Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin’s wife, Victoria Goodwin, has been accused of trying to hire a hitman.
Victoria, 32, was arrested on Thursday, March 6, on charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder, per inmate records in Clark County, Nevada. Victoria was held on $100,000 bail and is set to make an initial court appearance on Tuesday, March 11, according to the inmate records.
TMZ, who was the first to break the news on Monday, March 10, obtained an arrest report that alleged Victoria had been messaging a Florida prison inmate about her desire to leave her marriage. The outlet reported that one of her alleged text messages read, “Am I a bad person? Because I chose to end his existence. Not divorce.”
TMZ reports that Victoria provided information about Aaron’s location and filming time while he was shooting Ghost Adventures — which follows a group of paranormal investigators traveling to haunted locations and attempting to solve mysteries — in California. The outlet reported that Victoria set aside $11,515 to pay the alleged hitman in October 2024, and they had communicated about a $2,500 upfront payment.
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“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?” another text allegedly read.
The police reportedly learned of the alleged murder plot after corrections officers found and seized the inmate’s phone at the Florida prison.
Victoria reportedly denied wanting to have her husband killed, police told TMZ. Instead, she alleged that she didn’t remember sending the messages.
When police asked Victoria about the messages, she said that she believed the money was for cell phones, admitting that she and Aaron, 48, were experiencing marital woes.
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Aaron, for his part, reportedly told TMZ that he was blindsided by the news and thought he and Victoria were in a happy marriage. Ghost Adventures costar Zak Bagans told the outlet that it was an “emotional time” for Aaron and that he’s trying to support his pal.
Us Weekly reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for comment.
Aaron and Victoria tied the knot in 2022. “It finally happened 💍 we got married,” Aaron wrote via Instagram at the time. “After postponing many times due to Covid we got our day. I couldn’t be happier ❤️.”
While celebrating Valentine’s Day in February, Aaron and Victoria were all smiles as they posed for a selfie. She captioned her Instagram post, “mini golf with my Valentine ❤️⛳️.”
