Jasper Shepard

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Jasper Shepard
Profession:	Army Officer
Affiliation:	US Army
Rank:	Colonel
Gender:	Male
Real-world information

Colonel Jasper Shepard was the father of former NCIS Director Jenny Shepard.

[edit] Career Information

Colonel Shepard was a career miltary officer. While, working in his his final posting at the Pentagon, he was the subject of an investigation for allegedly taking a bribe from René Benoit . His daughter, Jenny believed that René Benoit was the origin of the allegations against her father.

[edit] Death?

During the course of the investigation into the bribery allegations, Colonel Shepard was believed to have committed suicide. However, circumstantial evidence exists that suggests that Colonel Shepard faked his suicide without Jenny's knowledge. In the fourth season episode "Trojan Horse," Colonel General Borov told Jenny that her father had visited him three weeks previously, smoking a cigar. After her return from Europe in the episode "Angel of Death," she found a bottle and glass sitting on the desk in her study. Examination of the items yielded fingerprints, and the fingerprints were identified by Abby as belonging to Colonel Shepard.  Director Shepard attempted to delete the record of the match, but did not confirm it. It was subsequently discovered by Abby.