Woman accused in 2018 murder-for-hire plot expected to appear in court

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A woman connected with a 2018 murder-for-hire plot is expected to appear in court on Tuesday. Jaclyn Edison, who was 19 at the time, is accused of conspiring with her husband, Nicolas Shaughnessy, who hired two men – Arieon Smith and Johnny Leon – to kill Nicolas’ father, Ted Shaughnessy, owner of Gallerie Jewelers in Austin. Smith, Nicolas and Leon all pleaded guilty to the murder as part of a plea agreement in 2021 and were sentenced to 35 years in