DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — An Alabama beauty queen accused of plotting to kill her estranged husband while vacationing in the Bahamas is back behind bars alongside her alleged lover after a Bahamian judge revoked their bail, a local court clerk confirmed.
Lindsay Shiver and Terrence Bethel were taken into custody in Nassau Monday afternoon after Judge Cheryl Grant-Thompson revoked their bond.
In a court ruling obtained by Nexstar’s WDHN, Judge Grant-Thompson claimed Shiver and Bethel violated the condition of the Bahamas’ restrictions on pre-trial publicity by appearing on “Good Morning America” and “Inside Edition” in early October.
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“Having reviewed the Good Morning America Interview, this Court is of the view that this is a blatant disregard for the Court’s leniency and indulgence. This cannot and will not be tolerated,” Judge Grant-Thompson wrote.
The judge continued, saying, “What the Respondents have done can be seen by the Applicant as a spit in the face of Justice.”
In the segment that aired on WDHN, Bethel spoke on the pending case, firmly stating his and Shiver’s innocence and saying the case had been blown out of proportion. While Shiver did not speak in an interview, new footage showed her walking and talking to Bethel.
Shiver was also accused of failing to adhere to her bond conditions by moving from her court-designated address at her parents’ home in Abbeville, Alabama, without permission.
Shiver and Bethel have been placed in Fox Hill Prison in the capital city of Nassau, awaiting trial in March 2025.
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The two, along with alleged hitman Faron Newbold Jr., were arrested in July 2023 after police in the Bahamas claimed they found messages on WhatsApp between Bethel and Shiver, which allegedly included photos of Shiver’s husband, Robert Shiver, along with the message “Kill him.”
The messages were discovered while authorities investigated a break-in at Grabber’s Bar and Grill on Guana. Police claim they came across the messages on the social media app while searching the phone of one of the break-in suspects.
In the GMA interview, Bethel explicitly denied there was ever a plot to murder Robert Shiver.
“Nobody ever wanted him dead,” Bethel said in the interview. “‘I’m definitely not guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, and Faron’s not guilty of being a hired hitman. It’s time to let the world know we’re innocent.”
Newbold Jr. is still out on bail.
Robert Shiver filed for divorce in April 2023 after allegedly uncovering the “adulterous conduct” between his wife and Bethel, and he sought sole custody of their three kids. The filing came just a day before Lindsay did the same, CNN reported.
Shiver, whose maiden name is Shirly, was named Miss Houston County in 2005, according to Houston County Pageants Inc. She also placed second in the National Peanut Festival pageant, which is held in Dothan, Alabama.
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