The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani: A Cold Case that Caught a Serial Killer

The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani: A Cold Case that Caught a Serial Killer

by Raymond A Guadagani
The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani: A Cold Case that Caught a Serial Killer

The Napa Murder of Anita Fagiani: A Cold Case that Caught a Serial Killer

by Raymond A Guadagani

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Overview

In 1974, the brutal murder of Anita Fagiani Andrews, a fifty-one-year-old former beauty queen and mother of two, shook the small working-class town of Napa. Detectives, criminalists and forensic experts raced to identify who'd struck Anita down in her own bar, but despite their efforts, the case went cold. Decades passed, during which the town grew into a world-renowned wine region and tourist destination, but the case remained an open question. After thirty-seven years, thanks to DNA evidence, the killer--imprisoned for a different murder--was finally found and brought to justice. Join author and retired judge Raymond A. Guadagni as he tells the story of the shocking murder, the investigation and the subsequent trial over which he presided in 2011.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781439671900
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 05/10/2022
Series: True Crime
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 291
Sales rank: 208,139
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Raymond A. Guadagni presided over the Anita Andrews murder trial in 2011. Raised in Napa, California, he is a graduate of the University of California-Berkeley and Hastings College of Law. He practiced as a deputy public defender before returning to Napa in 1975 to establish a law practice. On November 1, 1995, he became Napa's first Superior Court commissioner, and in 2001, he was appointed a Superior Court judge. He retired in 2012 and is now with the Assigned Judges Program of California. He is married, with two daughters and five grandchildren, and enjoys writing, music and travel.

Table of Contents

Dedication 5

Acknowledgements 9

1 Napa 1974 11

2 The Fagiani Family 14

3 Wednesday, July 10, 1974 18

4 "Woman Found Murdered in Family's Downtown Bar" 24

5 A Criminalist Is Called In 30

6 Investigate Everything 42

7 The Victim's Tan 1967 Cadillac 53

8 Problems 57

9 The Case Goes Cold 60

10 Scientific Advances 62

11 Detective Don Winegar Takes on the Anita Andrews Murder 65

12 Don Winegar Begins Investigation of the Murder 67

13 We Have a Suspect 70

14 A Trial Team Is Formed 73

15 The Interview with the Suspect 78

16 The Photo Lineup 85

17 Who Was Roy Melanson? 90

18 The Case of People vs. Roy Allen Melanson Goes to Court 98

19 Before the Trial 101

20 A Surprise Witness 107

21 The Trial Begins, September 21, 2011 110

22 Testimonies of Those First on the Murder Scene, September 21, 2011 115

23 More Incriminating Evidence Is Presented, September 22, 2011 122

24 DNA Evidence, September 22 and 23, 2011 132

25 The Jury Visits the Murder Scene at Fagiani's Bar, September 23, 2011 139

26 Testimony Continues, September 26, 2011 143

27 Evidence of Past Crimes, September 27, 2011 158

28 Closing Arguments, September 29, 2011 171

29 Jury Deliberations and the Verdict 182

30 Sentencing, Thursday, October 27, 2011 185

31 When a Murder Is Committed 188

32 Where Are They Now? 192

Author's Note 199

Bibliography 201

About the Author 205

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