Georgia Mom Accused of Murder-for-Hire Plot Claims Ex-Husband is Preventing Her from Seeing Children

Lindsay Shiver, a Georgia mom of three who has been accused of plotting a murder-for-hire hit against her ex-NFLer husband in the Bahamas, is claiming that she has been unable to see her children since she returned to the US for the holidays.

Allegations of Child Visitation Interference

In a motion filed in the Superior Court of Thomas County, Georgia, on Jan. 3, Lindsay Shiver alleges that her ex-husband, Robert Shiver, has prevented her from visiting their three children and has kept their whereabouts unknown, according to Court TV.

The couple shares three sons, all under the age of 12.

Lindsay Shiver was permitted to return to her parents’ home in Alabama on Dec. 22 while she awaits the murder-for-hire trial in the Bahamas. However, the motion claims that Robert Shiver broke an agreement that would allow the children to visit Lindsay under the stipulation that her parents supervise.

Denial of In-Person Contact

“The Plaintiff (Robert Shiver) has denied the Defendant (Lindsay Shiver) any in-person contact with the children during the holiday season,” her attorney wrote in the motion, according to the outlet.

Lindsay Shiver’s lawyers argue that she has only been allowed to speak to her children once, over FaceTime on one of the children’s devices on Christmas Day, but has since been unable to contact them.

It is believed that the children have been left in the care of babysitters for extended periods during the holidays when they could have been in Alabama with their mother and extended family members who love them, her attorney said.

Accusations Against Robert Shiver

Robert Shiver, 38, had pleaded for the judge to strike down Lindsay Shiver’s request to return to the US, explaining that he’s “thankful to be alive” after her failed attempt on his life. He expressed concerns for his safety after reviewing the indictment.

In the same motion, Lindsay Shiver’s lawyers said that Robert Shiver sold her 2021 Cadillac Escalade without asking her and also removed her personal items from the Georgia home they once shared before she allegedly plotted to have him killed. The motion also claims that Robert Shiver has cut off access to financial resources on multiple occasions.

The Murder-for-Hire Plot

Lindsay Shiver is accused of instructing her barman lover, Adrien Bethel, 28, and alleged assassin Faron Newbold Jr., 29, to murder Robert Shiver amid their increasingly bitter divorce.

The plot was foiled after local police uncovered texts that detailed the hit during an unrelated investigation of a break-in at the waterfront bar where Bethel worked. Both Lindsay Shiver and Bethel denied seriously pursuing a murder-for-hire plan.

About the Shivers

Before their marriage’s collapse, the Shivers split their time between a multimillion-dollar Thomasville, Georgia, mansion and a luxury spread in the exclusive Bahamian enclave of Baker’s Bay. The couple met while Robert Shiver was the Auburn University football team captain in 2007.

Following his college career, Robert Shiver signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent but was released ahead of the 2009 season. He later became executive vice president for Senior Life Insurance Company. Robert Shiver has been dating reality TV star Savannah Chrisley, known from “Chrisley Knows Best,” since November 2023.

Upcoming Trial

Lindsay Shiver is expected back in the Bahamas for her pre-trial on Feb. 21, 2024, and the murder-for-hire trial is set to begin on March 4.