Ghost Adventures co-host Aaron Goodwin broke his silence for the first time since his wife Victoria Goodwin was arrested on March 6 in Clark County, NV on charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder against him.
The 48-year-old paranormal investigator wrote to his 1.3M social media followers on Saturday: ‘Thank you everyone for all the love and support through this emotionally trying time. It has really helped a lot and I appreciate you all.’Â
The troubled 32-year-old’s murder-for-hire scheme allegedly began in March 2024 when she began communicating with Florida convict Grant Amato after watching Paramount+ docuseries Ctrl + Alt + Desire about his case where he murdered his parents and brother.
Grant’s contraband phone was seized by guards in prison, which is when police discovered Victoria’s text messages indicating she would pay Grant’s potential hitman $11,515 to murder Aaron with $2,500 upfront.
Ghost Adventures co-host Aaron Goodwin broke his silence for the first time since his wife Victoria Goodwin was arrested on March 6 in Clark County, NV on charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder against him (pictured in 2022)
‘Am I a bad person? Because I chose to end his existence. Not divorce?’ she asked in one text.
Another text wrote: ‘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?’Â
The former collegiate golfer reportedly provided the location and filming times of Goodwin’s Discovery Channel reality show, which was being shot in California, to Grant.
Victoria – who remains in jail on $100K bail – admitted to having marital issues but claimed she didn’t remember sending the texts and the money was supposed to go towards ‘cell phones.’
Aaron was completely ‘blindsided’ when police informed him of everything as he was filming the 29th season of Ghost Adventures – premiering April 16 – and the cameras were reportedly rolling during the dramatic moment.Â
Goodwin filed for divorce from her on March 13 requesting to maintain his property and have their community assets be divided equally, but he amended his filing last Wednesday seeking over $10K in damages and accusing her of negligence and false imprisonment.
The Oregon-born presenter originally began dating Victoria in August 2018 before proposing in front of Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle in October 2019 and they wed each other in August 2022 at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion.Â
The 48-year-old paranormal investigator wrote to his 1.3M followers on Saturday: ‘Thank you everyone for all the love and support through this emotionally trying time. It has really helped a lot and I appreciate you all’