The accused ‘murder for hire’ house wife Lindsay Shiver and Terrance ‘Adrien’ Bethel were dealt a new blow as they left court with the decision to revoke bail upheld.
Both Shiver, 38, and Bethel were declared a significant flight risk who had shown ‘blatant disregard for the rules set by the Supreme Court.’
Shiver was charged in 2023 in the Bahamas for allegedly conspiring with her lover Bethel to have his childhood friend Newbold, 29, murder her husband Robert after he filed for divorce.
The Georgia mom was granted $100,000 bail and allowed back to the United States under electronic monitoring at her parents’ home in Alabama. Bethel was required to live in New Providence and report regularly to the police.
The decision to uphold their revoked bail stemmed from allegations from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions that both of them violated their bail conditions.
Shiver was found to have taken trips to Florida, stayed at multiple unauthorized addresses, and rented a separate home, while Bethel was found to have repeatedly failed to sign in at the designated police station in New Providence.
Their participation in a morning show interview was also heavily criticized by Bahamian Judge Cheryl Grant-Thompson who said Shiver ‘parading in a blue sundress’ on Good Morning America was a clear breach of the island nation’s strict restrictions on pre-trial publicity.
The court ruled that for her to ‘reside’ somewhere meant she must stay at her designated address in Alabama.
The accused ‘murder for hire’ house wife Lindsay Shiver, 38, and Terrance ‘Adrien’ Bethel were dealt a new blow as they left court with the decision to revoke bail upheld after it was ruled they were a significant flight risk
Bethel joined Shiver in telling Good Morning America during the October 3 interview that the trio are completely innocent of a murder-for-hire plot
‘This court will not be led astray by semantics,’ the ruling said.
Bethel had claimed he had been reporting to his original police station in Marsh Harbour, but these claims were dismissed as it was made clear he was to report to the Elizabeth Estates Police Station in New Providence.
The court also said that revoking her bail would also ensure her safety after Shiver had reported an incident where she was assaulted by her boyfriend in the United States.
‘This court is of the view that there are no strict terms and conditions of bail which can be implemented to ensure the return of the respondents for trial,’ the judgement said.
The court strongly condemned their decision to appear on the morning show and said it was a ‘spit in the face of justice’ due to the possibility of compromising potential jurors.
‘By trying this matter in the arena of public opinion, the respondents have encroached upon the constitutional right to a fair trial,’ the court ruled.
The segment on October 3 included Shiver with Bethel, who scoffed at claims they had plotted with the alleged hitman Faron Newbold Jr. to kill Shiver’s estranged husband Robert.
Shiver and Bethel blamed ABC for reneging on a contractual agreement not to air any footage before the outcome of their conspiracy to murder trial.
Shiver, who was in the midst of a divorce, was arrested in July 2023 for allegedly plotting to take out husband Robert
Bethel and alleged would-be hitman Faron Newbold (right) were pictured outside Bahamas Magistrate’s Court in Nassau last November
Footage obtained by DailyMail.com shows the blonde housewife being hauled away to the notorious Fox Hill Prison – one of the grimmest lockups in the Caribbean region
Both were then headed to Nassau’s notorious Fox Hill Prison – one of the grimmest lockups in the Caribbean region – after their bail was revoked.
‘If it were the other way around had counsel for the Crown proceeded on a frolic of their own, making unnecessary comments to the international media, the respondents would likely be “up in arms”.
‘They would be concerned with their right to a fair trial,’ the Supreme Court rote in their ruling.
While a defendant giving an interview at such a stage in proceedings in the US may be deemed unwise, it is unlawful in the Bahamas where it’s considered interfering with justice.
‘Mrs Shiver… can be seen on the Good Morning America interview parading around in a blue sundress on international television, speaking directly relative tot he evidence in the trial,’ the ruling said.
‘The respondents were arrested and charged within The Bahamas. The respondents applied for bail in adherence to the laws of The Bahamas. It cannot now be asserted that since they are citizens of the United States of American that they abide by the laws and customs of the USA in relation to a trial pending in The Bahamas,’ it added.
Her upcoming trial comes nearly two years after her arrest.
Shiver had previously admitted in a police interview that she told Bethel she ‘wanted to kill’ Robert, and Bethel ‘understood’ and ‘wanted to kill him also.’
Mom-of-three Shiver plotted to kill her estranged husband with her lover, prosecutors in the Bahamas claim
The Georgia mom was granted $100,000 bail and allowed back to the United States under electronic monitoring at her parents’ home in Alabama. Bethel was required to live in New Providence and report regularly to the police
In the same interview, however, Shiver insisted that any talk of killing was merely ‘said out of anger and frustration’, according to prosecution documents.
Robert had accused Shiver of ‘manipulating’ and further claimed she had multiple affairs, according to the docs.
Robert, ex football player, had signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent but was let go in roster cuts ahead of the 2009 season and eventually became executive vice president for a life insurance company.
He’s currently dating realtiy TV star Savannah Chrisley, 27, and is yet to publicly speak about his ex-wife.
Shiver, Bethel and Newbold face up to 60 years in prison if they are found guilty.
Bethel spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com in August 2023 and declared his love for her, stating that her marriage was on the rocks long before he came on the scene.
‘None of us have anything to hide. People are taking everything at face value and defaming us,’ he said.
The pair will remain in custody and await their trial scheduled in March 2025.
