A man facing
Judge denies bond for Delaney Park woman’s husband
a first-degree murder charge in the death of his wife near Delaney Park is ordered held without bail.
Marion Perry and her granddaughter were close — “more like sisters,” the elder woman said. The two loved traveling together to Europe and going on cruises. She described Shanti Cooper-Tronnes as “dependable,” “a hard worker” and roll-on-the-floor funny.
“She was one of these people that you met her and you didn’t want her to leave,” Perry said.
But despite their closeness, she said Cooper-Tronnes kept her personal life private. Even from family.
Perry said she didn’t know her granddaughter had gotten married until after the 39year-old was found dead April 24 at a home near the upscale Delaney Park neighborhood that she shared with her husband. “She never confided with anybody,” she said.
The husband, David Tronnes, 50, was arrested Wednesday on a first-degree murder charge. In his first appearance in court Thursday, a judge ordered him held without bail.
He also was ordered to not have any contact with his wife’s family if he is allowed to post bail in the future. Tronnes does not a have a prior arrest history in Orange County.
Authorities still have not revealed CooperTronnes’ cause of death and have released few details about the case.
An initial report provided by Orlando police did not include a narrative of the investigation. The Medical Examiner’s Office would not release records from the woman’s autopsy, citing an ongoing investigation.
Police at the time said only that they responded to the home after receiving a call that a woman was sick or injured, then found Cooper-Tronnes’ body inside.
It also remains unclear why Tronnes wasn’t arrested until months after the killing. He was jailed after a grand jury returned an indictment for first-degree murder, which was filed in Orange County circuit court this week.
Perry said the couple met while attending a gathering in Perry’s neighborhood near the Orlando International Airport. Tronnes’ mother also lives in that area. The first time Perry met Tronnes was about 18 months ago.
“He was standoffish,” she said. “He made the decisions and you had to follow them.”
The couple married in March 2017.
Cooper-Tronnes had an 8year-old son from a previous marriage, according to records. Perry described times when the boy would call her, con-
fused and wondering why Tronnes was yelling at his mother.
The house where the killing happened, on East Copeland Drive, was purchased for about $600,000 in 2015 by an entity called “Beautiful Orlando Property Trust,” property appraiser records show.
According to documents filed with the Orange County Comptroller’s Office, Tronnes — identified as a trustee — transferred the deed into his own name May 4, 10 days after his wife was found dead.
Records show James Cooper, Cooper-Tronnes’ ex-husband, asked a judge for permission to take possession of CooperTronnes’ remains two weeks after her death.
Circuit Judge Diana Tennis later approved an agreement between Cooper and Tronnes for the woman’s remains to come under the control of Cooper and CooperTronnes’ son.
The order said Tronnes would be responsible for the arrangement and costs of cremation, including buying an urn. Cooper and Tronnes would then each have an opportunity to hold separate funeral services.
The remains would ultimately be given to Cooper and CooperTronnes’ son, who “shall have the ultimate right to possession,” the order said.
Cooper and Tronnes signed the agreement at the Orange County courthouse June 18; it was granted two days later.