Judge William Swain Lee sentenced Capano to death. It was later overturned. Capano died of a heart attack on Sept. 19, 2011, at age 61 at the Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, where he was serving the life sentence.Jan 16, 2019
30He got away with it for two years until his brother, Gerard, told police of helping Capano dump a body at sea on June 28, 1996. Fahey had lived 30 not very happy years when she died. She had been born into a tight-knit Irish-American family who originally came from Galway.
Anne Marie Fahey's disappearance from Wilmington, Delaware on the evening of June 27/early morning of June 28, 1996 did more than eventually destroy Tom Capano's reputation, career and take away his freedom; it crushed the innocence of the city itself.
where his then-estranged wife and daughters lived. 1718 Washington St., Wilmington — Anne Marie Fahey's one bed, one-bath apartment was on the building's third-floor. After her disappearance, her family kept vigil on the front porch there for several weeks.Nov 17, 2017
The Faheys , four brothers and two sisters, had grown up looking out for one another. Their mother died while they were children. Anne Marie, the youngest, had just started grammar school. Their father, an alcoholic, soon fell apart.Sep 19, 2011
Thomas J. Capano, age 61, of Wilmington, DE, passed away suddenly in his sleep on the evening of September 19, 2011....Thomas Joseph Capano.Birth11 Oct 1949Death19 Sep 2011 (aged 61) Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, USABurialBurial Details UnknownMemorial ID154855997 · View Source
A little more than two months after that last entry, Fahey was reported missing. Fahey's remains have never been found.Nov 15, 2017
September 19, 2011Thomas Capano / Date of death
A Superior Court judge Thursday set June 7 2005 as the date convicted killer Thomas J. Capano will be executed for the 1996 murder of Anne Marie Fahey. The previous execution date was stayed because of Capano's appeal, and it is unlikely the former prosecutor will be executed on the new date.