Shanna Gardner Murder-for-Hire Trial
Pretrial — jury selection set for May 3, 2027
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explains: the case against her alleged partner already went to a jury
supports: the state's motive
supports: the state calls it a payment
explains: what the jury may hear
contradicts: the state lost its cooperating witness
contested: the defense's alternative
explains: what a conviction would carry
explains: when and how this gets tried
A jury has already convicted
the man the state calls her
partner
Did Shanna Gardner arrange and
pay to have Jared Bridegan
killed?
The trial slipped to 2027 —
and the state wants her tried
with …
The state's motive: a
years-long fight over the
children
The money the state calls the
payment
The judge let the wiretap
evidence stand
The state's cooperating
witness took his deal back
The defense's filed theory:
Fernandez had his own motive
What a conviction would carry
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