Dad-of-4 Murder by Ambush, Ex-Wife Past Life Emerges
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 18 August 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
The search continues for the person who ambushed 33-year-old Jared Bridegan as he drove home with his 2-year-old daughter. Bridegan had dropped of his then 9-year old children to his ex-wife and was on his way home when shots rang out. Bridegan's ex, Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, has been under intense scrutiny. Reports say the Bridegan's marriage broke up after Fernandez had an affair. She denied it, but the fitness trainer alleged in the affair, confirms he did have a relationship with Fernandez.
Also a tattoo artist has come forward say that Fernandez said her life would be better if Jared Bridegan could "just ‘shut up.’ Fernandez then asked if any of the salon employees knew anybody that could ‘shut him up.’”
So far, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department hasn’t named a suspect in connection with the case and Gardner-Fernandez maintains her innocence.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
- Kirsten Bridegan - Victim's Wife, Instagram: @JusticeForJaredB
- Kathleen Murphy - Family Attorney (North Carolina), NCDomesticlaw.com, Twitter: @RalDivorceLaw
- Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills, CA), DrBethanyMarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire' (Beverly Hills)
- Dr. Michelle DuPre - Former Forensic Pathologist, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department, Author: "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide", Forensic Consultant, DMichelleDupreMD.com
- Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan"
- Rebecca Rosenberg - Fox News Digital Crime Reporter, Author: "At Any Cost", RebeccaFayeRosenberg.com, Twitter: @ReRosenberg
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| 0:44.0 | A loving father of four seemingly ambushed on his way home one evening on an isolated road. |
| 0:51.6 | Why did that happen? |
| 0:54.0 | Why does his little girl still say boom boom daddy's on the ground? |
| 1:01.2 | The other stunning tragedy is that his little girl aged two was actually striped |
| 1:07.5 | in the car seat in the back of the SUV when daddy was murdered. |
| 1:12.6 | But in the last days a stunning twist in the case. |
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| 1:29.0 | Who killed Jared Bridegate? |
| 1:30.9 | Questions have been raised in the media over whether his ex-wife, |
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