Georgia woman arrested in plot to kill estranged husband in Bahamas
Published 7:00 am Tuesday, August 1, 2023
- Gavel
NASSAU, Bahamas — A Georgia woman has been arrested after Bahamian Police said they uncovered a plot she crafted with her lover and a hitman to kill her estranged husband.
According to Bahamas Court News, police arrested Lindsay Shiver, 36, of Thomasville, Ga., along with her lover, Terrance Bethel, 28, of Guana Cay, Abaco, and suspected hitman Farron Newbold Jr., 28, of the Bahamas.
Bahamian police say they uncovered the plot on July 16, while searching the phone and social media account of a suspected burglar.
A source familiar with the investigation said the Shivers have a home in the Bahamas, where Lindsay had reportedly begun an affair with Bethel. Her husband, Robert Shiver, learned of the suspected affair and filed for divorce.
After the divorce filing, Lindsay Shiver, Bethel and Newbold were said to have concocted the plan to murder Robert Shiver.
“On July 16, 2023 at Abaco, while being together did, with a common purpose agree to commit an offense, namely the murder of Richard Shiver,” said the police report.
After their arrest in Abaco in the norther Bahamas, the trio was flown to Nassau, where they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley on Friday.
According to Lindsay Shiver’s attorney, Reckley is not authorized to grant her a bail. To receive a bail, she will have to apply with the Supreme Court in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Authorities are currently holding Lindsay, Bethel and Newbold in jail. They were not required to enter a plea. They are slated to return to court Oct. 5.
Lindsay Shiver’s attorney could not be reached for comment on Monday.