Anthony Robert Taglianetti, accused of allegedly shooting and killing Clymer School Superintendent Keith Reed, Jr. on Sept. 21, 2012.
MAYVILLE – The Anthony Robert Taglianetti murder trial is adjourned for today and will resume on Tuesday in Chautauqua County court. Taglianetti is accused of shooting and killing Clymer School Superintendent Keith Reed, Jr. the night of Sept. 21, 2012 outside of Reed’s home in Clymer.
On Friday, Taglianetti’s wife at the time of the murder, Mary Taglianetti, returned to the stand and was cross-examined by Taglianetti’s attorney – public defender Ned Barone. According to an article in Saturday’s Jamestown Post-Journal, Mary Taglianetti said it was a “lack of attention” was what drove her to multiple online – and secretive – affairs with men.
Barone’s line of questioning aimed at painting Mary Taglianetti as an unfaithful wife who lied to and misled her husband, the police and Reed. Mary Taglianetti said that she met Reed on an online dating site following her separation from her husband in 2010. The two exchanged phone numbers and emails and eventually engaged in phone sex, sexting and sharing explicit photos of one another. Mary Taglianetti also said the two also met up at one point for dinner while in Albany and afterward had sex in Reed’s car.
Barone attacked her testimony, saying that she lied to police about the encounter, when she told them she had spent the night with Reed and left the next day. He also asked her if she was honest about her relationship status.
After reuniting with her husband, Mary Taglianetti resumed her online relationship with Reed in August 2012. Taglianetti learned of the affair and allegedly threatened Reed online. The night that he is accused of driving to Clymer from Virginia to confront Reed, Mary Taglianetti stated she had pleaded with her husband to stay home because she feared for Reed’s life. Barone questioned her credibility, indicating that this was never told to police or mentioned in any previous testimonies.
Barone also accused Mary Taglianetti of lying on a divorce filing, which was initiated in March 2013, nearly six months after Taglianetti was arrested for the murder of Reed.
Also during Friday’s Testimony, Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley brought to the stand a number of law enforcement officials to the stand for testimony.
Taglianetti is facing a charge of 2nd degree murder. If convicted, he faces a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. The trial will resume at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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