Summary
The roots of [Jaeson Shepard]'s despair developed early. He was exposed to the drug culture as a child in California, moving from place to place in a family that was always struggling to make ends meet. He grew up not knowing his father. When Jaeson was 9, he was drawn to a man [Donna Fox] was dating who promised to bring new stability to the family. But after the wedding and with a child on the way, the man left without warning. After that, Jaeson wasn't the same, his mother says.
Donna Fox is especially devastated that authorities told reporters Jaeson was shot after he placed [Bradley Fandrich]'s wife in a choke-hold. In a posting on the myspace.com Web site, Fox wrote that, according to Jaeson's girlfriend, who was present at the time, Jaeson dropped his gun after confronted by Fandrich and said he didn't want any trouble."Then the man said, 'Fuck you, you're all going to die tonight,'" Fox wrote. After Jaeson and the girlfriend "begged for their lives," Fandrich allegedly started shooting. The girlfriend managed to escape, while Jaeson and [Eddie Harris] did not.See the full content of this document
Extract
The Sad Life of Jaeson Shepard
Over the past decade, my life has occasionally intersected with another 29-year-old Madison man who shared my name, albeit with an extra "e." I never met Jaeson Shepard, but we did speak once, when I called him over problems that arose when First Federal couldn't tell us apart. He seemed like a nice guy.
Over the years, I got pho...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
