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The FOX True Crime Podcast

Lindsay Shiver Trial: Beauty Queen vs. The Bahamas | Murder-for-Hire Plot Explained

The FOX True Crime Podcast

Fox News

True Crime

4.7 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

On the outside, the Shivers were the "perfect" Southern family: an Auburn football player, a pageant queen, and a multi-million dollar mansion. But behind closed doors, a contentious divorce and an international love triangle were simmering. Chanley Painter is joined by Vinnie Politan (host of Vinnie Politan Investigates) to examine the digital trail that changed everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On the outside, the Scheibers looked like the perfect Southern family.

0:06.6

Lindsay Scheiber, a former beauty queen, Robert Schiver, a former Auburn football player,

0:12.3

three children, and a second home in the Bahamas.

0:16.1

But investigators say while the family vacationed in paradise, their marriage was falling apart behind closed doors.

0:23.7

Authorities now accuse Lindsay Schiever of conspiring with her alleged lover, Terence Bethel, and alleged hitman, Ference Newbold, Jr., to kill her husband.

0:34.8

And police say the case broke open after investigators searching a phone during an

0:40.0

unrelated break-in, discovered WhatsApp messages allegedly featuring photos of Robert Schiver and a message

0:48.3

that read, Kill Him. I'm Chandley Painter and this is the Fox True Crime Podcast.

1:10.2

Thank you. I'm Chandley Painter and this is the Fox True Crime Podcast. What followed was a case filled with twist, multiple trial delays, and international investigation,

1:17.6

bond revocations after defendants appeared in television interviews, and a love triangle that has captured headlines across the country.

1:26.6

Now, few questions remain.

1:28.3

Was this a real murder for higher plot?

1:31.3

Or a case the defense claims has been taken completely out of context.

1:36.3

Joining me today is legal expert and host of Vinipolitan investigates.

1:41.3

Vinipolitan to break down the evidence the digital trail prosecutors say they have,

1:46.7

and what could happen when this high-profile case finally goes before a jury.

1:53.1

Vinnie, thank you so much for joining us on the Fox True Crime Podcast.

1:57.0

Great to see it, Chandley.

1:58.2

Yeah, what an interesting case.

1:59.8

This is out of Bahamas, Lindsay Schiver, alleged in this murder-for-hire plot.

2:05.9

So walk us through what happened.

2:07.4

How did this first come to light in the Bahamas?

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