Ghost Adventures presenter Aaron Goodwin is reflecting on the 'worst year' of his life ahead of an episode showing the jaw-dropping moment he discovers his wife was arrested for plotting to have him killed.
Fans of the show were stunned by news that went far beyond the paranormal when authorities confirmed that Victoria Goodwin was arrested in March, facing charges of solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to booking information in Clark County, Nevada.
In the following months, it was revealed that Mrs Goodwin had solicited up to two people to kill her husband.
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According to the criminal complaint, she gave a 'third party' her husband's location and paid them to kill Aaron.
She had reportedly been in a relationship with a prison inmate in Florida named Grant Amato, despite marrying Goodwin in 2022.
In one alleged exchange of messages, she told Amato: “Am I a bad person? Because I chose to end his existence. Not divorce.”
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Goodwin’s horrific discovery is shown in the latest episode of Ghost Adventures which aired yesterday (October 22). In the middle of a paranormal investigation, he receives a chilling phone call informing him that his wife has been arrested.
He is explaining how he takes photos and videos in complete darkness when he gets a message on his phone.
Speaking to his co-star Jay Wasley, Goodwin said: “Bro, police are at my house.”
He then insists he has to go outside and proceeds to take a call.
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A voice-over then explained that the show would not be showing any more footage, but noted that this is the moment he found out about the situation.
In a statement shared on his Instagram on Tuesday (October 21) the day before the episode aired, Goodwin reflected on the ‘worst year’ of his life and says he is ‘not doing good at all’.
“To all the press out there messaging me. Thank u for all reaching out & being awesome but unfortunately I can’t talk about anything yet,” the caption begins.
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“I could tell you guys I’m doing ok but I would rather be honest. Just know I’m not doing good at all & everyday is worse with all I’m learning all the time.
"They say in time everything gets better but I just want the divorce to be over so I can move on with my life. Honestly, I probably couldn’t make it through an interview without being in tears and I’m just not ready yet. This has been the worst year of my life.”
The following day, ahead of the airing of the episode 'Hollydale Asylum of Hell', Goodwin explained that it depicts the moment he received the life-changing call.
"This next episode of #ghostadventures is when I got the FaceTime call from the cops,” he said.
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“They were in my house & told me what she did & she was arrested. I won’t be watching this episode cause I don’t want to relive that night again & what happened before the call.
"This lockdown is insane & disturbing with what happened during our investigation.”
Fans shared message of support in the comments. “I wish there was something we could do for you Aaron,” one follower wrote.
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“It must’ve been so traumatic for you Aaron,” penned a second viewer.
While a third shared: “Completely understandable. We love you so much aaron and I'm so glad you're here with us .”
When Victoria appeared in court, Aaron spoke out about what happened in his victim impact statement.
He said: “For seven years I thought I was in the most loving relationship of marriage with my best friend, someone who I trusted in whole heart and laughed with every day.
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“Someone who made me feel like I was settled - like I was her one and only. I was loyal to her and [did] whatever I could to make her happy.
"I thought we were something very special, and so did everyone else.”
Victoria ultimately accepted a plea deal, which saw her plead guilty to conspiracy to commit murder. She was sentenced to between three and seven-and-a-half years behind bars.
Gregory Robinson