Accused Trails End killers denied bail after Charlotte County hearing

Author: Camila Pereira Writer: Nicholas Karsen
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Trails End
Everett Harper and Kelly Schiano (CREDIT: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office)

The two suspects accused in the double murder on Trails End Drive in Charlotte County have both been denied bail after appearing in court.

Kelly Schiano along with Everett Harper are accused of killing Mario Schiano (Schiano’s husband) and Anthony Galotti.

Schiano was the first of the two suspects who appeared before a judge Friday afternoon. She cried out as she was taken away to be held in jail until her trial.

Harper went next and was also denied bail.

During a press conference held on Thursday, Charlotte County Sheriff William Prummel said that drugs and money were the motives for the double murder.

During the conference, Prummel could not get into details regarding the case, though the press asked him about other people possibly being involved.

Prummel mentioned that prosecutors for this case may obtain information from an inside prison source.

WINK News spoke with attorney Scot Goldberg regarding the complexity of this case.

Goldberg mentioned that the sheriff’s office would need a “mountain” of physical evidence; however, already having two people charged with murder could mean that the prosecution had potentially flipped one of the defendants.

“It sounds like they were brought in because they found the actual shooter or shooters and were able to flip them. I think they would have to have done that pretty quickly,” said Goldberg. “They would need a lot of corroborating evidence for what the informants are telling them and charge them this quickly while feeling this confident.”

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