HomeKrimidexmurder case USALocationmurder case USADefinitionRelated articlesEx-wife charged with hiring hitman to kill Microsoft executiveMicrosoft executive Jared Bridegan was shot and killed on a dark road in Jacksonville, Florida, in February 2022 — minutes after dropping off his two children at ex-wife Shanna Gardner's home. Gardner now faces trial in 2026, charged with orchestrating the murder-for-hire. The case has drawn widespread media attention across the United States.