Missionary's Wife Arrested in Angola for Husband's Murder Plot
Jackie Shroyer allegedly conspired with her lover and hired hitmen to kill her husband, Beau Shroyer, in a premeditated attack.
Overview
- Beau Shroyer, a missionary from Minnesota, was killed in Angola on October 25 in what police describe as a planned murder orchestrated by his wife, Jackie Shroyer.
- Jackie Shroyer is accused of hiring their security guard, Bernardino Isaac Elias, and two other men to carry out the murder for a promised $50,000.
- The suspects reportedly lured Beau to a remote area by faking car trouble, where he was then stabbed to death with a knife allegedly given to the guard by Jackie.
- Angolan authorities have arrested Jackie, Elias, and another suspect, while a third accomplice remains at large; the case is being monitored by the American Embassy.
- The Shroyers moved to Angola in 2021 to work as missionaries, facing challenges such as security issues and health problems among their children.