Anthony J. Valeriani Jr. was found dead in his Naples, Maine, home on November 17, 2008, from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was 52. His estranged wife, Patricia Valeriani, 46 at the time, admitted to shooting him after returning to the house on Valeriani Road to collect personal belongings. Patricia was taken to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and cooperated with law enforcement.

The couple had been separated since June 2008, with Patricia filing for divorce in October; they had been married for more than 20 years and had three adult children. Anthony had worked for the state crisis team for nearly 25 years. The Maine State Police investigated whether the shooting was justified and the Attorney General’s Office later concluded Patricia had acted in self-defense, reporting she had been held hostage by Anthony for about 20 hours before the shooting; no charges were filed.

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