Lindsay Shiver, a Georgia woman accused of setting up a plot to murder her husband, reportedly had $20,000 in jewelry stolen during a break-in at her luxury Bahamas apartment while she was sleeping Thursday night.
According to DailyMail, an unknown intruder entered 36-year-old Shiver’s rented property and ransacked it for valuables while she was home alone with her bedroom door locked. The stolen items reportedly included a $15,000 LeMel diamond bracelet, two gold family heirloom rings, and $200 in cash from her purse.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Shiver was arrested in July in the Bahamas after police said they uncovered her plans to have her 38-year-old husband, Robert Shiver, murdered. Bahamian police also arrested Lindsay’s alleged lover, 28-year-old Terrance Bethel, as well as alleged hitman, Farron Newbold, 29, in connection with the plot.
Shiver was released from jail in July but require to remain in the Bahamas with an ankle monitor and abide by a 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. She also had to surrender her travel documents and was ordered to stay away from her husband.
Shiver reportedly discovered the theft Friday morning after noticing someone had ransacked through her belongings. Friends said the incident rattled her and prompted her to move to a different location that offers 24-hour security.
“They think the guy scaled the side of the building and let himself in through the balcony doors,” one of Shiver’s friends told DailyMail. “We still don’t know if it was targeted. He went through the two other bedrooms but fortunately Lindsay’s door was locked.”
“It could have been a lot worse. If whoever broke in had known there was an attractive, blonde female all alone in the bedroom, anything could have happened.”
The reported robbery happened hours after Shiver appeared at a court hearing, the latest in connection with her criminal case.
According to police, the alleged murder plot was exposed after a break-in at a bar where Bethel worked. While investigating the incident, police seized Bethel’s phone and reportedly saw messages to and from Bethel that implicated him, Shiver, and Newbold.
Bethel reportedly publicly denied the charges against him after his jail release earlier this month.
“Everybody says things out of frustration,” Bethel previously told DailyMail, explaining that there was never a serious conversation or plan of killing Richard.
“Go and get the transcripts from the police,” he said. ‘They have had both of my phones for three weeks. They’ve been through every single message – there’s nothing there.”
“None of us have anything to hide. People are taking everything at face value and defaming us.”
Bethel added that he loves Shiver and has “too much respect for her and her children to want to hurt their father.”
Court records show that Robert filed for divorce in April upon discovering that Shiver was engaging in “adulterous conduct” by having an affair with Bethel, blowing apart the couple’s marriage.
Robert’s petition sought primary custody of the kids and exclusive use of their $2.5 million house; he also contended he shouldn’t have to pay Shiver alimony.
At a previous court hearing, Shiver responded by alleging that Robert subjected her to “physical and mental cruel treatment,” which included domestic violence. She also denied the affair, with her lawyers writing in a court filing that “any extramarital relationship defendant has had was during the parties’ separation and legally condoned by husband.”
Shiver is seeking primary custody of the children and payments from Robert for child support and alimony, in addition to sole use of the couple’s house.
“Wife feels unsafe in the marital home and has installed locks on the interior doors of the home for protection,” Shiver’s lawyer wrote in seeking a restraining order.
“Husband has abused the wife in the home in the children’s presence on multiple occasions, not only physically but also mentally and emotionally.”
A former beauty pageant contestant, Lindsay was a cheerleader at Auburn University and graduated with a degree in marketing. Lindsay met Robert at Auburn, who was on the school’s football team. He played briefly for the Atlanta Falcons before beginning a career in business.
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[Feature Photo: Lindsay Shiver and David Shiver/Instagram]
