Wife of American Missionary Killed in Angola Charged in His Death
By Colleen Houde- February 25, 2025
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The wife of a young missionary killed in Africa late last year has been officially charged, according to the couple’s home church.
Beau Shroyer, 44, was killed on Oct. 25, 2024, in an act of violence while serving Jesus in a remote area of Angola, Africa.
Last November, Angolan authorities arrested his wife, Jackie, in connection with his death, as The Roys Report (TRR) previously reported.
On Monday, Lakes Area Vineyard Church in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, released a statement giving an update on the investigation.
“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 Troy Easton, lead pastor of Lakes Area Vineyard Church. “As a result of formal charges, it is our understanding, that she will remain in custody and be tried before a judge.”
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Easton says the court date has not yet been set but is expected to take place within the next six months.
Three people, including Jackie and Bernardino Elias, who worked as a security guard and housekeeper for the family, were taken into custody in November. A fourth suspect has successfully evaded police.
According to Angola’s criminal investigation service, or Serviço de Investigação (SIC), Jackie allegedly paid one of her guards $50,000 to kill her husband, as she was allegedly having an affair with Elias.
“It is suspected that passionate motives involving the mastermind and an employee of the family may be behind the crime,” said SIC spokesman, Manuel Halaiwa. “There are strong suspicions here of a possibly romantic relationship in relation to the principal, in this case, and her accomplice, the citizen who was initially guarded through a private security company, but who after terminating his contract with this company was welcomed because he seemed to be a good person very close to the couple and was hired with another salary to serve the couple.”
An American-made knife and four million and 500 thousand kwanzas were allegedly seized at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing and SIC continues to work alongside the American embassy.
Easton says that the couple’s five children will continue to be cared for by close family with support from the Society for International Missions (SIM) and Lakes Area Vineyard Church.
“Please continue to cling to the Lord and His unchanging character, nature and love and continue to pray for truth to be clear, for justice to be served and for God’s kingdom to come and will to be done.”
