The wife of an American missionary, killed in Angola last month, plotted her husband’s murder so she could stay in the country with her lover, Angolan authorities say.
Beau Shroyer, 44, was killed on Oct. 25 by an “act of violence” while serving in Lubango, Angola as reported by The Roys Report (TRR).
His wife, Jackie Shroyer, is now being called the “mastermind” of the fatal knife attack and is in custody, according to Angola’s Criminal Investigation Service.
In a statement, Angolan authorities said Jackie Shroyer agreed to pay $50,000 to three Angolan men to kill her husband. One of the men charged, Bernardino Elias, sometimes worked as a security guard and housekeeper for the Shroyers and was having an affair with Jackie Shroyer, police say.
They allege that Shroyer planned the murder because she didn’t want to leave Angola, where her husband was completing his work.
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The other two men involved in the deadly plot are Isalino Kayoo, 23, and Gelson Ramos, 22, authorities say. All three men have long criminal histories, including armed robbery and kidnapping. Elias and Kayoo are in custody while Ramos remains at large.
According to investigators, the three men rented a blue Beijing car on Oct. 25 and drove to a remote location. Under the guise of having car trouble, they called Beau Shroyer, a former Detroit Lakes Police Department officer.
Beau drove to the remote location with his wife, authorities say. When Jackie went into the wooded area to use the bathroom, the men who were hiding, reportedly attacked Beau, stabbing him to death.
An American-made knife and Angolan kwanza worth about $5,000 USD was recovered from the scene.
The Shroyers moved to Angola in 2021 with their five children to serve as missionaries with SIM USA.
Troy Easton, pastor of the family’s home church, Lakes Area Vineyard in Minnesota, said the family’s children are being “well cared for,” since their father’s death.
Prior to moving to Angola, Beau Shroyer pastored Lakes Area Vineyard. A message left for church leaders after hours was not returned. He also worked as an officer for the Detroit Lakes Police Department.
Sheila Stogsdill is a freelance print journalist and digital reporter, primarily covering crime issues for KSN/KODE.
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I wish we could hear her side. There has to be more to this story than we know. Something just doesn’t feel right. I hope she has someone from the mission board there to relay her side of the story, and I wish we could hear from the older children. I’m praying that God will bring hidden things to light in this matter.
It sounds like you’re implying there must be some reason she’s not really guilty. I find that problematic.
There is every reason to NOT believe that shes guilty considering the corruption and human rights abuses in Angola. There’s a lot of information available, for example:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/angola/#report-toc__exec-summary
Angola is ranks 115/142 for Rule of Law:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:17579530-666d-4dbc-96d0-dea756c0e1f1?comment_id=18df8abd-12a2-49fe-9df1-661af1e2d435
The story Angolan authorities have given is not believable. Firstly, she looks like my father’s a**hole. There was no affair with no young strapping black man.
I’m never going to suggest that Western women are incapable of crimes abroad.
However, “Corruption on Angola” is a Wikipedia page all to itself. That says quite a lot.
In 2023, it ranked 121st out of 180 countries in the “Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index” (where 180th is the worst).
I’m sure I’m not the only one who questions why families are going to Angola, parts of which the UK Foreign Office advises against “all but essential travel”.
I’m all for single Christians moving to countries long-term to settle there and be a light (and connect with other Christians there or encourage others to come) but I have serious doubts about the wisdom of sending couples with young children.
Moria, I concur with your assessment and I think this has in common a cause for all the pastoral failings going on – the priority of family responsibility over ministry responsibility. If that were in the correct priority by the missionary organization, they would restrict some missionary opportunities based on family status. So too with churches who know there may be hints of character/leadership flaws in a pastoral candidate (if you can’t take care of your family, how can you care for the flock).
Regarding Angola, although I found some information about their judicial system that was good, you cannot confront your accuser. So if the accuser is one of these three guys, I don’t think she’ll be able to confront them. Who knows whether this was some false narrative to eliminate a missionary? Or even if there is partial truth, is someone adding some false statements to persecute her? Did this reporter try to reach out to the missionary organization to get her side?
Is it possible she did this? Sure. She is a sinner. She was not immune to martial problems or loneliness. But she is also not immune to deception (by Bernardino) that could have made her family susceptible to a scheme. We should give her the same benefit as would be in the US – innocent until proven guilty despite what the media says. No matter the case, hopefully missionary organizations learn from this.
Joe Myers, nowhere in the New Testament are Christians referred to as “sinners”. 1st Peter 4:18 & 1st John 3:4-10 underline that. To imply that the Holy Spirit indwelling makes people the same as or worse than the lost is blasphemous.
FALSE CONVERTS commit adultery, steal, lie, kill and engage in perverted acts.
I stick to the Word of God, which changed my life by the power of the Holy Spirit and I will leave you to wonder why so many men being trained in seminaries have go-to (out-of-context) verses which APPEAR TO permit sin while they purposely ignore the majority of the NT and an integral part of the GOOD NEWS eg. Matthew 1:21, John 8:34-36, Acts 26:18, 2 Timothy 2:26, all of Romans 6 and 1st John chapters 3 & 5.
1 Tim 1:15 ….The Apostle Paul stated that ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief’……look up ‘I am’ in the Greek, you will find it’s a present condition.
You speak as if once a person becomes saved that they no longer sin. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that. If you, as a believer think you are sin-free, you are deluded, it is a lie, and you are sinning simply be believing that.
What about Romans 7 and 1 John 1? maybe you are cherry picking the scriptures? Yes, we are new creations and free from the ruling power of sin but we are not free from temptations and the struggle with sin, since we still live in a body that is subject to the power of sin and death(Romans 7) In the Epistle of John, he was addressing false teachers, who said they didn’t sin, hence why he said, If you say you don’t sin you are liar and the truth isn’t in you. Futher-more, this has been a discussion for a long time. I encourage you to search the whole bible and christian history, because you are acting arrogant and boxed into your viewpoint. We all should approach the bible and theology with humility.
Moira, first the primary point of my response was not personal nor about the theology of sin. Anyways, I’ve wanted to respond to you several times on this. Is this is just a nuance in wording as if “sinner” to you means one who constantly is ruled by sin? If so, then I agree with you and that is not what I meant. But if you mean a Christian does not sin, then it sounds like you believe in sinless perfectionism and that is clearly not what 1 John 1:8-9. Paul was accused of the same thing in his day when he preached about being imputed with righteousness because of grace. He immediately answered the accusation that in no was does his teaching promote a lifestyle of continual sin (Rom 6). And yes it is possible that your explanation of all the corrupted leadership is that many may not be saved.
To Jamie, I agree with your take on Rom 7 but there are those who believe that passage has a “pre-Christ” viewpoint. I believe I’ve read Moira say that in another post.
Did she really have to have him killed. Pure evil right there.
Buster, these are allegations.
Innocent until proven guilty.
There has been no confession and no trial as yet.
Sorry to write twice, but it occured to me that this might be associated with human trafficking. 5 white young children (preferred human market race) between the preferred human traffic ages of 12 and 18 show up in a foreign country that does not meet the international requirements for negating human trafficking in their country, and suddenly the father is killed, the mother arrested, and those children now under no legal guardianship. I keep hearing that they are being looked after, but where is the proof? Had anyone seen these children? For all we know, they have already been auctioned off for several hundred thousand dollars each and are no longer in the country. The next report from Angola will be that the children ran away. Here is info on Angola. https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/angola/
I can imagine also a scenario where they tell her they will kill her children if she speaks up or tries to defend herself.
So many reasons not to believe this.
This story doesn’t seem credible. It’s a good thing that President Trump will soon assume office. He brought Turkish economy to its knees in order to free missionary pastor Andrew Brunson.
Should the title of this article be different — “Wife of Slain Missionary ACCUSED of” would be better…… Is the story that she plotted to kill her husband or is it that corrupt authorities are trying to frame her? I think more information is needed to know what has happened for certain in this situation.
Headline is attributed to Angolan authorities, which is accurate.
I am reminded of this verse,
1 Peter 5:8 KJV
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Show me a missionary that has $50,000 with that many children. Or any children for that matter. I call bull. Reeks of a gov’t cover up. Hard to buy that story. Don’t believe it for a second.
So true. There is just something wrong with all of this.
Hugh, In some developing nations any white person is a target. Westerners are assumed to have access to ransom money from family members, employers or foreign governments. We don’t know the whole story yet, but kidnapping or extortion is a possibility.
I read a bunch of articles about this, not just the ones here. My thoughts are to reserve any judgement toward the accused woman and her family. And to simply to pray for them. Stories like these, where Christian go into unknown places to do good and preach the gospel and there lives are taken and they are imprisoned falsely have been happening for 2,000 years. It’s moment to reflect on our own lives.