Trial Begins for Fla. Man Who Told Wife He Was Rich — and Allegedly Killed Her When Lie Was Exposed
David Tronnes and Shanti Cooper-Tronnes.Photo:Facebook Facebook WhenShanti Cooper-Tronnesmarried her husbandDavid Tronnes, she believed he had inherited between $4 and $6 million dollars from his father. Her husband — who initially claimed his wife slipped and fell in the bathtub — headed to court Wednesday for the start of the murder trial. Tronnes, who previously pleaded not guilty to a single count of first-degree murder, wasfound mentally competent to stand trialearlier this year despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia....