Addie Carone has suffered the slings and arrows of daily living…. However, she has faced much than the average person, still living life on its own terms, dealing with insurmountable losses and facing them head on in her own determined way…

She is a New England Yankee with a strong constitution, (as is Ladyjustice), whose will and fortitude defies  the trouble that has stayed on her doorstep for 25 years, in one form or another…..  And it is only in the recent past, that she has been able to sweep most of it away…..    Remnants remaining, as the murderer and longtime fugitive, Adam Zachs shows his true colors- feeling a sense of entitlement and lack of responsibility for taking a precious life.  What’s a woman to do? LIVE YOUR LIFE IN SPITE OF….  But never forgetting….

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Ladyjustice and Delilah had the extreme pleasure of interviewing Addie Carone whose son , Peter was murdered  in March 1987, with the perpetrator released on bond…setting in motion a virtual lifetime of not knowing, a fugitive status,  that took on international proportions!  Addie reflected on her life, her family and the aftermath of the crime…

Please Tune In: Learn How One Homicide Survivor Conquered Challenges  the Rest of Us…Can’t Even Imagine:

• It was 25 years ago…
• Multiple, simultaneous Family losses – March through October  1987;
• Addie’s Support System: Survivors of Homicide, Inc.;  a very Large Family; Growing Up During World War II …and a very Supportive Workplace;
• The Work of A Social Worker Designee and a New Homicide Survivor;
•  Making the case for “Yankees”
• A Co-Worker reaching out: “Addie, What do I do?”
• Her Treatment by “The System” (Police, FBI, Marshalls) – “I Had to Figure out what to do.”  An Unusual Account;
• “It’s An Open Case…”
• International proportions and… America’s Most Wanted  X Three
• America’s Most Wanted in 2005- “They Turned My House Upside Down”
• An upheaval, an intrusion –What NOT  to do… a “little Defiance “
• Staging and Preparation for Television;
• “My Heart is Broken – I ached; It was so real”
• Addie Dancing:  YouTube: “Heartache” by Ted Weems: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEQMlYDVDFM&feature=related
• The Worst Kind of Loss: A Child;
• Peter broke down concerning his father’s illness: A week later…..a homicide;
• Family Ties….. “The Little Rascals” and being a Twin;
• Loss in the Community- Memories of Peter;
• The Harsh Realities…Peter’s Friends  Carrying his Casket;
• Advice to other Homicide Survivors- The Benefit of Journal Writing
• “TIME REMEMBERED: A JOURNAL FOR SURVIVORS  by Earl A. Grollman-

 Inspirational quotes and cues, “room to write” to assist you in your process of grieving:

• Addie reads  marking the Tenth Anniversary …So touching!
• Kathleen, Peter’s Fiancé –A Wedding Announcement  on the Refrigerator;
• Keeping the Homicide in the Eye of the Public- “You Have to Take the Bull by the Horns and Do it Yourself”
• The Teacher’s Background and Social Work Designee- “Pick up the Phone and Get it Done”
• Reporters’ Response;
• Adam Zachs Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison- Four Conditions by the Judge

“Four of Nothing” [Ladyjustice was There to Hear the “Conditions” too!]

• • A Family of Financial Means…. Trying to Delay Punishment;
  • Addie’s Opportunity at the Trial of Fred Zachs- 45 Minutes;
  • Changing the World Before Computers-One letter at a Time-
  • Connecticut State Legislature:   1999- Public Act: 98-51 – House Bill 5637-  “An Act Concerning Post Bail Conviction;”
  •  (i.e.  In the State of Connecticut,  Convicted Murderers are NO LONGER PERMITTED to Appeal their Sentences  from the Comfort of their Homes – from their Jail Cells Only!  Thanks to Addie Carone…….
  • Michael Skakel – A Seven Time (Loser) Appealer!
  • Delilah Asks, Given All that You’ve Been Through, How Do You Feel about the Whole Experience Now?  Answer: “ One Does What They Have to Do”
  • Comments about the Justice System;
  • Adam Zachs: “It’s Not Over Anymore….”

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