BITTER EX-WIFE BUSTED IN MURDER OF MICROSOFT HUBBY, DAD OF 4
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 18 August 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Jared Bridegan's ex-wife is the third person charged in connection with his murder 18 months ago.  Jared Bridegan, 33, was fatally shot after he dropped off his twin 9-year-olds at Shanna Gardner-Fernandez's home. Bridegan was shot multiple times after he stopped to remove a tire from the road.  Bridgean’s toddler daughter was in the car.Â
Gardner-Fernandez was arrested in Washington on charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, and child abuse.
Gardner's current husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, was arrested on the same charges in March. Henry Arthur Tenon, 62, was arrested first, and is thought to have pulled the trigger. Â
Gardner-Fernandez will be extradited to Florida to face charges in this death penalty case. Â
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Kirsten Bridegan - Jared Bridegan's widow, Instagram: @JusticeForJaredB, Founder & President of Bridegan Foundation, www.brideganfoundation.org/Â Â
- Adam Bridegan - Jared Bridegan’s brotherÂ
- Dale Carson- High Profile Criminal Defense Attorney (Jacksonville), Former FBI Agent, Former Police Officer (Miami-Dade County), Author: "Arrest-Proof Yourself”, DaleCarsonLaw.com, Twitter: @DaleCarsonLawÂ
- Dr. Angela Arnold -Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA, AngelaArnoldMD.com, Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women
- Robert Crispin - Private Investigator, Former Federal Task Force Officer for United States Department of Justice, DEA and Miami Field Division, Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator, “Crispin Special Investigations” CrispinInvestigations.com, Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations, Inc
-  Joe Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", Twitter: @JoScottForensic Â
- Rebecca Rosenberg - Fox News Digital Crime Reporter, Author: "At Any Cost", RebeccaFayeRosenberg.com, Twitter: @ReRosenberg
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:06.0 | Crime stories with Nancy Grace |
| 0:14.0 | In the last hour's bombshell, a Microsoft executive, a father, a loving husband, ambushed, |
| 0:22.8 | found dead on a lonely one-way street. |
| 0:27.0 | Mystery ensued and in the last hours, his bitter ex-wife indicted in connection with his murder. |
| 0:40.0 | Justice? |
| 0:42.0 | I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. Thank you for being with us here at Fox Nation and |
| 0:47.0 | Series XM111. First of all, take a listen to this. |
| 0:52.0 | For 547 days, we have hoped and prayed that this day would come. |
| 0:58.0 | Our hearts will always be full of deep gratitude for the men and women who have worked tirelessly to bring justice forward in Jared's case. |
| 1:05.0 | We are also deeply grateful for the prayers that have been offered on our behalf. |
| 1:12.0 | Shana's arrest ends one horrific chapter of our pursuit for justice for Jared. |
| 1:18.0 | And now we open a new one. |
| 1:22.0 | This next chapter will be excruciating. |
| 1:28.0 | But we are confident in the ability of the state's attorney's office and law enforcement to bring truth to light. |
| 1:35.0 | We expect to see justice carried out to the fullest extent of the law. |
| 1:40.0 | You are hearing the voice of Jared's widow, Kirsten Brotigan, and joining us right now is Kirsten Brotigan and Jared's brother Adam. |
| 1:54.0 | Thank you to both of you for being with us on this day following such upheaval in your lives. |
| 2:04.0 | Kirsten, when I hear your voice, you're talking about justice and this mark in your pursuit of justice, that being the arrest of your husband's ex-wife. |
| 2:21.0 | How did you feel when you learned a formal charge against her had been filed? |
| 2:29.0 | It was really mixed feelings. |
| 2:32.0 | There was a relation, you know, celebration, there was a heartache when I immediately thought about what that means for the twins. |
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