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ORLANDO, Fla. - A judge has denied a bond request from a former Orange County sheriff’s sergeant accused of killing his wife and staging it as a suicide.

What we know:

Former Orange County sheriff’s sergeant Anthony Shea has been denied a request for bond by Chief Judge Lisa Munyon as he awaits trial on first-degree murder charges in the death of his wife, Lt. Eloilda "Ellie" Shea .

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Prosecutors contend he killed her in October 2024 and staged it to look like suicide. The hearing lasted hours but ended without a decision, with the judge promising a written ruling within days.

What we don't know:

Eloilda "Ellie" Shea’s official cause of death has not been fully detailed in court, and questions remain over whether digital evidence — i

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