Murder trial of former Westfield detective Brian Fanion to begin

Brian Fanion murder trial expected to hear more than 200 witnesses, last 3 weeks

SPRINGFIELD — It doesn’t happen often, but when the former Westfield Police detective accused of killing his wife in May 2018 entered the courtroom Tuesday to begin the capital murder trial that will determine his fate, he was not escorted inside by court officers, but quietly entered with his attorney and a couple of family members who believe in his innocence.

Murder trial of former Westfield detective Brian Fanion to begin

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The trial of a former Westfield police detective charged with killing his wife is set to begin Tuesday. Brian Fanion was charged with murder in the 2018 death of his wife, Amy Fanion. He is alleged to have killed her during an argument while he was home on a lunch break. “This man (Brian Fanion) was having an affair with a woman at the time. The affair began early March and that’s when they became intimate. The intima…