Part 1: The murder of Jared Bridegan. What you need to know before the first suspect’s trial.

Tonight on “Courtroom Insider,” we’re diving into the murder of Jared Bridegan.

It’s a case involving a roadside ambush, a bitter custody battle, and an alleged murder-for-hire plot that has three people facing criminal charges.

Bridegan, a 33-year-old Microsoft senior design manager and father of four, was shot and killed in February 2022 after stopping to move a tire that police say was deliberately placed in a dark Jacksonville Beach road. His 2-year-old daughter was strapped into the back seat of his vehicle, just feet away, when he was killed.

Tonight, Nate Eaton is going back to the beginning with the chilling 911 calls; Jared’s complicated relationship with his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner; her whirlwind relationship with Mario Fernandez Saldana; and what friends told detectives about the tensions leading up to the murder.

The trial for one of the suspects, Mario Fernandez Saldana, begins Monday, and we’ll be streaming the entire trial. Then, Shanna Gardner’s jury trial is expected to start in September.

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