TV star’s wife ‘accused of hatching plot with hitman to kill him’
She was arrested earlier this month.
The wife of Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin has been arrested after being accused of a murder-for-hire plot against him.
Aaron, 48, grew to prominence as part of the Discovery+ paranormal realityseries and has since accumulated over 660k followers on social media.
He tied the knot with his 32-year-old spouse, Victoria, in August 2022 and has regularly shared highlights of their marriage on social media, including as recently as this Valentine’s Day.
According to police reports obtained by TMZ, however, Victoria was arrested on March 6 on charges of solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to booking information in Clark County, Nevada.
The police have alleged that Victoria had sought a hitman to kill her husband after uncovering messages between her and a Florida inmate when his contraband phone was seized.
This included one exchange in which she allegedly said: ‘Am I a bad person? Because I chose to end his existence. Not divorce.’
The couple got married in 2022 (Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Victoria has denied the charges, saying that she was only ‘fantasizing’ about not having her husband around (Picture: Aaron Goodwin/Instagram)She also allegedly provided timings when Aaron was filming the new Ghost Adventures series with paranormal investigator Zak Bagans in California.
Police also claim there was an interaction about the alleged plot in October, for which Victoria had set aside $11,515 (£8,875) in payment with $2,500 (£1,929) upfront.
The inmate was said to have messaged a man, saying: ‘He’s asleep right now in the hotel room … I need to know what’s going on. Can I get an update. Was it done?’
Victoria has denied the charges and said she was only ‘daydreaming or fantasizing about being without her husband’ and that she didn’t recall the messages, per TMZ.
She claimed the money was for cell phones and she was facing marital problems.
A source told the US publication Aaron is ‘blindsided and devastated at this turn of event as thought he was in a happy marriage’ and that Zak said it was ‘an emotional time’ and he was there to love and support Aaron.
Victoria allegedly provided the location and timings for Aaron’s filming dates fro Ghost Adventures with Zak (Picture: UKTV)Aaron and Victoria married at the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland almost three years ago.
In an Instagram post marking the occasion, Aaron wrote that he ‘couldn’t be happier’.
And last August wrote: ‘Two years ago today I got to marry my best friend. I’m so lucky to have u in my life hun.’
On Valentine’s Day, he uploaded a snap of Victoria playing mini golf, with the caption: ‘My valentine always beats me at mini golf.’
Fans have shown their support for Aaron in the comments since the news emerged.
Fans of Aaron have shared their support on social media (Picture: Los Angeles Times via Getty)‘Love you G. I am sorry this is all happening,’ sybil_grey wrote under his latest post on Instagram.
‘Sending you support, love, and hugs Aaron. We love you so much and have your back,’ jojo_theweirdgal echoed.
‘I’m so sorry about everything happening, no one deserves that. I’m glad you’re safe though,’ zanderhugszombies shared.
‘Sending you love Aaron. I’m glad you’re okay. I’m so sorry you are going through this,’ skyepie0831 said.
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