<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - David Tronnes found guilty in wife's murder"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">A Florida man will spend life in prison after a jury convicted him in the 2018 brutal slaying of his wife after she refused to appear on a home renovation reality TV show, prosecutors said.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">David Tronnes, 55, was<a target="_blank" href="https://sao9th.com/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-wife-after-dispute-over-house-renovations/" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener"> found guilty of first-degree murder this week</a> in the strangling and beating death of his wife Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, 39, in the couple's Orlando home.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">An Orange County jury returned with the verdict Wednesday after deliberating for five hours at the conclusion of the five-day trial, prosecutors said in a news release. A judge immediately sentenced Tronnes to life in prison.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Florida neighbor charged in killing:</strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/17/teresa-scalf-florida-murder-suspect-donald-douglas/71214329007/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:4|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">After 37 years, DNA points to a neighbor in Florida woman's 1986 murder</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt">Fight over home renovations</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Jurors determined Cooper-Tronnes was killed on April 24, 2018, in the couple's house after a dispute concerning home renovations.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Tronnes had spent thousands of dollars on renovations and had hopes of appearing on the reality television show, “Zombie House Renovations,” prosecutors wrote in the release. "This led to the couple experiencing problems in their marriage. Cooper-Tronnes’ refusal to appear on the show upset Tronnes to the point that it led to her murder."</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">During the renovation of their home, Tronnes slept in the garage while the victim slept in a one-bedroom studio on the property.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:440px" fetchpriority="high" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/images/motleyfool/2023/05/26/USAT/70264760007-home-renovation-2023.jpeg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/images/motleyfool/2023/05/26/USAT/70264760007-home-renovation-2023.jpeg?width=1320&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="David Tronnes, 55, will spend life in prison after a jury in Florida convicted him in the 2018 brutal slaying of his wife after she refused to appear on a home renovation reality TV show, prosecutors said."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Evidence presented during the trial, prosecutors said, showed the victim was killed in the bedroom and Tronnes "attempted to clean up" prior to police arriving on the...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/20/florida-man-found-guilty-murdering-wife-home-renovation-tv-show/71252027007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
