Beauty Queen Accused of Murder Plot Still Receives Substantial Monthly Payments From Estranged Husband
Court documents have revealed that Lindsay Shiver, the former beauty queen charged with plotting to murder her estranged husband, continues to receive substantial monthly payments exceeding $30,000 from the very man she allegedly targeted for death. The 39-year-old mother of three is awaiting trial in the Bahamas for conspiracy to commit murder, yet financial records show Robert Shiver paid her over $500,000 in 2025 alone.
Luxurious Lifestyle and Ongoing Divorce Battle
According to exclusive papers obtained by the Daily Mail, Shiver "receives at least $30,000 per month in distribution from the marital estates" as part of the couple's bitter and unresolved divorce proceedings in Thomasville, Georgia. The payments originate from assets accumulated during their marriage, which included a $3 million marital mansion where Shiver once lived in considerable luxury.
The former Auburn University beauty queen faces potentially devastating consequences if convicted, with prosecutors seeking a sentence that could reach 60 years imprisonment. Despite these serious allegations, the financial arrangements between the estranged couple remain intact, creating a paradoxical situation where the alleged victim continues funding his accused would-be murderer.
Bail Restrictions and GPS Monitoring Controversy
Shiver currently resides under strict bail conditions that permit her to live in the United States ahead of her trial, provided she remains at her parents' home in Alabama. However, she recently petitioned the court in Nassau to relax these restrictions and remove her GPS ankle monitor, claiming the device prevents her from earning income as a model or social media influencer.
Prosecutors have strongly opposed this request, arguing that Shiver demonstrates no genuine financial need given the substantial monthly payments she receives. They further contend that she comes from considerable family wealth herself, with court documents stating her "family have huge resources and unlimited finances" and noting that her uncle owns a flight base operation.
Defense Arguments and Prosecution Concerns
During a recent court appearance via Zoom, Shiver's lawyer Owen Wells argued that the GPS bracelet causes his client "physical and psychological stress" and requested permission for her to return to Thomasville to be closer to her three children. Wells described his petite blonde client as "120 pounds soaking wet" and unlikely to intimidate her former football player husband.
Prosecutor Karine MacVean countered these arguments by emphasizing that Robert Shiver remains "in fear of his life" and that the ankle monitor provides the only reliable method to track Lindsay Shiver's movements. The prosecution maintains that the substantial financial support Robert provides for their children eliminates any legitimate need for additional income through modeling work.
Alleged Murder Plot and Relationship Breakdown
The case centers on allegations that Shiver conspired with her barman boyfriend Adrien Bethel, 30, to have his childhood friend Faron Newbold Jr., 31, kill Robert Shiver while he vacationed in the Bahamas in July 2023. Prosecutors claim Shiver sent Newbold photographs of her estranged husband drinking at a bar near their Baker's Bay vacation home along with a WhatsApp message stating "kill him."
The legal proceedings hinge on a disputed confession in which Shiver allegedly admitted to police that she told Bethel she "wanted to kill" Robert and that Bethel "understood" and "wanted to kill him also." However, in the same police interview, she reportedly insisted that any murder talk was merely "said out of anger and frustration."
Delayed Justice and Relationship Aftermath
Shiver's trial, currently scheduled for July, has faced multiple delays as the Bahamian justice system contends with chronic underfunding and substantial case backlogs. Judge Cherly Grant-Thompson is expected to rule on the bail modification request on April 29.
Robert Shiver, who was signed by the NFL's Atlanta Falcons in 2009 but never played a regular season game, has never spoken publicly about his estranged wife. He subsequently dated reality television star Savannah Chrisley for 19 months before their relationship ended last year. Chrisley has been vocal in her criticism of Lindsay Shiver, stating on her podcast that she doesn't "believe that Robert and I would be where we were at today if she wouldn't have caused so much mass destruction."
The couple's divorce and custody battle continues to progress slowly in Thomasville, where Robert Shiver currently resides. Their relationship, which once included three children, a seven-bedroom mansion, a private jet, and a vacation home in the exclusive Baker's Bay resort community, has deteriorated into one of the most sensational criminal cases currently before the Bahamian courts.
