In the case of Microsoft manager Jared Bridegan († 33), who was shot dead in February last year, there are signs of a spectacular turn of events.
Jacksonville (Florida/USA) – When Microsoft manager Jared Bridegan († 33) was found shot dead in a parking lot in February last year, investigators groped in the dark for a long time. Now there is a spectacular twist in the case.
Jared Bridegan († 33) was shot in cold blood at close range in a parking lot. © Jacksonville Beach Police Department
On February 16, 2022, passers-by made noises in front of a supermarket in the US state Florida a terrible discovery: next to an SUV was the body of IT specialist Jared Bridegan.
The 33-year-old was shot at close range – the circumstances of the crime are reminiscent of an execution.
There were many indications that someone deliberately lured the father of four into a trap and then pulled the trigger in cold blood. Apparently the perpetrator or perpetrators faked a flat tire Auto of the man, so lured him into the parking lot, like New York Post reported at the time.
Particularly bad: the two-year-old daughter of the murder victim apparently had to watch everything up close, but was unharmed.
His two children from a previous relationship were luckier – Bridegan dropped them off at their mother’s house nearby.
Jared Bridegan († 33) leaves behind a grieving family. His four children and his second wife Kirsten miss the popular software developer very much. © GoFundMe/Rebekah Jones Thacker
Henry Tenon (61) is said to have shot the father of the family – but he may not have acted alone
Henry Tenon (61) is considered an urgent suspect for having fired the fatal shots at Jared Bridegan. But the police suspect that he did not act alone. © Montage: 123rf/edmond77, Jacksonville Beach Police Department
After eleven months of painstaking investigative work, the breakthrough.
Police said in a press conference on Wednesday that Henry Tenon, 61, a local man with a previous conviction for burglary and other crimes, fired the fatal shots.
But one assumes that Tenon probably did not act alone. The police did not name a motive.
A few hours later the next twist in the case. According to information from New York Post should there be a connection between Tenon and Shanna G. (35), the ex-wife of the murdered man.
Accordingly, Tenon should live for rent with the current husband of the 35-year-old, they should know each other.
What does the ex-wife of the murdered man know?
Shanna Gardner-Fernandez denies being involved in her ex-husband’s murder
At Wednesday’s police press conference, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez was not named as a suspect. But there are many indications that the 35-year-old had something to do with the murder. © Jacksonville Beach Police Department
Again and once more it was speculated that Gardner-Fernandez might be involved in the assassination plot. She is said to have been involved with the dead man in a custody battle over the twins they share. As US media also revealed, the later murder victim Bridegan is said to have separated from her following an extramarital affair by the 35-year-old was exposed.
Gardner-Fernandez, who comes from a wealthy Mormon family, is said to have asked a tattoo parlor employee if he knew anyone who might silence her ex-husband. A remark she later dismissed as a joke.
Also striking: the woman is said to have secured the services of a renowned criminal defense attorney immediately following the murder.
The mother of two has always denied being involved in any way Murder to have been involved with her ex-husband Jared Bridegan. In the meantime, the 35-year-old is said to have separated from her second husband, with whom the alleged shooter lived for rent until the end.
Shortly following the murder, the woman moved away. She is said to now live with her twins on her parents’ estate in Washington state. Whether she actually commissioned the crime is currently the subject of heated debate.
The investigation continues – Shanna Gardner-Fernandez is at large. But the presumption of innocence also applies to them.