ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (Court TV) — A detective testified at a bond hearing that a former Florida deputy tried to use his dead wife’s phone to stage an alibi and make her death look like a suicide.

Anthony Shea , 49, is charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, Eloida “Ellie” Shea, 39, who was found dead from a single gunshot wound in the family’s home on Oct. 14, 2024. Days later, police surmised that what Anthony reported as a suicide was actually a homicide and arrested him.

Anthony Shea appears at his bond hearing Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Court TV)

Detective Christopher Gilberti of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office took the stand during Anthony’s bond hearing, detailing the investigation into the death of Ellie, a fellow law enforcement officer.

Gilberti said deputies respo

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