Capano Brothers Plead for His Life
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Capano Brothers Plead for His Life
.c The Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Thomas Capano's brothers, whose testimony helped
convince jurors to convict the once-prominent attorney of killing his mistress,
pleaded Tuesday that their brother's life be spared.
``I ask you please don't do this to our family,'' Gerard Capano said. ``Don't
do this to his daughters.''
On Jan. 18, a jury returned a guilty verdict against Capano, a former state
prosecutor and high-profile political adviser. He was convicted of murdering
Anne Marie Fahey, the governor's scheduling secretary, and dumping her body at
sea.
The jury was expected to begin weighing life in prison versus execution after
closing arguments Thursday.
``This whole thing is horrible, horrible for the Faheys, horrible for us,''
said Gerard Capano, who spoke of the severe split in the close-knit Italian
family that occurred after he became a government witness.
Another brother, Louis Capano, testified that Thomas asked him to dump trash
bins at a construction site after he put a bloodstained sofa there. He
tearfully asked that his brother's life be spared for the sake of his four
daughters.
On Monday, Thomas Capano's ex-wife also said she wants him to live for his
daughters. Kay Ryan adopted her maiden name last year after ending a 26-year
marriage that was -- by Capano's own admission in court -- marked by numerous
infidelities.
AP-NY-01-26-99 1939EST
Fem
I tried to drown my problems, but they can swim.
Anonymous
Three of Thomas Capano's four daughters testified as well, begging the
judge to spare them the loss of their father. Every witness supporting
Capano's plea not to be executed emphasized what a great father he is.
There was not much cross-examination, but prosecutors did ask one of the
daughters if she knew a man named Harry Fusco. She said she did. Then
prosecutors introduced letters Fusco, a fellow inmate of Capano's from
Grander Hill prison, had written to the Capano daughters. All the
letters began, "Hi Sweetie." Fusco--you guessed it--is in jail for
molesting children. Mrs. Capano was, er, "shocked" to learn of this.
Because Thomas Capano, a former state prosecutor, was held in solitary
confinement for his own protection, his telephone and mail privileges
were limited (somebody else will have to explain this to me). He asked
Fusco to call and write to his daughters on his behalf, and he did.
Fusco continued to write and call his daughters after Capano regained
his privileges, however.
I don't know that this is indicative of much of anything except perhaps
a serious lapse in judgment.
Martha
Jack1Olsen
FYI, George Anastasia will be writing the Capano book for editor Judith Regan
at HarperCollins. It should be out in the fall.
Jack Olsen
http://www.jackolsen.com
Anonymous
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> Hi Fern --
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> FYI, George Anastasia will be writing the Capano book for editor Judith Regan
> at HarperCollins. It should be out in the fall.
>
Dear Jack,
This is wonderful news. I have been reading George Anastasia's columns
daily, and he writes well. I know this will be a great book. Thanks
for the information.
Martha