MN - Beau Shroyer, Wife of Detroit Lakes missionary killed in Angola arrested in connection to his death

[sasha17]

Sounds like maybe she did want to be there.

I agree. And she didn't want her husband to be there.

 

[Trooper]

Persuading two men to kill with her.. they must be brothers.. or cousins. it would be difficult to persuade two men not already connected by familial ties to enter into this arrangement... ... what a horror. This would have a seismic shock wave effect across all the missions, there, and not just Angola.. lots of rumbling and huffing in the congregations, lots of reviewing of missionary personnel, especially from certain corners of the world, lots of checking on land grants, and tax benefits, and visa's and vehicle carnets, passports, work permits , and equipment bought in, and ... and, .....and .....and...

Which of the hired men was going to win Jackie?? surely not both?? she , and they, would have to convert to some wierd sect to carry that one off.. not many are in agreement with 2 husbands, .. any number of wives are ok with the patriarchy, though..

 

[sasha17]

Persuading two men to kill with her.. they must be brothers.. or cousins. it would be difficult to persuade two men not already connected by familial ties to enter into this arrangement... ... what a horror. This would have a seismic shock wave effect across all the missions, there, and not just Angola.. lots of rumbling and huffing in the congregations, lots of reviewing of missionary personnel, especially from certain corners of the world, lots of checking on land grants, and tax benefits, and visa's and vehicle carnets, passports, work permits , and equipment bought in, and ... and, .....and .....and...

Which of the hired men was going to win Jackie?? surely not both?? she , and they, would have to convert to some wierd sect to carry that one off.. not many are in agreement with 2 husbands, .. any number of wives are ok with the patriarchy, though..

According to the VOA news article, a third man was also involved in the plot and is currently on the run.

 

[Trooper]

According to the VOA news article, a third man was also involved in the plot and is currently on the run.

How many does it take to wield a knife in a car?? if the third man gets over the border into the Congo, it could take years to find him, but his language would eventually expose him..

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[starlightstarbright]

I don’t know that I’m buying this story to be honest. It sounds like the sort of thing someone would make up to detract from what really happened and also take advantage of a situation where a fairly unworldly foreigner didn’t really understand social expectations (we already clocked that with Jackie and the shoeshine boys), with the hopes of extorting money. When I mentioned earlier about corruption and bribery, this was the sort of scenario I had in mind. I actually wouldn’t be surprised if Jackie wasn’t the mastermind of all of this, but her being dragged along in it is advantageous to someone. Could be wrong, but JMO. Something feels a bit fishy about that version of events.

 

[Herat]

It's the betrayal of her children that is horrible.

Was she just expecting the children to stay in Angola with her, and presumably a new "daddy"?

 

[Inthedetails]

I don’t know that I’m buying this story to be honest. It sounds like the sort of thing someone would make up to detract from what really happened and also take advantage of a situation where a fairly unworldly foreigner didn’t really understand social expectations (we already clocked that with Jackie and the shoeshine boys), with the hopes of extorting money. When I mentioned earlier about corruption and bribery, this was the sort of scenario I had in mind. I actually wouldn’t be surprised if Jackie wasn’t the mastermind of all of this, but her being dragged along in it is advantageous to someone. Could be wrong, but JMO. Something feels a bit fishy about that version of events.

I am skeptical too, but....whoa....I really didn't expect anything like this. I'm flabbergasted even if there is a hint of accuracy in this version.

jmo

 

[Trooper]

Angolan authorities spell out allegations in Beau Shroyer death

Two of three Angolan suspects in Beau Shroyer's murder have been arrested and were presented by authorities in the provincial capital of Lubango on Thursday, Nov. 7.

www.dl-online.com

'All three are Angolan men in their early 20s — one was a guard at the Shroyer residence — and all have criminal records of armed robbery and kidnapping, according to the Angolan federal Criminal Investigation Service.''

'In a somewhat convoluted story released Nov. 7 by the Angolan Press Agency, the CIS alleges that Beau Shroyer’s wife, Jackie Shroyer, 44, was the “mastermind” behind the murder, which allegedly occurred after Beau Shroyer was lured to a remote area by the suspects, who feigned engine failure, then murdered him while his wife was away from the scene.

The story implies that Jackie was only pretending to be distraught when police arrived at the scene, and that she was not in Lubango “for ‘alleged’ health reasons” when the other suspects were presented on Thursday.

The motive for the stabbing, according to the spokesperson for the national SIC, Superintendent of Criminal Investigation Manuel Halaiwa, was “strong suspicions of a romantic relationship” with the security guard who has been charged, and “a presumed intention of the wife not wanting to leave Angola when her husband's mission had ended.”

 

[Trooper]

In their early 20's... she is 44, what in the heck was she doing with these three young fellows?? what did she think she was doing?? where did she think she was going to end up?

 

[Trooper]

another version...

MSN

'''.....It is suspected that Jackie Shroyer and a family employee may be behind the crime.

“There are strong suspicions here of a possibly romantic relationship,” Halaiwa said.

Three people, two men and Shroyer’s wife, were arrested and a fourth suspect “with active participation in the crime” is on the run, said SIC general spokesman Manuel Halaiwa. He said they are detained in the Lubango penitentiary for the crime of qualified homicide.

He goes on to explain that one of the suspects was a guard through a private security company who was later hired by the couple. According to police sources, the missionary’s wife had asked the guard to kill her husband. He hired two men and promised to pay them.

According to SIC spokesperson, Beau Shroyer was murdered inside his vehicle with a sharp weapon. Police say the two attackers simulated a robbery, killing the missionary and then abandoning his body. They then went to meet the guard who paid them $9,000.

The SIC continues to investigate and is working with the U.S. embassy in Angola. The search for a fourth suspect also continues.'''


A fourth suspect.. it's getting bigger than Ben Hur...

 

[Trooper]

looks like the guard outsourced the murder.. things always get complicated when you outsource stuff....

Note to self .. always do the job yourself... most likely, the guard blabbed,,,.. ... after the other blokes folded... oh dear, dearie me.. convoluted in spades...

 

[adot0902]

I don’t know that I’m buying this story to be honest. It sounds like the sort of thing someone would make up to detract from what really happened and also take advantage of a situation where a fairly unworldly foreigner didn’t really understand social expectations (we already clocked that with Jackie and the shoeshine boys), with the hopes of extorting money. When I mentioned earlier about corruption and bribery, this was the sort of scenario I had in mind. I actually wouldn’t be surprised if Jackie wasn’t the mastermind of all of this, but her being dragged along in it is advantageous to someone. Could be wrong, but JMO. Something feels a bit fishy about that version of events.

I don’t know it’s exactly what I thought from the beginning. I think she was absolutely the mastermind and the only corruption is skimming mission funds to fuel the murder of her husband.

 

[Inthedetails]

I don’t know it’s exactly what I thought from the beginning. I think she was absolutely the mastermind and the only corruption is skimming mission funds to fuel the murder of her husband.

She will never a day of freedom again, I expect.

jmo

 

[airportwoman]

It's entirely possible that she didn't have anything more than the $400, and was relying on them being too scared for their own skins to complain about it.

A cursory viewing of true crime would have told her that the first to talk gets the best deal. $400 wasn't going to buy anyone's loyalty or silence for long.

MOO

$400 is probably a small fortune in Angola.

 

[airportwoman]

She will never a day of freedom again, I expect.

jmo

I sure hope she doesn't later say that she feels freer in prison than she did in her marriage.

 

[whitelilac]

Reminds me of Lindsay Shriver......though in that case, she failed in her plot.

 

[Inthedetails]

It's the betrayal of her children that is horrible.

Was she just expecting the children to stay in Angola with her, and presumably a new "daddy"?

And to think I gave her credit for being maternal. I take it back.

jmo

 

[sasha17]

Their poor kids.

 

[Trooper]

I don’t know it’s exactly what I thought from the beginning. I think she was absolutely the mastermind and the only corruption is skimming mission funds to fuel the murder of her husband.

Maybe she got dazzled, after the backwoods life in Minnesota, to the dizzy bright lights and fast momentum of Laupanga, Angola, she thought she was in Beverly Hills and channeling Lana Turner, in her dreams... I did say back a while, when a man's social horizons expand, so do his sexual ambitions, and this goes for women as well..

 

[Snoopster]

So the guard/love interest hires two guys to do the dirty work. They get nabbed before they get the full payout so they squeal to police to save their sorry bottoms.
I really want to know if it is the love interest or one of the hired killers who is on the run.

And Jackie was near the vehicle when her husband gets killed. But she survives.

We know where Jackie is now. Right where she belongs.