If you are a regular viewer of this show, which I am, you know you can usually count on attorneys and family members always sticking up for one side, no matter how much or how little evidence there is in the case. That's to be expected. But when people are biased in a murder case only because the defendant is their nationality, well.....that's taking things a little too far, don't you think? It's is simply wrong, but that's the mentality of a few of the folks interviewed on this episode, a story which takes place a city with definite ethnic borders. In this particular story, the Italians and the Irish wind up divided on whom to support.
Wilmington, Delaware, looks awful pretty and a nice place to live no matter what your last name is, at least with this City Confidential profile. It has some attractive neighborhoods whatever the heritage and the town's size is good. Big enough for things to do, but not too big. "The Ultimate Company Town," as described here, Wilmington is home to some big, big banks who specialize in credit cards. With DuPont prominent in its history, the town is known for chemical plants, too.. In 1802, Mr. DuPont started a gun power company and timing was impeccable. He made a fortune as wars abounded the first 65 years of the 19th century. As years went on, Wilmington formed its neighborhoods, from "Little Italy" to the Irish's "Forty Acres," to others featuring Germans, Polish, Jewish, African and more. There was both pride and strife among all of them.
Anyway, to the crime story: it starts with the Campano family. Louis Sr. made it big in business, being extremely successful. He had four sons, but only one seemed to be on the "straight-and-narrow," as the CC writers put it. He was "the White Knight" of the family, the youngest, Tom. The others all had bouts with political corruption. It was a rich but notorious family.
Meanwhile, Anne-Marie Fahey, also the youngest "and the darling" of her family, also was a success and landed the job of scheduling secretary of Governor Tom Garper. Everyone liked her, and she made new friends all the way up to President Clinton.
Unfortunately for Anne-Marie, she also fell for the older Tom Capano early in 1994 but since he was married and news leaked out about the affair, she wound up finding another boyfriend and putting an end to their adulterous relationship. Mr. Capano didn't take that rejection lightly.
One day in June of 1994, Fahey was discovered missing. This was not like her and as the days went on, it got alarming. "Where is Anne-Marie?" screamed the headlines in the daily newspaper.
Without totally spoiling the story, let me just mention that the other Capano brothers, one of them in particular - Gerry - made a deal to spare himself some major jail time for illegal drugs - and "The White Knight" wound up in big trouble. All kinds of shocking revelations came out about the latter and the reactions in the Italian community are expressed in a way that wasn't impressive, either. They were mad that a brother would tell the truth about murder, if it involved his brother. Better to lie and let a killer go free, I guess. Gerry is called a "weasel." Well, I still think Wilmington looks like an attractive city. The different neighborhoods are trying to get along better and, some day, as CC points out, it will all be one blended city.
Wilmington, Delaware, looks awful pretty and a nice place to live no matter what your last name is, at least with this City Confidential profile. It has some attractive neighborhoods whatever the heritage and the town's size is good. Big enough for things to do, but not too big. "The Ultimate Company Town," as described here, Wilmington is home to some big, big banks who specialize in credit cards. With DuPont prominent in its history, the town is known for chemical plants, too.. In 1802, Mr. DuPont started a gun power company and timing was impeccable. He made a fortune as wars abounded the first 65 years of the 19th century. As years went on, Wilmington formed its neighborhoods, from "Little Italy" to the Irish's "Forty Acres," to others featuring Germans, Polish, Jewish, African and more. There was both pride and strife among all of them.
Anyway, to the crime story: it starts with the Campano family. Louis Sr. made it big in business, being extremely successful. He had four sons, but only one seemed to be on the "straight-and-narrow," as the CC writers put it. He was "the White Knight" of the family, the youngest, Tom. The others all had bouts with political corruption. It was a rich but notorious family.
Meanwhile, Anne-Marie Fahey, also the youngest "and the darling" of her family, also was a success and landed the job of scheduling secretary of Governor Tom Garper. Everyone liked her, and she made new friends all the way up to President Clinton.
Unfortunately for Anne-Marie, she also fell for the older Tom Capano early in 1994 but since he was married and news leaked out about the affair, she wound up finding another boyfriend and putting an end to their adulterous relationship. Mr. Capano didn't take that rejection lightly.
One day in June of 1994, Fahey was discovered missing. This was not like her and as the days went on, it got alarming. "Where is Anne-Marie?" screamed the headlines in the daily newspaper.
Without totally spoiling the story, let me just mention that the other Capano brothers, one of them in particular - Gerry - made a deal to spare himself some major jail time for illegal drugs - and "The White Knight" wound up in big trouble. All kinds of shocking revelations came out about the latter and the reactions in the Italian community are expressed in a way that wasn't impressive, either. They were mad that a brother would tell the truth about murder, if it involved his brother. Better to lie and let a killer go free, I guess. Gerry is called a "weasel." Well, I still think Wilmington looks like an attractive city. The different neighborhoods are trying to get along better and, some day, as CC points out, it will all be one blended city.