Lindsay Shiver asked a judge for permission to return to the United States and reunite with her children while she is out on bail in the Bahamas awaiting trial for a plot to kill her ex-husband.
Shiver and her Bahamian boyfriend are set to stand trial in March for allegedly plotting to unleash a killer on her husband, Robert Shiver, and have failed to leave the island.
On Friday, Shiver asked a judge in the Bahamas for permission to visit the US, and the prosecutor did not object, reported Hof TV.
The judge said he will consider the case before making a ruling. Shiver's next hearing is scheduled for December 21.
Shiver's attorney, CB Wells, said: “Lindsay looks forward to being reunited with her children. The separation has been extremely difficult for them.”
Accused 'hit man' Lindsay Shiver asked a Bahamian judge for permission to return to the United States
Shiver is accused of hiring a hitman to kill her husband Robert (right). She was arrested in the Bahamas in July and has not seen her three children since
Prosecutors did not object to the motion and a judge said he will consider the case. Shiver's has three children with her husband, whom she is accused of conspiring to kill
“Her attorneys continue to prepare for trial and Lindsay continues to cooperate fully with the Bahamian legal system. She is approaching the legal proceedings with full transparency.”
The mother of three has not been able to see her children since her arrest in July. She has denied being guilty of the charges and has been ordered to remain on the island, where she must adhere to a curfew and report to the police station three times a week.
In October, Shiver was the victim of a burglary after the thief ransacked her apartment and took $20,000 worth of jewelry.
The looted items included a LeMel diamond bracelet worth $15,000, a pair of gold rings — family heirlooms passed down to her by her grandmother and mother — and $200 in cash taken from the former Georgia beauty queen's purse.
Shiver, 36, is accused of conspiring with her bartender lover Terrance Adrien Bethel, 28, to enlist Faron Newbold, 29, aka Faylo, in the hit on former Auburn standout Robert.
Prosecutors said the trio discussed the attempted robbery via WhatsApp before Shiver sent a photo of Robert, who filed for divorce in April, to Newbold — along with the instruction: “kill him.”
According to documents seen by DailyMail.com, the petite blonde broke down during her police interrogation and confessed to sending photos and messages to Newbold, instructing him to kill her husband of 13 years.
The photos, obtained by DailyMail.com, show Robert cozying up with a mystery blonde at a bar in the Bahamas.
Shiver, 36, was arrested in July along with her lover Terrance Adrien Bethel (pictured), 28, after police discovered messages of them plotting to kill her husband
Authorities say the couple hired Faron Newbold (pictured), 29, to kill Shiver's ex-NFL player husband
Shiver has been ordered to remain on the island, where she must adhere to a curfew, and report to the police station three times a week while awaiting trial.
The alleged murder plot was discovered by chance when police began investigating a burglary at Grabbers, a popular waterfront drinking spot on Great Guana Cay.
They asked staff – including Bethel – to hand over their phones for inspection and found WhatsApp messages in which he, Shiver and Newbold allegedly discussed the murder of Robert, who was visiting his family home in nearby Baker's Bay.
The trio were arrested on July 21 and, according to a well-placed source, more incriminating messages were found on their devices.
Robert was on holiday independently of his estranged wife when police contacted him to warn him of the plot. He was left 'in fear for his life' and flew back to the US with their children shortly afterwards.
The former beauty pageant contestant is said to have been in contact with Bethel in recent months, whom she met while on holiday in Great Guana Cay in the sun-drenched Abaco Islands, part of the Bahamas.
There, Robert's family owns the exclusive Baker's Bay, a members-only golf resort where A-listers such as Michael Jordan, Justin Timberlake and Tom Brady have sprawling seaside mansions.
But they cut off Shiver's access to the family's luxury home and private jet in April after Robert learned of her affair with Bethel and filed for divorce, citing his wife's “adulterous behavior.”
An unsuspecting Robert, 38, was chatted up with a mysterious blonde on July 16 at local bar Grabbers in the Bahamas, where his wife's new bartender, Terrance Bethel, 28, worked.
DailyMail.com has exclusively obtained the two photos Lindsay Shiver allegedly sent to accused hitman Faron Newbold to attack her husband Robert Shiver
Rilling hit back in a counter-filing, accusing Robert of domestic violence and claiming any “extramarital relationship” occurred after they had already separated.
Alabama-born Shiver graduated from Auburn University, where the two met in 2007 when Robert was captain of the football team.
Robert signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent, but was let go due to roster cuts prior to the 2009 season, eventually becoming executive vice president of Senior Life Insurance Company.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com in August, Bethel declared his love for Shiver and said her marriage was on the rocks long before he came on the scene. 'None of us have anything to hide. People take everything for granted and defame us,” he said.
Robert claimed his ex-wife previously had an affair with an unnamed 18-year-old lover who snuck into their vacation home in the Bahamas in the summer of 2022.