The Rise and Fall of Thomas Capano

The following weekend, on July 4, Ken Chubb went out on his fishing boat to catch a few fish for the holiday.� He'd filled up his cooler with his morning catch and was ready to call it a day.� Then he spotted something floating in the water and recognized it as a nice, new cooler, shimmering in the afternoon sun.� He couldn't imagine who'd throw something like that away.� It was missing the lid and a handle, but otherwise it seemed in good condition.

Then Chubb noticed two holes that looked like bullet holes, and a pinkish stain inside.� That was just blood from someone's catch.� He figured he could fix this cooler up, plug the holes, add a new lid, and he'd have himself another fishing coolerbut this one was top of the line, worth about $200.� It was a keeper.

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The case against Tom Capano was now secure.� Then Louis came in and confessed what he knew about the bloodstained sofa.� He said that Tom had dumped a gun as well.

On November 12, 1997, Tom Capano was arrested for the murder of Anne Marie Fahey.� Denied bail, and fearful of retribution from inmates he had helped place in the prison, he sat in solitary confinement until his trial.

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