Jaclyn Edison was accused of conspiring with her husband Nicolas Shaughnessy to hire a hitman to kill his parents, Ted and Corey Shaughnessy, who owned Gallerie Jewelers in Central Austin.
Jaclyn Alexa Edison, who was 19 at the time, pled guilty this week to conspiracy to attempt to commit capital murder and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Edison will also have to complete 300 hours of community service and surrender her passport.
Nicolas Shaughnessy hired two men, Arieon Smith and Johnny Leon, to kill his parents in order to get a life insurance payout because he and Jaclyn were struggling financially.and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Officials at the time stated he would not be eligible for parole for almost 20 years. Smith and Leon also received 35 years in prison.A 19-year-old hired a hitman to kill his father, a well-known jeweler here in Austin who was shot to death in March.
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