True Crime Stories

  This is one of those cases that have me on the fence. Deep down I do believe that the right person was charged, convicted and sentenced for murder, but I question whether I feel there was truly enough evidence to prove it. I suppose that I am part of the problem when it comes to the “new age” of crime. I have heard prosecutors time and time again talk about how everyone wants DNA and 100% proof in trials today and have given up on the “beyond a reasonable doubt” concept. Now, I do not believe that I am that bad. In fact, I cringe every time I hear someone say that someone was convicted on “nothing more than circumstantial evidence.” I have spoken about this before quite often here in my blogs. Reality is that nearly every case is based on circumstantial evidence and they always have been. I also do not believe that DNA is necessarily helpful, nor is it necessary, in every case. This case involves several issues that separately they would not necessarily cause an ...

Once again I have come across a story that I am surprised I have not discussed here. As of January 2019 this story has generated at least four books and a television movie. This story had it all... a wealthy suspect, a young attractive girl, and a mystery to solve. From a legal standpoint it is also very interesting. The body of Anne Marie Fahey was never found, nor was the weapon that caused her death. Anne Marie Fahey, a scheduling secretary for the Governor of Delaware, was last seen on June 27, 1996. She had apparently gone to dinner that night with prominent attorney Thomas Capano. Anne Marie was twenty-eight when she began dating the much older, and married Tom in 1994. The following year Tom and his wife, the mother of his four daughters would separate. My recent research did not specify the reason for the separation but as I recall through all my previous knowledge that while Anne Marie herself would not be the reason, Tom's affairs played a role. ...