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Twenty-four hours separated a murder conviction from new felony charges involving crimes against children. Mario Fernandez was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the killing of Jared Bridegan. On Wednesday, prosecutors filed two new counts against him.The timing reshaped Gardner's case immediately. Her trial was days from jury selection. Judge Kite granted a continuance to May 2027. The defense filing says the new charges may connect to a motive Fernandez had on his own — separate from Gardner. If Fernandez feared the custody dispute would expose his alleged crimes, he had a personal reason to want Bridegan out of the picture.The defense needs more than motive to make this work. Florida courts require direct probative value, not character evidence. The investigation would need to connect the allegations to Bridegan specifically. Meanwhile, the prosecution holds Gardner's own texts from years before the first child's allegations began. The state has proposed joining Gardner and Tenon for a single trial in 2027.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#MarioFernandez #JaredBridegan #ShannaGardner #BrideganCase #JoseBaez #HenryTenon #JacksonvilleBeach #MurderForHire #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime

In Massachusetts, Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney grills final prosecution witnesses after they testify that she knew right from wrong when she killed her children. In Florida, a verdict has been reached in the trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, a man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of his wife's ex-husband, Microsoft employee Jared Bridegan. In Dateline Round Up, the trial is underway for Duane "Keefe D" Davis, accused of orchestrating the 1996 shooting that killed rap legend Tupac Shakur. Donna Adelson, the Florida grandmother convicted of murdering her former son-in-law FSU law professor, Dan Markel, is asking for a new trial. Plus, a psychiatrist breaks down postpartum psychosis. This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for more resources. Listen to season 5 of the Dateline: Missing in America podcast: https://swap.fm/l/miafdlw. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In Massachusetts, Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney grills final prosecution witnesses after they testify that she knew right from wrong when she killed her children. In Florida, a verdict has been reached in the trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, a man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of his wife's ex-husband, Microsoft employee Jared Bridegan. In Dateline Round Up, the trial is underway for Duane "Keefe D" Davis, accused of orchestrating the 1996 shooting that killed rap legend Tupac Shakur. Donna Adelson, the Florida grandmother convicted of murdering her former son-in-law FSU law professor, Dan Markel, is asking for a new trial. Plus, a psychiatrist breaks down postpartum psychosis. This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for more resources. Listen to season 5 of the Dateline: Missing in America podcast: https://swap.fm/l/miafdlw. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mario Fernandez's murder trial hit its most consequential moment on Day 6 when the prosecution rested and the defense challenged the court to identify a single piece of direct evidence that Fernandez solicited Henry Tenon to kill Jared Bridegan. The judge denied the acquittal motion, but the prosecution's argument revealed how far circumstantial evidence has to stretch without a confession, a cooperating witness, or a recorded conversation.The state's financial case centers on three checks from Fernandez's business to Tenon after the February 2022 killing. They total $10,000, with memo lines reading "landscaping," "roofing," and "kickstarter good luck." The prosecution says no invoices exist for the described work. The defense says Tenon did legitimate work on Fernandez's properties and no payments were made before the murder, making the timing consistent with delayed compensation.The gun thread hit its biggest obstacle when John Biggerstaff, the man investigators believe once owned the murder weapon, denied giving any firearm to Fernandez. His son Juan, a former police officer, backed the denial despite having recorded his father at his department's instruction. The prosecution landed circumstantial counters: Biggerstaff's online searches, shifted stories about the gun's location, and a statement to his son that police only cared about the 10mm. Closing arguments start Tuesday afternoon.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #BrideganTrial #JacksonvilleBeach #MurderForHire #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JuryDeliberation

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. Today, the jury found Mario Fernandez-Saldana guilty on all counts.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Prosecutors handed a Duval County jury a chart on August 21 mapping every month of contact between Mario Fernandez and Henry Tenon across 2022. It starts at 26 communications in January, peaks at 37 in February, the month Jared Bridegan was ambushed in front of his toddler, and lands on zero by August. A 27-minute phone call the day after police published photos of the suspect truck sits inside that slide, and so does a factory reset that erased Fernandez's device six months after the killing. The state told jurors the reset phone never carried another Tenon message.The other half of the day happened without the jury. At 9:30 that morning, Judge London Kite stopped the trial because Jared's widow, Kirsten Bridegan, refused to surrender her own phone for extraction by Shanna Gardner's defense. The subpoena reaches her messages with Gardner's minor children, who are on the witness lists, along with a witness known in court papers as E.F. and the Justice for Jared social accounts. Kite ordered Kirsten to explain why she shouldn't be held in contempt; an appellate court froze everything by late afternoon. The victim's widow and the man accused of arranging his death spent the same day fighting over the same kind of evidence, with very different results.There's more the jury didn't see. Prosecutors auditioned a jailhouse witness who claims Fernandez called the killing his own idea, a claim the defense labeled unworthy of belief and the judge has yet to rule on. The defense also scored real points in open court, because the analyst who built the chart agreed gaps implicate no one, and $10,000 in checks between the men carried memo lines about landscaping and roof work. Fernandez says he is innocent of every allegation. The verdict may come down to how this jury reads all that silence.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #TrueCrimeToday #KirstenBridegan #ShannaGardner #TrueCrime #MurderForHire #FloridaTrial #TrueCrimePodcast #JusticeSystem

Two phones defined August 21 in the Jared Bridegan murder case, and the court could only reach one of them. The first belongs to Kirsten Bridegan. A judge halted Mario Fernandez's trial mid-testimony because Kirsten defied an order to surrender that phone for extraction on behalf of Shanna Gardner's lawyers. Gardner's attorneys say the material includes Kirsten's messages with the two children Gardner shares with Jared, both listed as witnesses, and argue the phone may show whether testimony was influenced. The show-cause order that followed put Jared's widow one hearing away from a contempt finding, until an appeals court stepped in hours later and gave her three business days to fight. The second phone belonged to Fernandez, and according to a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office detective, it was factory reset on August 26, 2022, six months after the killing and the same day as a T-Mobile store purchase. Prosecutors say Fernandez kept right on using the wiped device, logged back into 35 ac

Henry Tenon confessed to murdering Jared Bridegan and signed a deal because of it — second-degree murder, a fifteen-year floor, and testimony against the two people accused of putting him up to it. Then, in February 2026, he stood in front of a judge and backed out. He wants a trial. The confession the state was counting on is no longer his to give away. That leaves Mario Fernandez, Tenon's former landlord, fighting first-degree murder and solicitation charges largely on circumstantial ground. An FBI agent traced Tenon's phone on a Saturday eighteen days before the murder, tracking a drive from Fernandez's rental toward Bridegan's neighborhood and his kids' gymnastics facility before ending in Jacksonville Beach — Fernandez's own phone stayed put the whole time. Prosecutors call it a practice run; the defense calls it a renovation trip, with video of Fernandez meeting contractors at that property. No DNA, no fingerprints, no surveillance ties Fernandez to the truck used in the ambush, and detectives admit the property where that truck was found was never searched. Three checks from Fernandez to Tenon, ten thousand dollars total, are dated about six weeks after the killing, marked "landscaping" and "Kickstarter Good Luck!!" — the defense argues one might actually say "roofing." A prosecutor also acknowledged a second, still-uncharged person was at the scene that night. Bridegan was thirty-three, a father of four, gunned down on a dark road after stopping to move a tire, his two-year-old daughter in the back seat. Shanna Gardner's trial starts in September, Tenon's in 2027, and Bridegan's widow is preparing to sit through all of it. LINKS Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod DISCLAIMER This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. HASHTAGS #JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HenryTenon #ShannaGardner #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #BrideganTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast 

A man who already confessed to killing Jared Bridegan stood up in a Jacksonville Beach courtroom in February 2026 and asked for a trial. Henry Tenon had pleaded to second-degree murder, agreed to fifteen years minimum, and signed on to testify against the two people prosecutors say paid him to do it. Then he changed his mind — and turned his own confession into something the state now has to prove without his cooperation. The man on trial in his place, for now, is Mario Fernandez, Tenon's former landlord, charged with first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony. An FBI agent walked jurors through Tenon's phone on a Saturday eighteen days before the murder — a drive from Fernandez's rental property toward Bridegan's neighborhood and his kids' gymnastics facility, then back. Prosecutors call it a rehearsal. The defense calls it a renovation errand and points to video of Fernandez meeting contractors at the property that same window. No DNA, fingerprints, or surveillance ties Fernandez to the truck linked to the ambush, and the lead detective has already conceded there's no physical evidence tying him to the gun. Three checks from Fernandez to Tenon, ten thousand dollars total, are dated weeks after Bridegan was killed — memo lines reading "landscaping" and "Kickstarter Good Luck!!" And a prosecutor let slip that a second person was there the night Bridegan died, someone still uncharged. Bridegan was thirty-three, a father of four, killed after stopping on a dark road to move a tire while his two-year-old rode in the back seat. Gardner's trial starts in September. Tenon's comes in 2027. His widow is watching all three unfold. LINKS Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod DISCLAIMER This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. HASHTAGS #JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HenryTenon #ShannaGardner #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #BrideganTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast 

Henry Tenon admitted he killed Jared Bridegan. He took the deal that came with that admission — second-degree murder, fifteen years minimum, and a promise to testify against the two people accused of hiring him. In February 2026, he walked that away. He told the judge he wants a trial. The confession that was supposed to close this case now has to be proven all over again, without him helping. Mario Fernandez is the one in the courtroom now, on trial for first-degree murder and solicitation, accused of hiring his former tenant to kill a man he'd never met. An FBI agent testified that Tenon's phone made a run eighteen days before the murder — out of Fernandez's rental, past Bridegan's neighborhood and his children's gymnastics facility, and on to Jacksonville Beach, while Fernandez's own phone never left the property. Prosecutors call that a dry run. The defense calls it a workday, backed by video of Fernandez with contractors at the same address. Still, no DNA, no fingerprints, and no surveillance put Fernandez anywhere near the truck used in the ambush, and investigators never even searched the property where that truck was later found. Then there's the money — three checks, ten thousand dollars, written to Tenon roughly six weeks after Bridegan died, marked "landscaping" and "Kickstarter Good Luck!!" And a prosecutor's aside that a second, unnamed person was at the scene that night. Bridegan was a thirty-three-year-old father of four, shot after stopping to move a tire on a dark road with his toddler in the car. Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski dig into what Tenon's reversal really costs the state, with Gardner's trial next and Tenon's own trial still two years out. LINKS Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod DISCLAIMER This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. HASHTAGS #JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HenryTenon #ShannaGardner #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #BrideganTrial #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast 

Mario Fernandez's defense can show exactly where he was on January 29, 2022: at his own rental property on Potomac Avenue in Jacksonville, meeting contractors, hauling construction materials, on camera. In the Jared Bridegan murder trial's fourth day of testimony, prosecutors used that same day against him. FBI Agent Bobby Blythe traced Henry Tenon's phone leaving that exact property and running a route through Bridegan's life — his neighborhood, his children's gymnastics facility, Jacksonville Beach — eighteen days before Bridegan was shot dead beside a tire left in the road. The state calls it a practice run launched from the defendant's own address. The defense calls it a workday.The rest of the day belonged to what investigators don't have. No DNA, fingerprints, or surveillance connect Fernandez to the blue Ford F-150. No physical evidence shows John Biggerstaff supplying him a 10mm, and records showed six 10mm purchases at a single Jacksonville gun store. Nobody ever searched the property where the truck was found — an omission detectives explained with 2023 information, disputed by the defense, that the weapon was destroyed shortly after the shooting.Fernandez is charged with first-degree murder and solicitation as the alleged hirer, and the state's proof runs through a lease, a route, and $10,000 in checks to Tenon written in the six weeks after the murder. Jurors heard Fernandez's recorded calls from the days around Tenon's arrest and his 2022 police interview calling Bridegan "a keyboard warrior more than anything." Tony Brueski breaks down which side actually won Day 4 — and why the answer depends on which job the jury thinks is on trial. Testimony runs through August 28.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #HenryTenon #ShannaGardner #JacksonvilleBeach #MurderForHire #FernandezVerdictWatch

Three cases. Three trials running at the same time. Three moments where the central story came apart. Lindsay Clancy's psychiatrist told a Plymouth County jury she treated her patient over fourteen sessions and never observed psychosis — the day before Clancy allegedly strangled her three children. Keffe D's defense opened the Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas by calling his client's published memoir, FBI statements, and on-camera interviews fiction. In Duval County, Henry Tenon — the man who confessed to shooting Jared Bridegan in a murder-for-hire ambush — withdrew his guilty plea and told the judge his testimony was false. Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke take on the listener questions connecting all three. A medical professional who says she missed nothing. A defendant whose own twenty-year confession is now called a story. A triggerman who took a deal and then reversed course with a life sentence on the line. These cases arrived on the same calendar at the same time, and every one of them forces the same question: when someone's version of events changes, who is the jury supposed to believe?END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#LindsayClancy #TupacShakur #JaredBridegan #KeffeD #MarioFernandez #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #RobinDreeke #MurderTrial

In Massachusetts, a psychiatrist testified that she treated Lindsay Clancy fourteen times over four months and never detected psychosis. The last session was the day before Clancy allegedly killed her three children. In Las Vegas, Keffe D's defense attorney opened the Tupac Shakur murder trial by telling the jury that his client's two decades of confessions — to the FBI, on television, and in a published memoir — were fiction designed to sell copies. In Florida, Henry Tenon withdrew the guilty plea he entered after confessing to shooting Jared Bridegan on a dark road while a two-year-old daughter sat in the car. He told the judge his cooperation testimony was false and demanded his own trial. Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke work through the listener questions connecting these three active cases. Each trial has a moment where someone's story stopped adding up. A doctor who says she saw no signs. A defendant who told the same story for twenty years and now says he made it up. A confessed gunman who changed his mind about confessing. The listener questions in this episode land where the stories break — and where the juries have to decide what's real.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#LindsayClancy #TupacShakur #JaredBridegan #KeffeD #MarioFernandez #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #RobinDreeke #MurderTrial

Two timelines now sit in front of the jury deciding Mario Fernandez's fate in the Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire trial. Before the killing: January 29, 2022, when FBI records show Henry Tenon's phone leaving Fernandez's Potomac Avenue rental and tracing Bridegan's world — his neighborhood, his kids' gym, Jacksonville Beach — while Fernandez's phone pinged around the property. After the killing: three checks from Fernandez to Tenon, $2,000 and $3,000 dated March 28, 2022, and $5,000 dated April 4, with "landscaping" and "Kickstarter Good Luck!!" on the memo lines. Prosecutors read those two timelines as a rehearsal and a payoff. The defense reads them as a renovation day and a bill for property work — one memo, it argues, may actually say "roofing."Day 4 also produced the trial's sharpest concessions. Lead Detective Chris Johns agreed no DNA, prints, or footage put Fernandez in the blue F-150. ATF Agent Mike Stengel agreed investigators never searched the home where the truck turned up — and then told the jury investigators were informed in 2023 that the gun was destroyed shortly after the shooting. The defense disputes that account.Fernandez is charged as the orchestrator: first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony, for allegedly hiring his former tenant to kill his wife's ex-husband. Tony Brueski walks through why evidence that would sink a gunman means little against this charge, why the quiet cellphone testimony bears on it directly, and what it means that all three defendants — Fernandez, Shanna Gardner, and Henry Tenon — will face juries in the span of months. The verdict watch starts when testimony ends August 28.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #HenryTenon #ShannaGardner #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #FernandezTrial

In Massachusetts, a psychiatrist testified that she treated Lindsay Clancy fourteen times over four months and never detected psychosis. The last session was the day before Clancy allegedly killed her three children. In Las Vegas, Keffe D's defense attorney opened the Tupac Shakur murder trial by telling the jury that his client's two decades of confessions — to the FBI, on television, and in a published memoir — were fiction designed to sell copies. In Florida, Henry Tenon withdrew the guilty plea he entered after confessing to shooting Jared Bridegan on a dark road while a two-year-old daughter sat in the car. He told the judge his cooperation testimony was false and demanded his own trial. Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke work through the listener questions connecting these three active cases. Each trial has a moment where someone's story stopped adding up. A doctor who says she saw no signs. A defendant who told the same story for twenty years and now says he made it up. A confessed gunman who changed his mind about confessing. The listener questions in this episode land where the stories break — and where the juries have to decide what's real.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#LindsayClancy #TupacShakur #JaredBridegan #KeffeD #MarioFernandez #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #RobinDreeke #MurderTrial

Taylor Kutis testified via Zoom on Day 3 of the Jared Bridegan murder trial and described conversations with Mario Fernandez that preceded the killing. Fernandez told Kutis he had "a special set of skills" from his time in the Army and mentioned "a contract with Gardner's family." After Bridegan was shot and killed on February 16, 2022, Fernandez described the murder to Kutis as "a hit-and-run."Kutis never called law enforcement. She heard what amounted to advance knowledge of a killing and a reframing of the murder afterward, and she never reported any of it.ATF agent Glenn Fahrig testified about DNA recovered from shell casings found at the murder scene. The DNA on the casings matched Jared Bridegan — not Mario Fernandez, not Shanna Gardner-Fernandez.Detective Johns faced cross-examination that targeted the prosecution's physical evidence. No cell phone data places Fernandez with Henry Tenon during the alleged rehearsal drive or on the day Bridegan was killed. No Fernandez DNA was recovered from the truck used in the ambush. Tenon originally pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to cooperate but later withdrew the plea and faces his own trial in 2027. The prosecution's "dry run" theory took direct fire, with Johns conceding gaps under questioning.Three Glock 10mm handguns were sold at Beaches Pawn Shop one month after the murder. Bridegan was killed with a 10mm round, but no forensic link to the murder weapon has been established. Victor Quiroz testified he met Fernandez a month after the killing with no discussion of the murder. Custody documents and family group chats framed Fernandez as an involved stepfather.The jury will not be sequestered. The trial continues with the prosecution's words set against a physical evidence trail full of gaps.END LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandezSaldana #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #BridgeganTrial #ShannaGardner #JacksonvilleBeach #TaylorKutis #MurderForHire #ShellCasingDNA

The prosecution revealed that Henry Tenon was not alone the night Jared Bridegan was shot and killed on a road in Jacksonville Beach. Someone fled on foot. Someone else drove a truck away from the scene. Tenon's DNA was found on the tire placed in the road to force Bridegan to stop. But prosecutors say he didn't drive the truck. Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke take the listener questions this case is producing. Tenon confessed to the killing, took a plea deal in exchange for testimony against Mario Fernandez and Shanna Gardner, and then reversed everything — telling the judge his confession was false and demanding a trial of his own. The defense says Fernandez paid Tenon for handyman work, not murder. The prosecution says ten thousand dollars in checks went to a man whose only connection to the victim runs through the defendant. Fernandez's trial is happening now in Duval County. Gardner goes next in September. Tenon won't face a jury until 2027. Three trials, three separate juries, and three people pointing in different directions while Kirsten Bridegan — Jared's widow, who has carried this for four years — sits in the gallery and waits for the truth.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #BrideganTrial

Taylor Kutis testified via Zoom on Day 3 of the Jared Bridegan murder trial and described conversations with Mario Fernandez that preceded the killing. Fernandez told Kutis he had "a special set of skills" from his time in the Army and mentioned "a contract with Gardner's family." After Bridegan was shot and killed on February 16, 2022, Fernandez described the murder to Kutis as "a hit-and-run."Kutis never called law enforcement. She heard what amounted to advance knowledge of a killing and a reframing of the murder afterward, and she never reported any of it.ATF agent Glenn Fahrig testified about DNA recovered from shell casings found at the murder scene. The DNA on the casings matched Jared Bridegan — not Mario Fernandez, not Shanna Gardner-Fernandez.Detective Johns faced cross-examination that targeted the prosecution's physical evidence. No cell phone data places Fernandez with Henry Tenon during the alleged rehearsal drive or on the day Bridegan was killed. No Fernandez DNA was recovered from the truck used in the ambush. Tenon originally pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and agreed to cooperate but later withdrew the plea and faces his own trial in 2027. The prosecution's "dry run" theory took direct fire, with Johns conceding gaps under questioning.Three Glock 10mm handguns were sold at Beaches Pawn Shop one month after the murder. Bridegan was killed with a 10mm round, but no forensic link to the murder weapon has been established. Victor Quiroz testified he met Fernandez a month after the killing with no discussion of the murder. Custody documents and family group chats framed Fernandez as an involved stepfather.The jury will not be sequestered. The trial continues with the prosecution's words set against a physical evidence trail full of gaps.END LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandezSaldana #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #BridgeganTrial #ShannaGardner #JacksonvilleBeach #TaylorKutis #MurderForHire #ShellCasingDNA

The prosecution told the jury that the only connection between Jared Bridegan and the man accused of shooting him is Mario Fernandez. Fernandez allegedly wrote three checks totaling ten thousand dollars to Henry Tenon in the weeks after the killing. The defense says those checks were for legitimate property work — tile, tree removal, landscaping — and showed video of Tenon doing exactly that. Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke work through the listener questions hitting hardest on this case. A prosecutor revealed in a pretrial filing that Tenon was not alone the night Bridegan was killed. Someone fled on foot and someone else drove a truck from the scene. If a fourth person was involved and hasn't been charged, what does that do to the entire theory of the case? Tenon confessed, took a plea deal, and then withdrew it — telling the judge he wanted a trial and that his prior testimony was false. He won't be tried until 2027. Gardner starts in September. Fernandez is on trial now. Jared was a thirty-three-year-old Microsoft employee, a father of four, and a man killed with his two-year-old daughter ten feet away. Kirsten Bridegan is about to sit through three trials to find out who is telling the truth.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #BrideganTrial

In February 2026, Henry Tenon stood in front of Judge London Kite in Duval County and said he wanted a trial. He had already confessed to killing Jared Bridegan. He had taken a deal. He had agreed to testify that Mario Fernandez and Shanna Gardner hired him to carry out the shooting. Then he took all of it back. Tony Brueski and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke sit down with the listener questions this audience cannot stop debating. What would make a man who admitted to murder reverse course and risk life in prison? The prosecution says the only link between Tenon and Bridegan is Fernandez, and that three checks totaling ten thousand dollars prove a murder-for-hire arrangement. The defense says Tenon was a handyman who did real work at the property and showed video to prove it. A prosecution filing revealed that someone else was at the scene the night Bridegan was killed — a detail that raises questions about who else was involved and whether additional charges could follow. Jared Bridegan was shot with his two-year-old daughter in the back seat. A bullet narrowly missed her. Fernandez is on trial now. Gardner starts September 7. Tenon in 2027. Three juries will hear three different versions of the same night.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #BrideganTrial

In Massachusetts, Lindsay Clancy is on trial for allegedly murdering her three children. Her family and former colleagues testify for the defense. In New York, Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while his lawyers seek to have the state murder case dismissed. In Dateline Round Up, Alex Murdaugh appears for a preliminary hearing ahead of his retrial for the murders of his wife and son. Plus, the trial begins for one of three people accused in the ambush murder of 33-year-old father Jared Bridegan. And an expert explains ghost guns and how they can complicate investigations.   This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for more resources.   Listen to season 5 of the Dateline: Missing in America podcast: https://swap.fm/l/miafdlw      Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The jury in the Jared Bridegan murder trial watched a fifty-minute police interview with Mario Fernandez Saldana on Tuesday. He called the murdered father a keyboard warrior and speculated about the killing like a man discussing a stranger's misfortune.The interview was recorded before Fernandez became a suspect. He sat in a chair wearing an orange shirt and talked about Bridegan with casual contempt, the kind that only makes sense if he believed nobody would ever connect him to what happened on that Jacksonville Beach road.Day 2 in the Duval County courtroom opened with physical evidence from the murder scene. Crime scene detective Shane Jarman played his walkthrough video showing a tire placed in the road to force Bridegan out of his vehicle, shell casings on the pavement, and his body next to his SUV. DNA collected from that tire matched Henry Tenon.Surveillance footage tracked a blue Ford F-150 through Jacksonville Beach to the exact stretch where Bridegan was killed on February 16, 2022. Twenty seconds separated the truck and Bridegan's SUV in the same camera frame. Eight minutes after the shooting, the truck backed into a dead-end and a figure climbed out on foot.Defense attorney Jesse Dreicer drove a thirty-two-minute gap in the surveillance where no camera captured the truck. Lead detective Chris Johns answered with a gait comparison matching Tenon's walk to the figure on the murder scene footage.Business check stubs inside the F-150 showed ten thousand dollars paid to Tenon six weeks after the killing. The memo lines read landscaping, roof upkeep, and Kickstarter Good Luck. The money came from a company funded through the Gardner family trust, the same trust prosecutors say was the motive for murder.Tenon has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is expected to testify later in the trial.END LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandezSaldana #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #BridgeganTrial #ShannaGardner #JacksonvilleBeach #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #StampinUp

The jury in the Jared Bridegan murder trial watched a fifty-minute police interview with Mario Fernandez Saldana on Tuesday. He called the murdered father a keyboard warrior and speculated about the killing like a man discussing a stranger's misfortune.The interview was recorded before Fernandez became a suspect. He sat in a chair wearing an orange shirt and talked about Bridegan with casual contempt, the kind that only makes sense if he believed nobody would ever connect him to what happened on that Jacksonville Beach road.Day 2 in the Duval County courtroom opened with physical evidence from the murder scene. Crime scene detective Shane Jarman played his walkthrough video showing a tire placed in the road to force Bridegan out of his vehicle, shell casings on the pavement, and his body next to his SUV. DNA collected from that tire matched Henry Tenon.Surveillance footage tracked a blue Ford F-150 through Jacksonville Beach to the exact stretch where Bridegan was killed on February 16, 2022. Twenty seconds separated the truck and Bridegan's SUV in the same camera frame. Eight minutes after the shooting, the truck backed into a dead-end and a figure climbed out on foot.Defense attorney Jesse Dreicer drove a thirty-two-minute gap in the surveillance where no camera captured the truck. Lead detective Chris Johns answered with a gait comparison matching Tenon's walk to the figure on the murder scene footage.Business check stubs inside the F-150 showed ten thousand dollars paid to Tenon six weeks after the killing. The memo lines read landscaping, roof upkeep, and Kickstarter Good Luck. The money came from a company funded through the Gardner family trust, the same trust prosecutors say was the motive for murder.Tenon has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is expected to testify later in the trial.END LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandezSaldana #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #BridgeganTrial #ShannaGardner #JacksonvilleBeach #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #StampinUp

In Massachusetts, Lindsay Clancy is on trial for allegedly murdering her three children. Her family and former colleagues testify for the defense. In New York, Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while his lawyers seek to have the state murder case dismissed. In Dateline Round Up, Alex Murdaugh appears for a preliminary hearing ahead of his retrial for the murders of his wife and son. Plus, the trial begins for one of three people accused in the ambush murder of 33-year-old father Jared Bridegan. And an expert explains ghost guns and how they can complicate investigations. This episode discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visit 988lifeline.org for more resources. Listen to season 5 of the Dateline: Missing in America podcast: https://swap.fm/l/miafdlw    Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The first witness the jury heard in the Jared Bridegan murder trial wasn't a detective. It was a woman named Jonelle Cruz who found Bridegan's two-year-old daughter Bexley alone in a car seat on a dark Jacksonville Beach road, shaking and asking about her dad.Prosecutors opened Monday in a Duval County courtroom by calling the killing a targeted ambush. Mario Fernandez Saldana, a former Army drill sergeant who married Bridegan's ex-wife Shanna Gardner, is the first of three defendants to face a jury. He sat listening to the evidence without visible expression.Assistant State Attorney Christina Simak Stifler told the jury Fernandez recruited a man named Henry Tenon for the job. GPS data from a vehicle linked to Tenon showed two trips along Bridegan's exact route before the murder on February 16, 2022. A dark blue Ford F-150 with a tire in its bed was seen near the road an hour before the shooting.Stifler explained the motive: a family trust. Gardner's parents founded Stampin' Up!, a company generating hundreds of millions in annual revenue. An irrevocable trust blocked Gardner from becoming trustee while she had legal entanglements with Bridegan. As long as he was alive fighting for custody of their twins, she couldn't touch the money.After Bridegan was dead, ten thousand dollars in checks from a company funded through the trust were deposited into accounts linked to Tenon. Phone records show thirty-five calls between Fernandez and Tenon in February 2022 alone.Defense attorney James Hill pushed back. No eyewitness places Fernandez at the scene. No DNA ties him to the road. Checks the prosecution calls payment for murder carry memo lines reading landscaping and roof upkeep.Bridegan's wife Kirsten took the stand and told the jury she knew who was responsible before police named a suspect. Bexley described the shooting in her own words: Boom, Boom, Boom, Daddy on the ground.Three defendants face separate trials for one murder. Gardner's trial starts in September with Jose Baez as her attorney. What happens in this courtroom reshapes both cases that follow.END LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandezSaldana #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ShannaGardner #BridgeganTrial #JacksonvilleBeach #MurderForHire #StampinUp #TrustFund

The first witness the jury heard in the Jared Bridegan murder trial wasn't a detective. It was a woman named Jonelle Cruz who found Bridegan's two-year-old daughter Bexley alone in a car seat on a dark Jacksonville Beach road, shaking and asking about her dad.Prosecutors opened Monday in a Duval County courtroom by calling the killing a targeted ambush. Mario Fernandez Saldana, a former Army drill sergeant who married Bridegan's ex-wife Shanna Gardner, is the first of three defendants to face a jury. He sat listening to the evidence without visible expression.Assistant State Attorney Christina Simak Stifler told the jury Fernandez recruited a man named Henry Tenon for the job. GPS data from a vehicle linked to Tenon showed two trips along Bridegan's exact route before the murder on February 16, 2022. A dark blue Ford F-150 with a tire in its bed was seen near the road an hour before the shooting.Stifler explained the motive: a family trust. Gardner's parents founded Stampin' Up!, a company generating hundreds of millions in annual revenue. An irrevocable trust blocked Gardner from becoming trustee while she had legal entanglements with Bridegan. As long as he was alive fighting for custody of their twins, she couldn't touch the money.After Bridegan was dead, ten thousand dollars in checks from a company funded through the trust were deposited into accounts linked to Tenon. Phone records show thirty-five calls between Fernandez and Tenon in February 2022 alone.Defense attorney James Hill pushed back. No eyewitness places Fernandez at the scene. No DNA ties him to the road. Checks the prosecution calls payment for murder carry memo lines reading landscaping and roof upkeep.Bridegan's wife Kirsten took the stand and told the jury she knew who was responsible before police named a suspect. Bexley described the shooting in her own words: Boom, Boom, Boom, Daddy on the ground.Three defendants face separate trials for one murder. Gardner's trial starts in September with Jose Baez as her attorney. What happens in this courtroom reshapes both cases that follow.END LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandezSaldana #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ShannaGardner #BridgeganTrial #JacksonvilleBeach #MurderForHire #StampinUp #TrustFund

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. Today, the first of three trials on the case begins.This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A rental company owned by two people accused of hiring Jared Bridegan's killer wrote him a check with "Good luck!" on the memo line. Seven weeks after the murder. That detail is now part of a Jacksonville trial that started with its confessed gunman refusing to cooperate. Henry Tenon told investigators he pulled the trigger and signed a plea deal to testify against Mario Fernandez and Shanna Gardner. Four years and one day after Jared Bridegan was shot, Tenon stood before a judge and asked for a trial of his own instead. Prosecutors did not object. Bridegan was 33, worked at Microsoft, and had four children. He was killed on February 16, 2022, after dropping his twins at Gardner's home and stopping to move a tire off the road, his two-year-old daughter still in the car. A bullet missed her by inches. A grand jury charged Fernandez with a count that existed only because that child was in the vehicle. Prosecutors quietly dropped it two weeks before jury selection. Days later, the same prosecutor told the court the state has overwhelming evidence of a conspiracy — and that an unidentified second person drove away from the scene in a pickup truck. Fernandez's defense says every check the family company wrote, including the $10,000 that reached Tenon's account within weeks of the killing, paid for legitimate landscaping and roof work. Prosecutors counter with three dozen calls between Fernandez and Tenon that same month and a jailhouse informant who says Fernandez tried to pin the murder on Jared's widow. Fernandez has pleaded not guilty. Trial runs August 17 through 28. LINKS, DISCLAIMER & HASHTAGS Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HiddenKillers #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #TrueCrime #DuvalCounty #JuryTrial 

Henry Tenon confessed to killing Jared Bridegan, took a plea deal, and agreed to testify against the two people prosecutors say hired him. Then, four years and one day after the shooting, he stood in front of a judge and asked for a trial instead — and prosecutors let him. That reversal opened the Bridegan murder-for-hire trial in Jacksonville, a case already missing pieces prosecutors haven't explained. A grand jury charged Mario Fernandez on four counts, one of them tied directly to the fact that Bridegan's two-year-old daughter was in the car when he was shot. Prosecutors dropped that count two weeks before jury selection and gave the court no reason. Bank records tell their own story. Tenon had 52 cents to his name in January 2022. Within weeks of the killing, $10,000 in checks from a rental company owned by Fernandez and Shanna Gardner landed in his account — memo lines reading "landscaping and cleaning" and "keeping up with the roof." A later $5,000 check allegedly carried the memo "Kickstarter" and "Good luck!" Fernandez's defense says the payments covered real property work and that nothing was paid before Bridegan died. Prosecutors point to more than three dozen calls between Fernandez and Tenon during the month of the shooting, an unidentified second person who drove away from the scene in a pickup truck, and a jailhouse informant who claims Fernandez described the conspiracy from behind bars and tried to pin it on Jared's widow, Kirsten. Fernandez has pleaded not guilty. His trial runs August 17 through 28. Gardner's trial follows, and Tenon now waits for a March 2027 date of his own. LINKS, DISCLAIMER & HASHTAGS Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HiddenKillers #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #TrueCrime #DuvalCounty #JuryTrial 

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. In today's episode, we chat about the outcome of the murder investigation (at least up until the arrests).This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A prosecutor stood in court and dropped the one charge that existed because Jared Bridegan's two-year-old daughter was in the car when he was shot. Four days later, that same prosecutor told the judge the state has overwhelming evidence of a conspiracy — and that someone else drove away from the murder scene in a pickup truck. Nobody has been charged with driving it. That contradiction sits at the center of the Bridegan murder-for-hire trial, which opened in Jacksonville after its star witness upended the case. Henry Tenon confessed to being the gunman and agreed to testify against Mario Fernandez and Shanna Gardner as part of a plea deal. Four years and one day after the shooting, he asked a judge for a trial instead, and prosecutors didn't object. Fernandez's defense has spent three years cutting into the state's case — half the original charges dropped, the death penalty removed, and a judge blocking testimony under a spousal privilege ruling. Their explanation for the money is simple: checks from a family rental company covered landscaping and roof repairs, and nothing was paid before Bridegan died. One of those checks, for $5,000, allegedly carried the memo "Kickstarter" and "Good luck!" The state answers with more than three dozen calls between Fernandez and Tenon during the month of the killing, and a jailhouse informant who says Fernandez laid out the conspiracy himself and tried to pin the murder on Jared's widow. Fernandez has pleaded not guilty. His trial runs August 17 through 28, with Gardner's case and Tenon's own March 2027 date still to come. LINKS, DISCLAIMER & HASHTAGS Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HiddenKillers #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #TrueCrime #DuvalCounty #JuryTrial 

Before Mario Fernandez's murder trial begins in the Jared Bridegan case, his defense has already reshaped the field. The alleged triggerman withdrew his confession. A judge blocked testimony about a private conversation between Fernandez and his estranged wife. Prosecutors dropped two of four charges without explanation.But the state kept the financial records. Fernandez's property company issued three checks to the man prosecutors say shot Bridegan, totaling roughly $10,000 after the killing. One was a $5,000 payment dated April 4, 2022, allegedly carrying the words "Kickstarter" and "Good luck!" on the memo line. The defense argues these covered legitimate property maintenance and that no money went to the alleged gunman before the crime occurred.Phone records document 35 calls between Fernandez and the alleged shooter in February 2022, the month of the killing, with 30 more the following month. A prosecutor told the court in late July that a second individual left the scene in a pickup truck and has not been publicly identified. An inmate who spent nearly a year near Fernandez in the Duval County jail told the state that Fernandez spoke openly about the conspiracy, assigned roles to the participants, and allegedly proposed a plan to shift blame onto Jared's widow Kirsten after the inmate's release.Prosecutors say they offered the inmate no deals on his own pending case. The defense contends the state's cooperating witness was coerced into his original confession and that jailhouse informants are inherently unreliable.Fernandez denies all charges. Trial runs August 17 through 28 in Duval County. Gardner's trial is scheduled for the end of August. Tenon goes to trial in spring 2027.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJgJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HiddenKillers #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #DefenseStrategy #TrueCrime #DuvalCounty

Mario Fernandez's defense team in the Jared Bridegan murder case has been winning before the trial started — charges dropped, death penalty gone, a key witness blocked from the stand, and the state's cooperating gunman withdrawing his plea deal entirely. Then prosecutors pulled the financial records.Three handwritten checks from Fernandez's company to the alleged triggerman Henry Tenon total $10,000 and arrived after the murder. Two were issued on the same day in March 2022. The third, dated April 4, allegedly carried the memo "Kickstarter" and "Good luck!" on a $5,000 payment written seven weeks after Bridegan was ambushed on Sanctuary Boulevard.Fernandez's attorneys say those checks paid for landscaping and roof repairs on a rental property and that no money changed hands before the crime. Phone records showing 35 calls between Fernandez and Tenon in February 2022, 30 in March, and continued contact into June form another pillar of the state's case. At a late-July hearing, prosecutor Alan Mizrahi disclosed that two people left the crime scene the night Bridegan was killed. One fled on foot, one drove a pickup truck. Tenon's DNA was on the tire. He was not driving.A fellow inmate also alleges Fernandez described the conspiracy from inside the Duval County jail, identified his own role, named Gardner as the planner, and asked for help framing Kirsten Bridegan through letters mailed to reporters and law enforcement after release.Fernandez has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and solicitation. Jury selection began August 10 and trial is set to begin August 17. Gardner's trial follows at month's end. Tenon faces his own trial in March 2027.END_LINKSListen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJgJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #MarioFernandez #HiddenKillers #ShannaGardner #HenryTenon #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #DefenseStrategy #TrueCrime #DuvalCounty

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. In today's episode, detectives rush to find evidence against a suspect.This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. In today's episode, detectives run down a crucial piece of evidence.This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"I want a trial." Judge London Kite asked Henry Tenon whether he wanted to keep his guilty plea or take his chances with a jury, and that was his answer. She told him he had it. One prosecution turned into three separate trials stretching from August 2026 into March 2027.Jared Bridegan died on February 16, 2022 on Sanctuary Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach. He had just dropped his twins at the home of his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, after taking them to dinner. A tire in the road stopped his SUV. He got out to move it and was shot. His 2-year-old daughter was in the back seat and was not hit.Mario Fernandez Saldana went first. His verdict will be read aloud rather than sealed, days before the people who will judge Gardner are chosen. We cover the wiretaps on Gardner's phone and Apple Watch that a judge refused to suppress, the witness kept off the stand under marital privilege, and the state's late disclosure that a second person drove away from the scene.Gardner, Fernandez Saldana and Tenon have each pleaded not guilty and are presumed innocent.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #HenryTenon #TrueCrimeToday #ShannaGardner #MarioFernandezSaldana #MurderTrial #JacksonvilleBeach #DuvalCounty #TrueCrime #CourtWatch

Henry Tenon had a deal. Plead guilty to second-degree murder, testify truthfully against Shanna Gardner and Mario Fernandez Saldana, and face a sentencing range that started at 15 years. He signed it in March 2023. He walked away from it in February 2026 and is now charged with first-degree murder.Four years on, Tenon has never been sentenced for anything.Jared Bridegan was a 33-year-old Microsoft employee and a father of four. He was killed on a Jacksonville Beach street on February 16, 2022, minutes after dropping his twins at his ex-wife's house. A tire had been placed in the road to make him stop. His 2-year-old was behind him in a car seat.We walk the bank records: 52 cents in Tenon's account in January 2022, three checks totaling $10,000 from a company owned by Fernandez and Gardner in the weeks after, and a detective's testimony that the promised figure was $150,000, structured as an investment in a pallet business. Defense attorneys say the checks paid for landscaping and roof work.Mario Fernandez Saldana's jury was picked in August. Shanna Gardner's follows days after his verdict is read aloud. Each of the three defendants has pleaded not guilty, and each is presumed innocent.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#JaredBridegan #HenryTenon #HiddenKillers #ShannaGardner #MarioFernandezSaldana #PleaDeal #MurderForHire #JacksonvilleBeach #TrueCrime #FloridaCourts

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. In today's episode, detectives learn some shocking information about his ex-wife's new husband. This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. In today's episode, we heard from the victim's former wife and her husband.This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. In today's episode, we focus on early rumors swirling around the case, and detectives' efforts to sort fact from fiction. This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. In today's episode, we focus on the forensic examination of his SUV and the early investigation.This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.START FROM THE BEGINNING of our Jared Bridegan coverage here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/jared-bridegan-shanna-gardner-mario-fernandez-saldanaCheck out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan. In today's episode, we focus on the initial police response. We'll take you into the crime scene investigation.This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case.Check out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.This message is sponsored by Greenlight.We live in the Golden Age of scams. These fraudsters drain our money. Our time. Our energy. And our happiness. Everyday, we're bombarded by emails and texts from creeps trying to seal our money. And it's not just us. It's our grandparents and elderly parents and kids, too. We've had it happen in our family, when an elderly relative's email got hacked. It's really upsetting when it happens to you.We're not alone, either. Families lost $12.5 billion to fraud last year. But here's a tool to help you fight back: Greenlight Family Shield. Keep your family from becoming a statistic. We use Greenlight and you should too. Set the Greenlight Family Shield app up. It takes minutes. And it will start protecting your whole family from fraud and scams. Things that happen to one family member affect the whole family. So protect your kids. Your grandparents. Your elderly parents. Greenlight Family Shield gives you up to million dollars of identity theft coverage. They also protect you throughout the day through financial account monitoring, credit locking, and real time alerts when fraud is detected.Take the fight to the scammers—don't let them steal your time and money. Six point five million family members trust Greenlight to protect them. We love checking our Greenlight app and knowing that we're safe. We use Greenlight and you should to!Scammers aren't waiting. Neither should you. Go to GREENLIGHT dot com slash msheet right now to get started. That's GREENLIGHT dot com slash msheet. GREENLIGHT dot com slash msheet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On February 16, 2022, somebody ambushed and murdered Jared Bridegan.This summer, in anticipation of multiple upcoming trials, we start our deep dive into this murder case. Check out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/eventsPre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Check out more inclusive sizing and t-shirt and merchandising options here: https://themurdersheet.dashery.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A man accused of killing father of four Jared Bridegan implicates his wife in a recently released jail conversation.

In California, social media influencer Gabbie Gonzalez is accused of conspiring to kill her ex-boyfriend and father of her child, former boy band member Jack Avery.  In San Diego, alleged killer Larry Millete calls a local NBC reporter while on trial for his wife's murder. In Dateline Round Up, Colorado man Barry Morphew, accused of using animal tranquilizers to murder his wife, is back in court.  And a judge sentences former businessman Paul Caneiro, convicted of killing his brother and his brother's family. Plus, an update in the Jared Bridegan murder case, and his widow's mission to provide comfort for children taken to police stations.    Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In California, social media influencer Gabbie Gonzalez is accused of conspiring to kill her ex-boyfriend and father of her child, former boy band member Jack Avery.  In San Diego, alleged killer Larry Millete calls a local NBC reporter while on trial for his wife's murder. In Dateline Round Up, Colorado man Barry Morphew, accused of using animal tranquilizers to murder his wife, is back in court.  And a judge sentences former businessman Paul Caneiro, convicted of killing his brother and his brother's family. Plus, an update in the Jared Bridegan murder case, and his widow's mission to provide comfort for children taken to police stations.  Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In premeditated targeted violence cases, the research is consistent: there are almost always people in the periphery who held information, observed behavior, or carried a feeling they couldn't name that, in hindsight, was a warning sign.Someone knew something was wrong before Jared Bridegan was killed on February 16th, 2022.Part 5 — the finale of One Mile From Home — examines why that knowledge didn't produce intervention. Tony Brueski breaks down probability discounting and the social cost of naming a threat — the documented cognitive and social mechanisms that cause people to systematically underweight danger from people they know, and to choose the path of least resistance over the discomfort of saying something that might turn out to be wrong.He examines Henry Tenon as the final link in a chain that had interruption points above it — a chain that required multiple people to either participate or fail to stop it. And he closes the series with the question that connects the case to every listener who has ever watched someone escalate and not known what to do with what they were seeing.95% of the time, naming it makes you feel foolish. 5% of the time, it's the only thing that would have mattered.The series that started with a tire on a road ends here — with the only knowledge this case leaves us with that is genuinely useful. It would be a waste not to use it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JaredBridegan #OneMileFromHome #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #EscalationBlindness #TrueCrimePsychology #HenryTenon #ShannaGardner #MurderForHire #BystandardEffect

When Kirsten Bridegan opened her door on the night of February 16th, 2022 and found Bexley without her father, she faced two things simultaneously: the worst moment of her life, and the accurate knowledge that the case would go as far as she pushed it.She chose to push.Part 4 of One Mile From Home is about what that choice cost her, and what it reveals about the systems surrounding this case. Tony Brueski examines institutional betrayal — the research-documented finding that a system's failure to respond to documented warning signs before a tragedy inflicts its own category of damage, separate from the loss itself. Jared Bridegan had filed concerns. Had documented things. Had tried to use every available channel. The system received those communications and produced no different outcome.Kirsten came into the aftermath of those systemic failures and became, of necessity, her own loudest advocate. This episode examines the psychological cost of that — the specific burden of having to be strategic and publicly composed while privately devastated. The moral complexity of advocating against people who were also parents of Jared's other children. And the quiet, damning observation that the system required her to fight it in order to function.Built for true crime audiences who want to understand not just what happened, but what it cost the people who survived it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KirstenBridegan #JaredBridegan #OneMileFromHome #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #InstitutionalBetrayal #TrueCrimePsychology #JusticeForJared #ShannaGardner #MurderForHire

In the coverage of the Jared Bridegan murder case, the children are mentioned and then moved past. This episode doesn't do that.Part 3 of One Mile From Home stays with the children — Bexley, who was in the backseat when her father was shot at two years old, and the twins, who grew up moving between two households at war and will spend the rest of their lives integrating what that war allegedly produced.Tony Brueski examines parentification and loyalty conflict — the documented developmental damage that occurs when children are placed inside adult conflicts as participants rather than protected bystanders. What it does to a child who learns to manage a parent's emotional state before having space to develop their own. The split selves, the hypervigilance, the exhaustion carried quietly into adulthood.He also addresses where the twins ended up: after the arrests, guardianship was granted to Shanna Gardner's parents in Washington state. Through no choice of their own, the children now live with the family of the woman accused of killing their father.This episode is built for adults who grew up in high-conflict custody situations and have never heard their experience named this honestly. The children in this case paid the cost. It was not collateral. And it deserves to be treated as the central tragedy it is.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#JaredBridegan #BexleyBridegan #OneMileFromHome #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePsychology #CustodyChildren #Parentification #HighConflictDivorce #ShannaGardner

Mom-of-three Kouri Richins stands trial in Utah for the alleged murder of her husband. Prosecutors call her ex-lover to testify and he weeps on the stand. In Florida, the man who confessed to gunning down Microsoft employee Jared Bridegan takes back his confession and guilty plea, potentially upending the case. In Dateline Round Up, a verdict in Dale Warner's trial for murdering his wife, plus new filings in the case of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. And Josh Mankiewicz gives a sneak peek of his new podcast, "Trace of Suspicion."   Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com   Start listening to "Trace of Suspicion" here:  https://www.nbcnews.com/traceofsuspicion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.