Amanda Blaies Rinaldi was 28 when she was shot to death in her Phoenix home on the evening of December 13, 2011. She had moved from Naples, Florida, with hopes of escaping an abusive relationship and running a home daycare so she could care for her two young sons. While she was putting up a Christmas tree, her estranged husband, Anthony Rinaldi, shot her three times in the garage; her older son called 911 and the two boys were upstairs during the attack.

Rinaldi, a 26-year-old Army veteran and former corrections officer, fled the scene but then flagged down a police officer and confessed. Court records from Florida show Amanda had sought a temporary order of protection and complained of his violent outbursts and controlling behavior. The case led to a grand jury indictment for first-degree murder; Anthony Rinaldi later pleaded to second-degree murder and was sentenced. Amanda’s two sons were placed in their maternal grandmother’s care.

Does anyone have memories of Amanda, know more about her life in Phoenix, or have information that could add to the record?