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The Murders of Joseph and Olga Connell

While when it comes to murder we generally do not know when it will be someone's last day but we also do not know that any arguments you have with someone could make you a suspect in their murder. We all know that when someone is murdered the first people looked at are those closest to the victim and out of that group they will look at those who have had disagreements with the victim. Even the smallest of disagreements could look like a motive to an investigator. Then there becomes the fact that other people also know that investigators will look at these issues first and may try to take advantage of the timing, such was the case here. In the early morning hours of September 23, 2013 a multitude of gunshots rang out in the Paladin Club area of Wilmington Delaware. When all was said and done authorities would find the bodies of Joe and Olga Connell outside their condo in the bushes of their home. Although in fairness while Joe was pronounced dead at the scene, Ol...

Thomas Capano

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. ...