Ep 191: Deadly Secrets: The Murder of Shanti Cooper-Tronnes

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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50-year-old David Tronnes called police on April 24, 2018 to report that he had found his wife dead in the bathtub. He immediately became a suspect, but would her family ever get answers? Sponsors in this episode: Daily Harvest - Go to DailyHarvest.com/COURT to get up to $40 off your first box. Progressive Insurance - Visit Progressive.com to get a quote with all the coverages you want, so you can easily compare and choose. Peloton - Visit onepeloton.com to learn more. Squarespace - Go to squarespace.com/COURT for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: COURT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Post-Production for the show is provided by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. This episode was researched and written by Gabrielle Russon. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie.

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0:00.0	A man was calling to report an emergency in Orlando, Florida.
0:05.6	The voice on the line belonged to 50-year-old David Tronis.
0:10.0	David told the dispatcher he found his wife, Shanti Cooper Tronis, passed out in the shower.
0:16.5	She was 39 years old.
0:19.4	David seemed so overcome with emotions he could hardly speak as the dispatcher asked
0:24.4	him questions.
0:25.4	Tell me exactly what happened.
0:39.0	The dispatcher relayed CPR instructions as emergency responders rushed over to the couple's
0:45.1	house, located in an upper-class downtown historic neighborhood.
0:50.5	It was a Tuesday afternoon in April 2018.
0:55.2	He's gone, David said on the 911 call.
0:58.5	His voice faint, almost a whisper.
1:09.4	By the time police arrived, David had pulled Shanti out of the shower and she was lying
1:13.8	on the floor in a mattress pad.
1:16.0	She had on damp clothes, a tank top and shorts.
1:20.1	And she was dead.
1:23.0	And quickly fell on David Tronis.
1:26.2	But today's episode isn't exactly an open-and-shut case, where a suspect goes to trial and a jury
1:31.8	rules on his guilt or innocence.
1:34.7	Today's episode is a much more complicated legal saga, and one you don't often hear about
1:40.1	on Court Junky.
1:42.4	This is Jillian and in partnership with Law and Crime, you are listening to Court Junky
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