Lying in Wait - The Homicide of Jared Bridegan

On the evening of February 16th, 2022 Jared Bridegan is dropping off his daughter at his ex-wife’s home. On the drive over he has to stop because there’s a tire in the middle of the road and he cannot go around it. He steps out of the car to go and move it whereupon he is shot multiple times. Henry Tenon has been charged with Bridegan’s murder. His only known connection to Bridegan is that he is a former tenant of a property owned by Bridegan’s ex-wifes current husband.

In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss the longevity and complexity of this case, the logistics of the shooting itself, the charges against the suspect, the evidence found from the tire and shell casings, and much more.

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

1:18 - Background and overview of the case

3:25 - The logistics of the shooting

6:25 - Charges against the suspect

10:00 - Tenon’s truck 

11:15 - Evidence from the tire

13:15 - Car rims and fingerprints

15:40 - Planning and pre-meditation

20:20 - The choke point and Florida climate 

24:55 - Shell casings

30:15 - Video surveillance and tracking down the owner of the blue truck

32:45 - The longevity and complexity of this case

35:00 - Outro

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