
FOR more than four-and-a-half years, Marie McGovern has been investigation the mysterious death of 18-year-old Tiffany Valiante in Mays Landing, New Jersey in July, 2015. Her body had been found on railroad tracks on a hot summer night. While New Jersey Transit Police immediately determined her death was suicide, Tiffany's parents, Stephen and Dianne, have refused to accept their daughter took her own life. Marie is the first journalist to conduct an in-depth investigation into Tiffany's life and the relationships within her world. And her work has raised yet more questions about the original decision to say Tiffany died by suicide.
The result of her investigation is CRUEL SUMMER: The Violent Death of Tiffany Valiante, a dramatic eight-part podcast series, produced by StreetSmartAudio and Wavland. This series take listeners inside the investigation as Marie uncovers more details about Tiffany's life and witnesses who cast more doubts on the results on the original police investigation. The series is available wherever you get your podcasts.