“To say it was a shocking murder would be derogatory … At noon, seven shots, one person was killed,” said Steve Pickett, who covered the case for CBS KTVT-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth. “We see killings all day. That seemed different.” Jamie Faith and his dog, Maggie. Amber Faith “Three times in the head, three times in the chest and once in the groin… And then [someone] “He’s turning to his wife, taking the time to make an adhesive tape and wrap her wrists around,” said Christie Jack, a prominent 48 Hours defense attorney who called for a retrial. ” I saw I thought, “This is a hit.” But if you think this is a simple murder rental story, you are wrong.
FIGHTED WHILE THE DOG WALKED
Melinda Mendoza Neighbor: I hear the woman screaming about her life, hysterical. It sounded like a movie… so I hurried and called the police saying: “Hurry up and come, I think my neighbor was just shot”.
It was October 9, 2020, and Oak Cliff residents were still absorbing the shocking murder of Jamie Faith. Dallas police detectives began going from house to house.
NEWS: Detectives need all the information that can be related to the case…
On the morning of October 9, 2020, American Airlines CEO Jamie Faith, his wife, Jennifer, and their dog, Maggie, went for a walk. The Faith front door security camera captured this photo just moments before the masked man shot Jamie in the foreground seven times. U.S. District Court for North Texas District
Jamie’s own security camera captured the shocking photo as he left his home with Jennifer and their dog Maggie. Seconds passed before Jamie was shot to death.
Other cameras captured images of the killer’s truck leaving the scene.
Peter Van Sant: A black Nissan Titan truck. And he had something unique in his back window. What was that?
Steve Pickett: The police initially told us about the T in the back window. Here in Dallas, if you see a “T” in the back window, it’s for … the Texas Rangers baseball team.
Steve Pickett noted that the cameras did not catch the license plate of the truck.
Peter Van Sant: And so, the effort to find this truck begins, right?
Steve Pickett: That’s right. Absolutely… Who drives a black Nissan Titan with the “T” emblem in the rear window?
A neighbor, along with surveillance cameras, recorded the perpetrator’s vehicle. It was a black Nissan truck with a distinctive “T” sticker on the rear window of the driver’s side. U.S. District Court for North Texas District
For those who knew Jamie Faith, the big question was not just who committed the murder, but why? Jamie, in every way, was a guy who loved to have fun.
Shamona Jackson: Jamie was the sweetest man… And I said, ‘Something is wrong… Something was wrong.’
Shamona Jackson and his wife Melisa Gonzales lived next to Jamie and Jennifer for years, but moved out when the pandemic broke out. They needed more space for their seven adopted children.
Shamona Jackson: The first time I met him… we all introduced ourselves… and they said, “Do you all have children?” And I said, “Yeah, we have a lot of kids.” (laugh)
Peter Van Sant: Is it true that Faith house was a really fun place for your kids to go?
Shamona Jackson: Yes (laughs).
Jennifer Faith immediately became attached to Samona, Melissa and their adopted children, at least in part because she was also adopted. The Faith welcomed them as a family, inviting them to swim whenever they wanted in the Faith backyard pool.
Melisa Gonzales: Oh, they loved going swimming there. Sometimes they would spend the night νε He would just leave us the password and we would enter through the back gate and swim.
Peter Van Sant: Give me a sense of what Jennifer Faith was like.
Shamona Jackson: It was really fun… I have never seen her angry… It was a lot of fun.
Peter Van Sant: Would you describe them as a couple in love?
Melisa and Shamona: Yes.
On the morning of the murder, Melissa’s cousin called her with the horrible news. They rushed to Faith’s house. Jamie’s lifeless body was still on the road.
Shamona Jackson: Immediately, I noticed the shot to the head. But he was lying there, right on the road. no cover, nothing.
Melisa Gonzales: It was heartbreaking… Why do you hear someone tell you that someone died, but to see him there, lifeless, since we had just seen them and – it was hard to believe.
Two states far from Arizona, Teresa and Ross Jensen, who had known Jamie for years, received the news.
Ross Jensen: We both looked at each other for a while like, “What ??”
Theresa Jensen: In a state of shock.
Theresa Jensen and Jamie Faith are from Mukwonago, Wisconsin and have been high school and college classmates. She later introduced Teresa to her husband Ross, a close friend in college.
Ross Jensen: Sixteen years later, here we are.
Theresa Jensen: Jamie literally changed our lives.
Ross Jensen: We would never have met.
Jamie may have been a successful advocate, but he insisted the serious relationship was not for him.
Theresa Jensen: He considered himself a confirmed bachelor; for as long as we knew him, he said, “I will never marry.”
Ross Jensen: “I will never get married.”
Theresa Jensen: “I never have children. I do not want a part of it.”
Fifteen years before that tragic day, Jennifer and Jamie met on a blind date. Shortly afterwards, according to friends Jamie Theresa and Ross Jensen, the two were inseparable. “They were doing very well; they seemed to have a lot in common,” Jensens told 48 Hours. Ross and Theresa Jensen
But that changed in 2005.
Theresa Jensen: And then he met Jennifer.
The attraction was instantaneous.
Ross Jensen: In terms of commitment and relationship and –
Theresa Jensen: – was there.
Ross Jensen: – he was right there from the bat. There were two peas in one pod.
And this idea that we do not want children? Jamie has been dating Jennifer Amber’s 8-year-old daughter since her first marriage.
Ross Jensen: I remember thinking to myself, ‘This is interesting. For a guy who didn’t want kids, how did he get there?’ And go to dance recitals, and super supportive.
The two were married in Las Vegas in 2012 and when Amber turned 18, Jamie legally adopted her. She worked for American Airlines in Arizona and Jennifer worked in healthcare management.
Theresa Jensen: I think all our friends and mutual friends accepted her very much. “
Jamie, Jennifer and Amber continued to live in Arizona until 2017, when Jamie was promoted and moved to Dallas.
Ross Jensen: He looked very happy. Yes. So is she. They went great and – I mean, that’s all you want for your friends, you know? Be happy.
Jamie Faith killer: Unraveling the plot 18 photos
But the good times ended with shootings that October morning; it was the next day that the couple celebrated the 15th anniversary of their first date. In later news, Jennifer said she had difficulty coping with Jamie’s murder:
JENNIFER FAITH [News report, December 2, 2020: I’m not supposed to be widowed at 48, you know?
Jennifer told cops that the shooter was wearing a blue mask, and a blurry image was captured by that security camera near the back of the Faith house. But the best lead was that black Nissan truck with the distinctive white “T” on the back window.
SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
Jennifer Svelan: I have three dogs that I walk three, four times a day. … what seemed like was a completely random act, it could’ve been any of us. Jennifer Svelan and Jenna Wilson live in the same Oak Cliff neighborhood where Jamie Faith was gunned down — a man they could relate to. Jenna Wilson: I learned he was in IT at a major airline. … My husband is in IT at a major airline. They were walking their dog a few blocks from us. I was just — “Oh my gosh,” like, ’cause this could’ve been us. Though many neighbors didn’t know the Faiths personally, they immediately stepped up to support Jennifer and her daughter, Amber. Jennifer Svelan: We have a really amazing community in Oak Cliff. The day after the murder, Jenna reached out to Jennifer Faith and began coordinating a meal train to provide vegan meals, as Jennifer requested. Peter Van Sant: How many different families were contributing food, would you estimate? Jenna Wilson: Oh, goodness. Gotta be over 50. Jennifer Svelan: Oh, definitely. JENNIFER FAITH [Fox 4 News report]: If you know what happened, I need it – I need it to close it. As Jennifer Faith appealed to the public for information, the money went into a GoFundMe account created by Jennifer Svelan. Shortly after Jamie Faith’s death, a GoFundMe page was created to provide financial support to Jennifer and her daughter. Neighbor Jennifer Svelan organized the account and was able to …
