CITIZEN JANE
Con Man Killer
In 1983, Jane Alexander was a sixty-one-year-old widow and
mother of six children who lived in Marin County, California,
with her romantic partner, Tom O’Donnell.
A family friend for twenty-five years, Tom had captivated Jane
with his carefree lifestyle and charming personality. He helped
her through her grief after her husband’s death and promised
her a happy future.
But on October 23, Jane’s aunt, Gertrude McCabe, was found
brutally murdered in her San Jose home. And the killer –
Tom O’Donnell – fled with over $10,000 of Jane’s cash. Soon
she discovered he had bilked her out of more than $200,000
of equity in her home, which she was about to lose.
With little forensic evidence to support an arrest, Jane Alexander
worked diligently to bring her aunt’s murderer to justice. For
thirteen years she fought through the bureaucratic red tape of the
criminal justice system even as she struggled with bankruptcy.
She would not stop until her former lover was behind bars…..
