Wife of ‘Ghost Adventures’ star Aaron Goodwin arrested on suspicion of hiring someone to kill him
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Victoria Goodwin, wife of “Ghost Adventures” star Aaron Goodwin, has been arrested in Nevada on suspicion of hiring someone to murder her husband.
Victoria Goodwin was arrested Thursday, according to online inmate records from Nevada’s Clark County, and arraigned on charges of solicitation of murder and conspiracy murder. She remains behind bars in lieu of $100,000 bail in cash or bond and has a preliminary hearing set for March 25.
The Times on Wednesday obtained a copy of the arrest report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The Goodwins live in Las Vegas.
Back in October, Victoria Goodwin allegedly was sending messages to an inmate in a Florida prison about getting out of her marriage, according to the report. Police said she began corresponding with the inmate after seeing him on a true-crime show.
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She allegedly set aside $11,515 as payment and provided the inmate with information about when and where her husband could be found while shooting “Ghost Adventures” in California, the police report said; the inmate allegedly contacted someone else regarding the alleged plot. One message from the inmate said, per the report, “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?”
In other messages cited in the report, Goodwin asked the inmate if he thought she was a “bad person” because she chose “to end his existence. Not divorce.” She also said she was “so anxious” and couldn’t believe “it’s happening.”
The inmate said he would distract Aaron Goodwin with a phone call when the alleged hit man went to his Barstow, Calif., hotel room, according to the report.
Police recently got wind of the alleged plot, which included messages referencing a $2,500 upfront payment, when the inmate’s contraband phone was seized by authorities, the report said. Police said Victoria Goodwin told them that she had only been fantasizing about killing her husband and being with the inmate and did not remember sending the messages.
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Aaron Goodwin, who apparently talked to TMZ, which first reported the news, said he was blindsided by the arrest and allegations because he thought his marriage was doing fine. The couple got married in August 2022.
On Feb. 27, Victoria posted a photo showing herself in a “cuddle puddle” on a couch with Aaron and their cat.
The most recent episode of “Ghost Adventures,” which has run for 17 seasons on the Travel Channel and is also available on streamer Discovery+, aired last June. However, Goodwin posted a photo Feb. 20 on social media showing himself bundled up at night with co-star Zak Bagans and others in the “Ghost Adventures” crew. Fans asked in comments at the time if the photo meant the show was coming back soon.
A few fans posted comments more recently showing support for Aaron Goodwin in the wake of the allegations against his wife.
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