Crime & Safety
Woman Allegedly Told Cops Of Husband's Abuse Before Asbury Death
The family says she told law enforcement officials before her husband, a cop in Monmouth County, shot and killed her.
A woman who was shot and killed by her husband, a cop, told police about how he abused her before her death, according to a newly filed lawsuit.
Tamara Wilson-Seidle notified Neptune police about physical abuse by her ex-husband, former Neptune police Sgt. Philip Seidle, according to the latest claim published by The Asbury Park Press.
The complaint cites the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, the state of New Jersey, Neptune police and other law enforcement personnel as defendants, according to The Asbury Park Press.
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The wrongful death lawsuit, as cited by The Press, claims these defendants knew or should have known they were violating Tamara's constitutional rights from the time of alleged domestic violence incidents up until her 2015 shooting death.
Seidle described in interviews with the Asbury Park Press the years of trouble that preceded the shooting, which included police responses to at least nine domestic incidents between the Seidles and 10 custody disputes.
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A federal judge last month had dismissed a lawsuit filed by Tamara Seidle's nine children against law enforcement authorities in connection with the death of their mother, who was gunned down by her ex-husband, Neptune police Sgt. Philip Seidle.
The suit blamed Neptune Township, Neptune Township Police, Asbury Park, Asbury Park Police and the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and Philip Seidle for her death
Seidle pursued his wife in a high-speed chase, with their seven-year-old daughter in his Honda Pilot SUV. The vehicles crashed on Sewell Avenue near Ridge Avenue in Asbury Park.
He used his service pistol to fire two barrages of bullets at his ex-wife while she sat in her car.
He then put the gun to his head and kept police at bay for 20 minutes. He surrendered after that and was taken into custody.
He pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter on Sept. 29, 2016. He is serving a 30-year prison term at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton.
You can read the new complaint here.
Photo courtesy of Francioni, Taylor & Lopez Funeral Home, Neptune
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