And Never Let Her Go: Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer

This true crime account chronicles the 1996 disappearance of Anne Marie Fahey, the scheduling secretary for Delaware’s governor, and the subsequent investigation into Thomas Capano. Capano, a wealthy, politically connected lawyer from a prominent Wilmington family, maintained a controlling, clandestine relationship with Fahey before she vanished. Ann Rule details how investigators navigated a case without a body, eventually uncovering a history of manipulation and psychological abuse. The narrative follows the breakdown of the Capano family dynamic as brothers turned against one another, leading to the discovery of a gruesome disposal at sea and a high-stakes courtroom battle.

Readers of forensic analysis and legal procedurals find this book valuable for its depiction of how circumstantial evidence can secure a conviction against a powerful defendant. It attracts those interested in the behavioral patterns of narcissistic personalities and the intersection of local politics and criminal justice. The reader finishes the book with a technical understanding of the "no-body" prosecution process and the specific domestic dynamics that often precede fatal escalations in obsessive relationships.

Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

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