Behind The Scenes
Cruel Summer: The Violent Death of Tiffany Valiante is an original production of Wavland and StreetSmartAudio.
Wavland is the award-winning company behind hugely-popular podcasts Three, The High Roller Heist, Drowning Creek and Noble.
StreetSmartAudio is the audio division of StreetSmartVideo, producers of the Showtime series 3AM, the Fox documentary about legendary baseball pitcher Tom Seaver and the critically-acclaimed Wild Card, Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth for HBO.
Cruel Summer: The Violent Death of Tiffany Valiante was reported, produced and narrated by Marie McGovern. It was written and produced by Martin Dunn, and produced and edited by Jason Hoch. Executive producers are Jason Hoch, Martin Dunn and Marie McGovern.
Special Thanks
The Valiante Family
Paul D'Amato and the D'Amato Law Firm
Paul D'Amato and the D'Amato Law Firm
WE are grateful to the Valiante family and friends, but especially to Tiffany's father and mother, Stephen and Dianne, for their patience and candor in telling their daughter's story. Their perseverance and courage is inspirational.
Paul D'Amato and the D'Amato Law Firm
Paul D'Amato and the D'Amato Law Firm
Paul D'Amato and the D'Amato Law Firm
Paul D'Amato has worked tirelessly on this case for more than 10 years, unwavering in his belief the truth about the night of July 12, 2015, will be told. We are grateful for all his help, and that of his law firm, including Alexa D'Amato Berrera and Steve Van Natten.
Stephan Rosenfeld, Identity Advisors
Paul D'Amato and the D'Amato Law Firm
Stephan Rosenfeld, Identity Advisors
Stephan Rosenfeld has been invaluable in guiding us through the rumors, innuendo and speculation in print and online, his media expertise helping determine what might prove helpful. He has been so important in keeping the story of Tiffany Valiante in the public eye.
Cornerstone Discovery
Stephan Rosenfeld, Identity Advisors
Managing Director Jason Silva and his impressive team at Cornerstone Discovery used their formidable skills to unlock the content in Tiffany's cell phone, allowing us to achieve major breakthroughs in this case.
WE would also like to acknowledge the help of private investigators Chuck Atkinson and Jim Brennenstuhl, whose knowledge of law enforcement, its processes and protocols, was of enormous help in the face of official silence.
And Dr. Wayne Ross, forensic pathologist, who brought his deep knowledge to the table, explaining complex issues in the most understandable way.