Cop’s Wife Murdered at Home Right Before Retirement

Murder Files Unsealed · Sep 15, 2026 · 43m · transcript

This case details the trial and conviction of Brian Fanion, a former police detective who murdered his wife, Amy Fanion, to avoid a costly divorce. Although he claimed she died by suicide during a heated argument, forensic evidence regarding the gunshot trajectory and distance contradicted his account. Investigations revealed that Brian was involved in a romantic affair and had researched how ending his marriage would impact his pension. While his children and mother-in-law testified in his defense, describing Amy as volatile, other relatives portrayed her as a loving woman with no history of…