to the facility via another ramp, where he was again met by correctional officers, who again denied him access.

When the younger Walsh attempted to physically push his way past the officers, he was placed under arrest.

He was charged with Criminal Trespass 3rd Degree, Obstructing Governmental Administration 2nd Degree and Resisting Arrest and arraigned on Nov. 4 in First District Court in Hempstead.