Sneak peek: Home Renovation Homicide | Forensic Files

[Music] erin this is florida nothing strange here [Music] the house was beautiful it was
4 000 square feet it had a pool a garage apartment it was a great house the only problem was upstairs some of
the rooms were too small and just the functionality did not work for some families i could understand why they'd
want to renovate it when did you first meet shanti and david dave just called me on the phone and
asked if i'd come by and take a look at the project he said that they had done some work i
wasn't at all prepared for what i saw when i got there [Music] they had fully disassembled this house
to a degree that i'd never seen before it was rather astonishing it was largely wide open like you're
inside of a giant shoe box this house became more than just a project to david tranis it was his life
he obsessed on it this houses the center point to the story and ultimately led to shanti's demise
this case all started with a call to 9-1-1 placed it approximately 3 51 pm on april
24th 2018 by dave tranis hello and david says that he came home and found shanti floating in the bathtub
did that story make sense absolutely not shanti was extensively beaten it makes me emotional i feel bad for her
family and for her son [Music] it's upsetting that she won't get that life with him clearly dave tranis
from the very beginning is a suspect absolutely dave was asked to go to the station
thank you and voluntarily remain there for hours just have a seat there it'll be a little bit he did not request
counsel he consented to swabs to clippings to a search of his person dave went into
that interview with an agenda i've never been more in love or so happy and he just started getting
confronted and confronted and confronted i told you she was murdered murdered someone took her life from her and
there's nothing you can't even fake it that's how much you could give it and it became a war of
wills in that room i didn't have any explanation for her the severity of her injuries and didn't
david win that war of wills he was not broken well dave didn't confess are we boring you it seems pretty clear
these two detectives they went into this room decided that david was a murderer and then went the extra
mile to try to put a file together to prove such did you guys get into an argument was
she picked about the house is it possible that without this house shanti might still be alive i think
that's completely true you

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Brief Summary

David Tranis calls 911 after finding Shanti dead, leading to a tense investigation filled with emotional turmoil and suspicion.

Key points

The Astonishing Transformation. The house was fully disassembled, revealing an astonishing sight.
A Call to 911. The case began with a shocking 911 call about Shanti's condition.
The Suspect Emerges. From the start, Dave Tranis was viewed as a suspect.
The War of Wills. David's interview became a tense confrontation with detectives.
The Severity of Her Injuries. The detectives were baffled by the extent of Shanti's injuries.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

This house became more than just a project.

Describing David's obsession with the house.

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