Wife of Reality TV Star Learns Fate After Murder-for-Hire Plot
Aaron, 49, confronted Victoria Goodwin in court at her sentencing hearing and detailed how he felt when he first learned about her diabolical plan to have him killed because she wanted out of the marriage.
"For seven years I thought I was in [the] most loving relationship of marriage with my best friend, someone I trusted [with my] whole heart and laughed with every day. Someone who made me feel like I was so — like I was her one and only,' Aaron said in video captured by Court TV. "Now, discovering she put a hit out to kill me more than once, got blackmailed and spent almost all our savings to keep it quiet … This has led me to fear [for] my life,' he continued, through tears. 'I've hired armed security for weeks. Not knowing [whether] it was over or not.'For her part, Victoria said she'll never forgive herself for the "stupid" choices she made.
"I'm so immensely sorry for the pain and anxiety I have caused you and the betrayal you undoubtedly and rightfully feel by my actions," she read from a prepared statement. "I'm sorry I broke us, and I'm consumed with regret every day."
Victoria, who pled guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, became pen pals with Grant Amato, a Florida inmate serving a life sentence following his conviction of a triple murder. She had seen a true crime documentary about his case and began writing to him.
Victoria set aside more than $11,000 to pay a hitman, allegedly hired by Grant. Prosecutors, who uncovered the plot through text and Facebook messages Victoria sent to Grant's seized phone, say Victoria went as far as telling Grant about Aaron's whereabouts as he filmed Discovery's Ghost Adventures with Zak Bagans.
Prosecutors alleged Victoria was so nervous about the setup that she demanded a play-by-play of when the murder was to take place.
Victoria's lawyers sought a lighter sentence, claiming she had never been in trouble with the law and had abandoned the murder-for-hire plot before it was uncovered.
Wife of Reality TV Star Learns Fate After Murder-for-Hire Plot first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 9, 2025
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