Reality TV Star from Meriden Found Dead in California

Meriden native and reality TV star Loredana Nesci was found dead in her Redondo Beach home Wednesday.

Nesci, 47, was apparently stabbed or shot, according to the Daily Breeze. Her live-in boyfriend Robert Reagan, 51, called police and was later questioned and arrested on suspicion of murder.

Officers responded to a call around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday ”from a distraught male,” according to police Sgt. Fabian Saucedo.

“The Redondo Beach Police Department suspects foul play, and is investigating this incident as a homicide,” Saucedo said.

Nesci appeared on the reality series Loredana, Esq. that documented her time as a defense attorney.

She is a former police officer and responded to the famous North Hollywood shootout in 1997, according to the Daily Breeze.

Her brother Meriden Police Lt. Sal Nesci said his sister was a great person and she will be missed, according to the Record-Journal.

Loredana Nesci received her undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut before moving out to Los Angeles, according to her website The Legal Diva. She returned to study law at Quinnipiac University and practiced law in Connecticut.

She moved back to California in 2004 and started her own firm, but also continued to practice law in Connecticut.

Loredna Esq. aired in 2013 on the Sundance Channel. Nesci and Reagan had son Rocco Nesci-Reagan together.

Image via Loredna Esq. Facebook page