Episode Details

A tire was deliberately placed in the middle of a dark road. When Jared Bridegan stopped to move it, he was shot while his two-year-old daughter waited inside his vehicle.

Four years later, his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, is preparing to stand trial for allegedly conspiring with her second husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, to have him killed. But the man prosecutors identified as the gunman has withdrawn his guilty plea and taken back his agreement to testify.

In this episode of GBRLIFE of Crimes, we examine the bitter custody battle, Shanna’s disturbing messages about her ex-husband, the “funeral potatoes” defense, the payments from her trust and the psychology behind both possible versions of this case.

Can prosecutors connect Shanna’s words to the money, and the money to the tire waiting on Sanctuary Boulevard?

Shanna Gardner has pleaded not guilty and has not been convicted of the charges against her.

Read the companion blog post, “The Only Thing Nobody Argues About”:
https://www.gbrlife.com/blog/shanna-gardner-is-she-innocent

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