Her co-defendant, Darrin Ruben Lopez, 48, of Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, is charged with murder in Texas state court. Jaime Harmon. His career in technology was his calling as he was highly successful in the . Jennifer Faith, 48, carried out an "emotional affair" with her ex-boyfriend, Darrin Ruben Lopez, in the weeks leading up to the October shooting death of her spouse, James Faith, authorities said. CBS 48 Hours Explores The Murder Case Jennifer Faith is presently being examined by Dallas cops for homicide. In the wake of the murder, recently-widowed Jennifer went on local TV in their Dallas area and begged the killer to come forward. Jennifer Faith's former neighbors and friends, Melisa Gonzales and Shamona Jackson, say they felt fooled and betrayed by Jennifer's actions. Jamie Faith, an American Airlines executive, was shot and killed outside his Dallas, Texas, house as he and his wife, Jennifer, took their dog on a daily walk. Tom Steele, Breaking News Producer. MESQUITE, Texas - An affidavit said an argument over infidelity between the man accused of killing Officer Richard Lee Houston II and his wife and daughter led to the fatal shooting.According to . Federal court documents offer more details of Jennifer Faiths text messages, including messages shed sent to a friend in which she described the emotional affair and her history with Lopez. On Friday, October 9, 2020, James (Jamie) Faith, Jr. was tragically lost to gun violence outside his home in Dallas, TX. I see their dog moving, big ol' pretty dog took off running so I knew it was my neighbors. Shortly after that, according to Jamie's friends Theresa and Ross Jensen, the two were inseparable. "And just kept shooting and shooting and shooting.". See Photos. At least 10 people were killed and 16 injured. / CBS NEWS. Later, they also coordinated their alibis to give during questioning. Lopez claimed to have driven from Tennesse to Texas to kill Jamie. Great work by @ATFDallas and @DallasPD to ensure this alleged murderer remains behind bars.https://t.co/rrGJzZUcdz, Jennifer Faith publicly claimed she was desperate for answers regarding her husbands murder while communicating with the alleged killer, urging him to destroy evidence. "Detective called," Jennifer wrote. That information was later removed from the post, with police writing that the details are still sealed and not available for public release at this time.. Jamie Faith was pronounced dead at the scene. "He was just the backbone of our family. Pictured, gray house at left, is the home of James Faith Jr. and his wife, Jennifer Faith, in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. April 8, 2022 / 7:59 AM He has worked in a number of other capacities for The News since 2007, and he was previously a copy editor at The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Fla. Her arrest comes one month after the arrest of her former boyfriend, Darrin Lopez, 48, who allegedly drove from his home in Tennessee to shoot James, the affidavit says. Dallas traded center Jacob Peterson to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Scott . shot Jaime Faith seven times from his black Nissan . While Jennifer suffered minor injuries, Jamie died on the spot due to the gunshot wounds caused by a .45 caliber handgun. We talk every night because I am helping/giving support with the girls, she texted. They had met in 2005 on a blind date in Phoenix and tied the knot in 2012 in Las Vegas. Faith also told her friend that her husband knew about her affair with Lopez, according to the federal criminal complaint. . Somebody has got to know whose truck this is, she said. Prosecutors arrested Jennifer with charges of obstruction of justice in February 2021. In an email to that friend, Lopez wrote: "I know I won't feel better about her situation until she is out of the house away from him or she lets me put a bullet in Jamie's head. In addition to the murder charge, Lopez faces a federal charge of taking a gun across state lines to commit a felony. Jennifer Faith also sent Lopez hundreds of dollars via Venmo transactions. Jennifer Guttenberg, whose daughter Jaime Guttenberg was one of the 17 people killed in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at the Parkland high school, criticized the unwillingness of elected officials . He was killed one day after celebrating the 15th anniversary of the day he and Jennifer met. He was killed the day after he and his wife celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, according to Dallas authorities. Sign up forPEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. The emotional affair seemed to begin in March 2020, shortly after the former high school and . Jennifer was charged Sept. 28 with use of interstate commerce in the commission of murder-for-hire. Data shows that by that time, Lopez was back in Tennessee, about 62 miles from his home, the federal complaint states. Woman Pleads Guilty to Shooting Ex-Cop Husband Over Allegations He Molested Children at Her Daycare, Alleged Fugitive Captured After He Is Spotted by Off-Duty Officer as They Both Vacationed at Disney World, Kansas Police Officer Allegedly Preyed on Black Women and Girls for Years: 'Terrorized a Community', Doctor Vanished in Mysterious Nighttime Boating Accident After Being Charged in $100M Fraud Scheme, Justice Department Recommends 6 Months in Prison, $200K Fine for Steve Bannon, R.I. Man Accused of Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl, Then Offering Fellow Inmate $200 to Kill Her, Former Ill. 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Lopez, 48, of Cumberland Furnace, Tenn., is accused of driving to Texas in his Nissan truck, pictured, that night and fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend's husband the following morning. Federal authorities say a North Texas woman has confessed guilty to arranging her husband Jamie Faith's murder after openly appealing for aid in identifying his murderer. "The photographs Jennifer Lynne Faith sent to [Lopez] in an attempt to support her false claims of abuse were in fact photographs taken of injuries she sustained in a traffic accident in Arizona in September 2012," according to a superseding indictment obtained by PEOPLE. James Faith was shot seven times outside his Dallas home in Oct. 2020. Log In. "We had a wonderful best friendship in our marriage and loved to travel together, loved football. "I love and miss you so much," Darrin Lopez, 49, wrote in an email to Jennifer Faith on April 6. A GoFundMe campaign established for the widow the day after the homicide had also raised more than $60,000 in donations. He left in a dark game . On October 9, 2020, Jamie Faith, an American Airlines manager, was gunned down outside of his Dallas, Texas, home as he and his wife, Jennifer, set out on a morning walk with their dog, Maggie. As Jennifer screamed in horror, her husband, James, 49, lay in the street of their North Oak Cliff neighborhood, shot multiple times by a man Jennifer, 48, said had run up behind them just as they began their walk -- one day after the couple had celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, CBSDFW reports. Ballistics experts matched the gun to the bullets that killed Jamie Faith. In an email to Lopez, she gave him access to those credit cards, writing, "Here's both of my major CC's. They also discovered the gun with Jamie's blood on it in a satchel inside his home as well as a trove of communications between him and Jennifer in Lopez's phone, according to the indictment, including 261 voice calls and 116,171 text messages, a few of which discuss Jamie's life insurance and retirement account. James Faith, 49, was gunned down Oct. 9, 2020, in the street in front of the neighboring house. Jennifer Lynne Faith, 48, was hit Wednesday with federal obstruction of justice charges in the Oct. 9, 2020, death of her 49-year-old hubby James "Jamie" Faith, according to the Department of . She later told the friend that shed ended the affair because her husband was hurt and she just couldnt do it to him, the affidavit says. Jamie also welcomed, embraced, and legally adopted Jennifer's daughter from her first marriage. The investigation also revealed that Jennifer Faith had used the GoFundMe proceeds to shower Darrin Lopez with gifts. DALLAS The Dallas woman who pleaded guilty to coordinating her husband's 2020 murder-for-hire with her ex-boyfriend was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday . Lies, deceit, and ultimately the murder of a loving spouse," prosecutor Jeffrey Boshek said. Lopez is accused of driving to Texas and fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend's husband. Lopez's attorney Juan Sanchez said in an email to PEOPLE, "We are in the preliminary stages and have yet to receive the discovery evidence necessary to formulate his defense. It was just devastating.. Darrin claimed during interrogation that she had asked him to kill Jamie. Election Commission workers at the central count facility where mail-in and absentee ballots are sorted and counted, on Election Day in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. According to the Dallas police affidavit, detectives learned that Jamie and Jennifer Faith were having marital trouble at the time of the shooting. Jennifer Lynne Faith pled guilty on Monday to orchestrating her husband's murder. Cellphone records from her phone, as well as that of Lopez, would contradict those claims. "He wants me in for an interview tomorrow. There, they spotted a black Nissan Titan with a large white T decal on the rear window, Walton wrote. Evidence in the Oct. 9, 2020, fatal shooting of James Faith Jr., 49, of Dallas, includes, at left, the alleged murder weapon, which was found at the Tennessee home of the suspected shooter, Darrin Lopez; an image of Lopez's truck, top right, shot at the Dallas crime scene; and aerial footage of Lopez's truck, highlighted at bottom right, parked outside his home months later. Months before Jennifer Faith pleaded guilty for her role in the murder of her husband, members from her community joined forces to provide emotional and financial support to the Faith family during its time of need. "I look at it more as not stealing from GoFundMe but stealing from her family, her friends, her community people who loved Jamie. But that doesn't happen anymore. A search of Lopezs home the day of his arrest also turned up a .45-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun. In November, Jennifer Faith began trying to collect more than $600,000 from a life insurance policy that Jamie Faith had. "It was shocking to see how much people were contributing and donated," Jennifer Svelan told "48 Hours. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times. I just couldnt do it to him., Jennifer Faith arrested in husband's murder Darrin Lopez, pictured at left, is believed to be the man seen in surveillance footage recorded Oct. 8, 2020, at a truck stop in West Memphis, Ark. Jennifer Faith, 48, of Dallas, is charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly trying to destroy evidence in the Oct. 9 death of her 49-year-old husband, James Faith Jr. Darrin Lopez, 48, of . In federal court, he is charged with transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with the intent to commit a felony offense. The authorities also learned that Lopez and Jennifer were working together to cover up the murder. The man resembled Lopez and was wearing clothes similar to what Lopez was seen wearing in security video from the truck stop. It had a Texas Rangers sticker in the back window, so it was very distinctive from that point.. ", U.S. District Court for The Northern District of Texas. Lopez was arrested the following day, on Jan. 11, after authorities tracked the black pickup truck from the scene of the shooting to his home in Cumberland Furnace, Tenn. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. The federal complaint indicates that Lopez and Jennifer Faith contacted one another even more frequently after the crime. According to the footage obtained by Faith's front door security camera, a masked figure shot Jamie seven times. Jennifer Faith Federal Comp by National Content Desk. Oh, OK, good, Faith wrote back. First published on April 8, 2022 / 7:59 AM. The couple had been married since 2012, and Jamie had legally adopted Jennifer's daughter from her first marriage. Neighbor Jennifer Svelan organized the GoFundMe account and was able to raise over $60,000. Using this information, the police began going through his financial records, and aerial surveillance of his Tennessee property revealed the truck, which matched the description of the murders surveillance footage. Through GPS evidence, detectives were able to place Lopez on the Faiths street, within a block of the couples home, hours before the homicide. He took out money from an ATM there, authorities said, and didnt use his debit card again until the next evening, back in Tennessee. "And when they become aware of situations like this, as they did in this case, they offered full refunds to anyone who had donated to this particular GoFundMe account.". "I really do think he was taken advantage of," he tells PEOPLE. Dallas investigators began looking into Lopez and learned that he owned a black Nissan truck matching the description of the Titan seen by witnesses the day Jamie Faith was killed. Furthermore, she took around $58,000 from the GoFundMe donations over 2 months, which she used to send lavish gifts like a new television and airline tickets to Darrin. Or Euron shooting a ballista miles to take out Rhaegal because Dany "kinda forgot . "I hear the woman screaming for her life. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas). Now She Faces Charges, Va. 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Jennifer Lynne Faith, 48, of Dallas, is charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly trying to destroy evidence in the Oct. 9 death of 49-year-old James William Faith Jr. A photo that detectives obtained from one witness showed an older model, extended-cab Nissan Titan pickup with a white T decal on the lower left-hand side of the rear window. That's who she was stealing from," Svelan said. The texts showed that she knew Lopez could be a suspect in Jamie's murder but was contacting him instead of the police. Extradited to Dallas, Lopez remains held in the Dallas County Jail on $1 million bail, the Dallas Morning News reports. Around 7:33 a.m., Jamie and Jennifer walked out of their home to take their dog, Maggie, for a walk. Read the federal complaint against Jennifer Faith below. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. 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My hope is that someday, perhaps the person will realize the gravity of what theyve done and what theyve taken from myself and my daughter, she said. Love was not the only motive that authorities believe prompted Lopezs alleged actions. Jamie was so hurt and internalizing everything, Faith wrote. He was more than $38,000 past due on his mortgage payments, and the water to his home had been shut off in October. Jamie was a Wisconsin native who previously worked as a web engineer, after which he was appointed as a senior manager in US Airways in Tucson. Jennifer's attorney could not be reached for comment. He remains in the Dallas County jail, with bail set at $1 million. And just kept shooting and shooting and shooting, Faith told the news station. On the morning of the shooting, neighbor Melinda Mendoza told NBCDFW she heard a barrage of shots and a woman wailing. So, for me, yeah, it took a while to get to the point of believing," Gonzales told "48 Hours.". He said he didnt want to take it off all at once because his daughter had given it to him, and the family would notice it was missing. Authorities believe Jennifer Faith also used the GoFundMe funds to pay for purchases made on her two credit cards. Investigators found that Jennifer Faith had attempted to erase evidence of her relationship with Lopez from her cellphone, which had been examined by Dallas detectives. As per the show, Jennifer also gave him access to two credit cards in her name. Jennifer and Jamie, an American Airlines manager, met on a blind date 15 years prior to the tragedy. Authorities noted that she left an unpaid funeral bill for $6,500. Darrin is an army veteran who dated Jennifer in high school and college. " it was shocking to see how much people were contributing and donated." In December I interviewed Jennifer, nearly two months after her husbands murder. Jennifer [] But I think her actions took this to a whole new level," Jack said. Jennifer Faith had no idea that detectives were already on the trail of her husbands alleged killer and that they used her cellphone records to find that trail. Five hours before Jamie Faith was shot, a motion-activated security camera in the couples yard captured video of a man in the backyard of the vacant home next door, according to the affidavit. Federal authorities charged Jennifer in September with orchestrating Jamie's murder. Jennifer Faith is currently being investigated by Dallas police officers for murder. Darrin Lopez was arrested and charged with Jamie Faith's murder. Jennifer Faith arrested in husband's murder Evidence in the Oct. 9, 2020, fatal shooting of James Faith Jr., 49, of Dallas, includes, at left, the alleged murder weapon, which was found at the Tennessee home of the suspected shooter, Darrin Lopez; an image of Lopez's truck, top right, shot at the Dallas crime scene; and aerial footage of Lopez's truck, highlighted at bottom right, parked outside his home months later. He said he wants to go over the investigation and go through some things to start moving things forward. Numerous texts and calls were exchanged between them, especially in the 12 days following Jamies death, which divulged that she asked Darrin to remove the T decal sticker from his truck after the police identified the vehicle in the surveillance.