
Background: Victoria Goodwin appears in court for her sentencing (Law&Crime). Inset: Aaron Goodwin after reading his statement (Law&Crime).
The former wife of “Ghost Adventures” star Aaron Goodwin found out her sentence after pleading guilty to trying to have him killed.
Victoria Goodwin, 32, was in tears for most of her court appearance on Thursday as she awaited her sentence from Judge Nadia Krall in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada. In April, Victoria Goodwin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder after she was caught plotting with convicted murderer Grant Amato to have Aaron Goodwin, 49, killed.
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Victoria Goodwin was engaged in an emotional affair with Amato during a tumultuous time in her marriage in 2024. Amato is currently serving a life sentence in a Florida prison for murdering his parents and brother in 2019. He was the subject of a documentary series about his case, which prompted Victoria Goodwin to begin a correspondence with the inmate.
Staff at the prison where Amato is incarcerated reportedly confiscated a cellphone from Amato, which revealed his correspondence with Victoria Goodwin — and the plot to murder her husband.
During a text exchange, Victoria Goodwin asked Amato, “Am I a bad person? Because I chose to end his existence. Not divorce.”
Amato, who was not charged with any crimes related to the murder plot, reportedly had someone on the outside who was to carry out the execution of Aaron Goodwin. Victoria Goodwin was the one who provided Amato with “payment plans, location, anticipation, and nothing done to stop the plan once in motion,” according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
Aaron Goodwin filed for divorce after learning about the plot in March.