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Exclusive: The Florida ex-wife of murdered Microsoft manager Jared Bridegan has denied the cheating that ended her marriage, but her former personal trainer, who says he was a former lover, says Fox News Digital and refuted her claims in an interview with
As a Christmas present in late 2014, Bridegan purchased a package of training sessions for his then-wife Shana Gardner Fernandez.
Trainor, who asked to remain anonymous to protect his privacy, has admitted to the alleged fugitive.
This week marks the six-month anniversary of the mysterious murder of 33-year-old Bridegan.
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He was gunned down in front of his toddler daughter, Bexley, on February 16 on a wooded road in an upscale suburban neighborhood in North Florida.
A father of four, he left behind 10-year-old twins from his first marriage and two daughters Bexley (2) and London (1) from his second marriage.
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“The past six months have been the hardest months of my life,” his widow, Kirsten Bridegan, 31, told Fox News Digital. “Jared was my reassurance and stability. It was my power, and it all came to an end in an instant because of someone else’s cowardice.”
Amid intensifying polls, Gardner Fernandez, 35, gave a rare interview with the Florida Times-Union in June, “denying reports that he had an affair that led to the end of his marriage.”
Gardner Fernandez, a descendant of a prominent Mormon family in Utah, also claimed nothing to do with her ex-husband’s execution…his death.
Trainor said that when Gardner-Fernandez, whose family owns the multi-million dollar paper craft company Stampin’ Up! I told him that I was away too.
“They weren’t really talking,” said the instructor. “They lived on opposite sides of the house. She was raised Mormon and she didn’t want that,” she said. [anymore]Bridegan, meanwhile, remained a devout member of the Church of the Latter-day Saints.
Bridegan’s family said they did not separate until just before Gardner Fernandez filed for divorce on February 23, 2015. Lover she lifts.
Friends said the doting father was willing to forgive the betrayal for the sake of his children – but Gardner Fernandez gave the judge a brief explanation of the split, saying, “We’re not with each other anymore.” I don’t love you.”
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A day after he filed for divorce, Gardner-Fernandez visited a tattoo parlor to get his piercings and listed an alleged trainer-turned-paramore as his emergency contact, according to a waiver obtained by Fox News Digital. . At the time, she and Bridegan were still living together, family court documents say.
Both Bridegan and Gardner-Fernandez remarried, but feuds between the two continued, with the exes frequently butting heads about their conflicting approaches to raising children.
A staff member at the twins’ private elementary school said Gardner Fernandez openly slandered Bridegan.
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“The first time I met her, she brought up the divorce and painted him in a not-so-good light. ‘There was this contempt.’
Bridegan was ambushed after dropping off the twins at Gardner Fernandez’s house in Jacksonville Beach.
He was driving home with Bexley when he encountered a tire on the road. When he went outside to move it, he was shot repeatedly.
Law enforcement sources said Gardner Fernandez and her husband, Mario Fernandez, remain suspects, but authorities have run out of clues and have not publicly identified the suspects.
After the murder, rumors of the incident circulated on a blog called “So Shelli,” run by Sheri Gardner, Gardner Fernandez’s mother.
Gardner posted a photo of a memorial service held by her family for her murdered father.
In a since-deleted comment, a user identified as Jessica wrote, “Shana cheated on Jared!”
Gardner responded, “That’s not true. That’s what Jared told people.”
Trainor said her relationship with Gardner Fernandez only lasted a few months because “she was going through a lot” with her breakup.
Daniel Bibb, a former Manhattan prosecutor who now works as a criminal defense attorney, said the case was related to a murder investigation.
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“Assuming what the personal trainer is saying is true, whenever a person lies blatantly during a murder investigation, it indicates guilt.” It’s possible she lied when she knew it was being done.”
Criminal defense attorney Henry Coxe III, who represents Gardner-Fernandez and her husband, did not immediately return a request for comment.
An investigation being conducted by the Jacksonville Beach Police Department and the 4th Judicial District State Attorney’s Office is ongoing.
“We are constantly receiving information from which detectives must work. The case is still very active,” Sgt. Tonya Tater said.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department asked the public for help in identifying the vehicle of interest, a dark blue Ford F-150 captured on surveillance video near the scene of the crime.
State attorney’s office spokesman David Chapman declined to comment.
Kirsten Bridegan says she won’t give up until her husband’s killers are brought to justice.
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“This was not only an attack on my husband and his life, but it was also an attack on the family we built together. I’m not going to take it silently.” I will keep fighting, and whether it takes another six months or six years, I will keep fighting for him and his children.”
Matteo Cina and Haley Chi-Sing contributed to this report.