Jackie Shroyer, who was arrested in October in Angola, Africa, for the alleged murder of her missionary husband Beau Shroyer, has now been formally charged as a “co-author” in his death. Beau was formerly a pastor at Lakes Area Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and Lead Pastor Troy Easton gave congregants an update about the situation on Feb. 24.
“I made the commitment that I would update you on any news regarding the investigation around Beau Shroyer’s death. It saddens me immensely to have to share with you that we were notified that Jackie has been formally charged as a co-author in the murder of her husband,” said Easton. “As a result of formal charges, it is our understanding that she will remain in custody and tried before a judge.”
Jackie Shroyer Charged in Husband Beau Shroyer’s Death
Three years ago, Beau and Jackie Shroyer and their five children moved to Angola, Africa. The couple partnered with mission organization SIM USA and served in a remote village in the country.
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The Shroyers’ work included providing vocational training, teaching English to youth, and working to create a youth ministry center. The couple publicly shared their Christian testimonies online, said it was their first time doing missions work overseas, and expressed enthusiasm about spreading the gospel.
Upon learning about Beau’s death as a result of a “violent, criminal attack,” Easton published a statement saying, “I am heartbroken and in shock. Our grief and sadness has deepened immeasurably as we’ve learned that [Jackie] has been arrested in connection with [Beau’s] death.”
Additional shocking and even sordid details emerged soon after when Angolan authorities reported that two men with criminal records, ages 23 and 24, were arrested as suspects in the case. The men worked as a security guard and housekeeper for the Shroyers.
A lead investigator on the case voiced “strong suspicions of a romantic relationship” between Jackie and one of the suspects, alleging that she had hired the men to murder her husband for $50,000. The men allegedly stabbed Beau to death with a knife he had gifted one of them.
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