Crime & Safety

Accused Aldie Shooter Planned Wife's Killing, Had Target List, Court Docs Claim: Report

Court documents reveal more about investigators' allegations against an Aldie man accused of murdering his wife.

ALDIE, VA – A new report reveals some of the allegations made by investigators in the case against an Aldie man accused of shooting his wife in their home in September.

Roger Bradford, 60, who went by Paul, is accused of shooting his wife, Lisa, in their home on the 24000 block of Quimby Oaks Place on Sept. 22. Lisa Bradford was found dead in their home; Roger was arrested in Pennsylvania several hours later. He is charged with first-degree murder and using a firearm while committing a felony.

Fox 5 reports that a court affidavit provided by police claims Roger Bradford, who went by Paul, left a journal of other potential targets in his rental car the day of the shooting. Police also claim in court documents that Bradford drove to a storage facility on the morning of the shooting, then to a Home Depot, where he bought zip ties, before returning to his home and allegedly shooting his wife.

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Lisa Bradford was a real estate agent. Roger Bradford had headed a data center consulting company, but a 2023 federal wire fraud conviction strained his marriage and career, according to court documents related to his attempt to have the conviction vacated.

The couple has two children, neither of whom was home at the time of the shooting.

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