Dallas woman described as "puppet master," orchestrating husband's murder-for hire
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Jamie Faith and his wife, Jennifer, set out from their Dallas home on an early morning dog walk on Oct. 9, 2020. It would be the last walk Jamie Faith ever took. Moments after they left home, Jamie was shot dead. It was a murder that stunned their friends and neighbors. NEWS REPORT: Detectives need any and all information that might be related to the case … JENNIFER FAITH [News report, December 2, 2020: I'm not supposed to be widowed at 48, you know? JENNIFER FAITH [Fox 4 News report]: If you know what happened, I need — I need that for closure. JENNIFER FAITH [news report]: The truck is absolutely critical. Somebody has got to know whose truck this is … It's a black Nissan Titan, extended cab. It had a Texas Rangers sticker in the back window." CBS DFW NEWS REPORT: Now new this morning…an arrest made three months after an American Airlines employee was gunned down while walking his dog in Dallas. Police say Darrin Lopez … NEWS REPORT: 48-year-old Jennifer Faith is now facing obstruction of justice charges related to the murder investigation of her husband. NEWS REPORT: A Dallas woman accused of orchestrating her husband's murder could face the death penalty.
"To say it was a shocking murder would be an understatement … Broad daylight, seven shots, one person killed," says Steve Pickett, who covered the case for CBS' KTVT-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth. "We see murders all day. This one looked different."
"Three times to the head, three times to the chest and once to the groin. … And then [someone] turns to the wife, takes the time to pull out duct tape and wrap her wrists," said Christy Jack, a prominent defense attorney "48 Hours" asked to review the case. She told correspondent Peter Van Sant, "As soon as I saw it, I thought, 'That's a hit.'"
