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State ofNew Jersey

PHILIP D. MURPHY
Governor

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
OFFICE OF THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER
PO Box 085
TRENTON , NJ 08625
TELEPHONE (609) 376-2343 F.4x (609) 984-4466

SHEILA Y. ~LIVE~
Lieutenant Governor

GURBIR S. GREWAL
f~ttorney General
JENNIFER E. FRADEL
Administrator

ANDx~w L. Fai,zorr, M.D.
State Medical Examiner

March 5, 2018
Mr. Paul R. D'Amato
D'Amato Law Firm
2900 Fire Road, Suite 200
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
Re:

Death of Tiffany Valiante
Case # O 1-15-0410

Dear Mr. D'Amato:
review of the
Following my letter dated October 2, 2017,Iwrite to inform you thatIhave completed my
listed on
death
of
manner
manner of death determination for Tiffany Valiante. It is my opinion that the cause and
Ms. Valiante's death certificate be unchanged.
death,
My review included documents created as part of the original investigation into Ms. Valiante's
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and
including the Report of Investigation of the Medical Examiner, Toxicology report,
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including
also considered information that was not available at the time of the death investigation,
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Houseman's July 11, 2015 report, witness interviews
family and
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Valiante's
transcript of Jamie Haye's August 17, 2017 deposition and Ms.
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significant others. My examination supports the investigation's original conclusio
deemed a suicide.
certificate as
Therefore,Ihave determined that the cause and manner of death remain as listed on the death
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please
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and
Examiner
Multiple Traumatic Injuries and Suicide, respectively. As the State Medical
my condolences to the Valiante family for their tragic loss.
Respectfully,

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