# Aaron Goodwin files for divorce after wife arrested in murder-for-hire plot

## 'Ghost Adventures' star files for divorce after wife arrested in murder-for-hire plot

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**Date:** July 14, 2023

### 'Ghost Adventures' star files for divorce after wife arrested in murder-for-hire plot

Aaron Goodwin has filed for divorce after his wife Victoria Goodwin was arrested on suspicion of a murder plot, with the TV personality as the intended target. Clark County, Nevada, court records reviewed by USA TODAY show Aaron Goodwin, 48, filed a complaint for divorce on Wednesday. Goodwin's attorney declined to comment. USA TODAY reached out to the county clerk for more information.

Victoria Goodwin, 32, was arrested March 6 on suspicion of two felony charges: solicitation to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder. She has been held on $100,000 bail.

According to a criminal complaint against Victoria Goodwin, filed March 8 and obtained by USA TODAY Friday, the Clark County District Attorney's Office claims she "hire(d), command(ed) or otherwise solicit(ed)" up to two individuals to "commit the murder of Aaron Goodwin." They say she conspired with a man via cell phone communications to have her husband "killed by a third party by providing the location of the victim and providing funds to pay for the murder."

Her next hearing is set for March 25.

Investigators uncovered the alleged plot through Victoria Goodwin's communications with an inmate in Florida in October, , , and  reported. According to the news organizations, police said the two were conspiring to hire a third party to murder Aaron Goodwin.

The police report for Victoria Goodwin's arrest reportedly contains messages between her and the inmate, according to the outlets. They also report that, per police, in one of the communications she asks whether she's "a bad person" because she “chose to end" her husband's "existence." She also reportedly shared information about her husband's whereabouts at one point, according to police.

Victoria Goodwin reportedly denied wanting her husband to be killed but said they "were going through problems in their marriage," CNN and NBC News reported, citing police.

USA TODAY has reached out to Victoria Goodwin's listed attorney, the Clark County District Attorney's Office, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for additional information.

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