Appellant McCowen Brief - Mass Cases

inside her Truso home. Tr. 624. Until 2001, Worthington
was sexually involved with Arnold, an unemployed
author/teacher living with his parents nearby. Tr.
590,651-2. Arnold told police he believed Worthington
perished after falling down the stairs. Tr. 625. The
deceased's cousin, EMT Jan Worthington, was the first
responder and claimed she immediately suspected her
cousin was a homicide victim. Tr. 861,864-5. Soon after,
additional EMTs, Truro and Massachusetts State Police
and a myriad of others descended upon the scene. Tr.
874-5 *
The victim was a 46-yeas-old fashion writer from a
prominent Truro family who'd worked for Vogue and Elle,
and was a Vassas graduate who'd lived in New York City
and Paris for years before relocating to Cape Cod. Tr.
724. She lived with her two-year-old daughter Ava,
fathered by Tony Jackett, a married father of six and
Provincetown shellfish warden. Tf . 595-a,m.
Worthington's murder sparked a local, national, and
international media frenzy, spawning a book featuring
Cape & Islands D.A. Michael O'Keefe. Yet for almost
forty months, the case remained unsolved.
Police suspected Arnold, who admitted to a stormy
relationship with Worthington and to feeling rejected
when she spurned his overtures. Tr. 670,760-80. Police
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