Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin’s wife has been arrested after she allegedly tried to have him killed in a Joe Exotic-style murder for hire plot, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Victoria Goodwin, 32, was arrested and charged in Clark County, Nevada, for solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to murder Aaron, 48.
The 32-year-old was accused of scheming with a Florida inmate Grant Amato – who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for murdering his parents and brother – to have Aaron murdered by a hitman.
According to a police report, Victoria was in communication with Amato since October 2024 – and expressed her desire to have Aaron murdered so she could escape her marriage.
She wrote in one message: “Am I a bad person? Because I chose to end his existence. Not divorce.”
Victoria allegedly put aside $11,515 to pay the hitman and went as far as sharing information about the paranormal star, including his whereabouts, to the inmate, who was supposed to pay the information along to the hitman.
At the time the hit was supposed to take place, Aaron was on location in California filming the Discovery+ show.
His wife wrote in one message: “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?”
Police said the duo’s plan was foiled when correctional officers confiscated the inmate’s cellphone as contraband and discovered their messages.
Officers further claimed Victoria already paid $2,500 toward the total amount for the hired murder.
Victoria has denied the accusations and insisted she was merely “daydreaming or fantasizing about being without her husband.”
She additionally claimed she could not recall every sending messages about hiring a hitman, but admitted her marriage had been on the rocks.