Victoria and Aaron Goodwin (@thereal.victoriag/Instagram).
The wife of a reality television star was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, after police said she tried to hire someone to kill her husband.
Victoria Goodwin, 32, was arrested on March 6 by Clark County police following allegations that she tried to orchestrate the murder of her husband, Aaron Goodwin, 48, who is a member of the “Ghost Adventures” team on Discovery+. The arrest stemmed from evidence showing that Victoria Goodwin had been in contact with an inmate in Florida in October 2024, who then communicated with an individual outside who was supposed to carry out the planned crime. In one text message exchange with the inmate, Victoria Goodwin reportedly questioned her actions, asking, “Am I a bad person? Because I chose to end his existence. Not divorce.”
According to reports, Victoria Goodwin provided details about Aaron Goodwin’s whereabouts while filming in California, as well as information on his schedule. It was revealed that Victoria Goodwin had accumulated $11,515 to finance the murder plot and had discussed making a $2,500 initial payment for the deed.
Text messages exchanged between the inmate and the individual enlisted for the crime indicated that Aaron Goodwin narrowly escaped the attempted attack. An excerpt from a text sent by the inmate to the potential hit man read, “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?”
The alleged plan was kiboshed when Florida corrections officers confiscated the inmate’s contraband phone.
When Victoria Goodwin was presented with the evidence against her, she denied that she wanted her husband killed and told police that she didn’t remember the messages she sent. She also reportedly claimed that the money she was sending to the inmate was meant to be used to buy cellphones. Victoria Goodwin did reportedly admit to police that she felt she and her husband were having problems in their marriage, and she fantasized about being without him.
TMZ reported that Aaron Goodwin was “blindsided and devastated” by his wife’s alleged plot and believed his marriage was “happy.”
Victoria Goodwin was charged with solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder. She was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on $100,000 bail on March 6 and remains in custody. During an initial court appearance on March 7, she was ordered to have no contact with her husband.
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