Austin jeweler Theodore Shaughnessy murdered; son charged for criminal solicitation

[4th and 5 4914]

Looks like it was a 10% cash bond of 250K according to this story, and that she is cooperating

 

RESHMA KIRPALANI Nicolas Shaughnessy talks to law enforcement after his father, Theodore Shaughnessy, owner of Gallerie Jewelers in Austin, was shot and killed March 2 inside his home in southwestern Travis County. Shaughnessy 19, and his wife, Jaclyn Alexa Edison, 19, have been charged with soliciting to commit capital murder in connection with his father’s death. (RESHMA KIRPALANI / AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Posted: 4:58 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2018

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Highlights

Bail for Jaclyn Edison, the daughter-in-law of slain Austin jeweler Ted Shaughnessy, has been reduced.

 

Sources say Edison, 19, is cooperating with the ongoing homicide investigation into Shaughnessy’s death.

The bail for the daughter-in-law of a slain Austin jeweler has been reduced, and she is helping investigators unravel an alleged murder-for-hire plot against him, according to law enforcement sources.

The sources say Jaclyn Edison, 19, has begun cooperating with the ongoing investigation to find out who shot and killed Gallerie Jewelers owner Ted Shaughnessy in his southwestern Travis County home in March.

Prosecutor Amy Meredith said she could not comment on the specifics of the ongoing investigation. However, she said, authorities “have continued to follow investigative leads. Based upon that information, we have agreed to a bond reduction with all the conditions that we have requested.”

Edison is married to Shaughnessy’s 19-year-old son, Nicolas. Both face a charge of solicitation to commit capital murder.

The couple received national attention late last month after Travis County sheriff’s investigators charged them with the first-degree felony and released an arrest affidavit that included details of the steps police say the couple took to have Ted Shaughnessy and his wife, Corey, killed.

Nicolas Shaughnessy had told associates, according to the affidavit, that he could gain as much as $8 million in life insurance and property.

Prosecutors agreed to reduce Edison’s bail from $1 million to $250,000, with a 10 percent cash deposit, paving the way for her release from jail.

Edison was released Friday afternoon, but Nicolas Shaughnessy remained in the Travis County Jail on Friday.

Edison must wear an ankle monitor bracelet, surrender her passport and have no contact with Nicolas Shaughnessy, Corey Shaughnessy or a third person connected to the case.

She also must attend counseling and will have a curfew.

Edited June 18, 2018 by 4th and 5

[Tailgate 3018]

Young and stupid.

Adios kids.

[ocugolf 1211]

Feels a lot like Bart Whitaker. I still can’t believe Abbott commuted his death sentence.

[El Diablo 4232]

Must attend counseling? Are they going to tell her it's bad to participate in murder for hire plots?

[gyroprotagonist 2591]

defensive murdering

[El Diablo 4232]

Get points taken off of her murder license?

[Deej 76585]

Do they have comedy defensive murder classes? 

Edited June 20, 2018 by Deej

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

I like the way an ankle bracelet feels digging in the small of my back. 

[Deej 76585]

You're limber. 

[Murfdogg21 4412]

11 hours ago, Deej said:

Do the have comedy defensive murder classes? 

Online version is cheaper and you don’t have to pay attention. 

[Homercles 10205]

Young and stupid.
Adios kids.

Hell I’d say just getting married at 19 is stupid enough

[Art Vandelay 1710]

On 6/18/2018 at 11:53 AM, Tailgate said:

Young, and stupid and sociopathic.

Adios kids.

 

[woohorn 1131]

Haven't found the wounded shooter?

[Celery Man 20894]

https://www.statesman.com/news/local/authorities-arrest-suspected-gunman-killing-austin-jeweler/

 

 

[52-80 19104]

On 6/20/2018 at 4:23 PM, woohorn said:

Haven't found the wounded shooter?

it was the 1-armed man

[SurlyBDR 22663]

1 hour ago, Celery Man said:

https://www.statesman.com/news/local/authorities-arrest-suspected-gunman-killing-austin-jeweler/

 

 

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The third man would leave his phone at home during the quick trip to Austin to throw off investigators, court documents say.

[Bash Riprock 1695]

Mexican Kid'n Play

[Bevo in VA 342]

Liucci is overdue for a haircut.

Edited July 12, 2018 by Bevo in VA

[The Golden Hat 299]

Investigators say a teenager accused of hiring someone to kill his father was going through “financial difficulties” leading up to the deadly shooting in southwest Travis County.

An investigator also found a torn-up paper inside 19-year-old Nicolas Shaughnessy’s College Station apartment. According to search warrants recently obtained by KXAN, when law enforcement pieced the paper back together, it “appeared to depict a hand-drawn diagram of the murder crime scene.”

Nicolas’ father, Theodore "Ted" Shaughnessy, 55, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds after an early-morning intruder began firing at him and his wife around 4:45 a.m. March 2. Investigators say the intruder was in the home at least 17 minutes before the first shot was fired, but the property inside was not disturbed.

Nicolas was the sole beneficiary of $2 million in the event of his parent’s death, according to a search warrant.

[The Golden Hat 299]

https://specials.mystatesman.com/nicolas-shaughnessy/

[Reagan1k 3016]

He's a bonafide psychopath and a stupid one at that.

 

[TwiceHorn 31312]

And a Russian adoptee.  Wild.

 

[Hanrahan 1306]

Russia is a crap country.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13418]

Bump. CBS News has a full story on this murder including how the daughter in law got 120 days for the murder by cooperating and allegedly lying.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-shaughnessy-murder-austin-nick-shaughnessy-jackie-edison-48-hours/

[4th&Five 41461]

It was the Dateline episode on Friday too. 

[TwiceHorn 31312]

Weird, wild, wacky stuff.

They didn't really explain the toxicity of the kids' relationship and how that gave rise to a motive to murder.

Although this seems a really grotesque crime, my criminal sentencing reform brain tends to think 35 years is enough, notwithstanding early release possibilities. although I think early release and "second look" are something we vitally need.  Probably not operative any time soon in this case.

 

[4th and 5 4914]

35 years was not enough.

[Pimphand 5612]

48 hours dropping soon

 

Edited January 16 by Pimphand

[Pimphand 5612]

 

[Braff Zacklin 13430]

 

[cabowabo 4453]

On 1/15/2024 at 5:30 PM, 4th and 5 said:

35 years was not enough.

Fucking unbelievable that the shooters and the fuckstick that hired them only got 35 years. That’s a helluva a DA up there in Austin. 

[TwiceHorn 31312]

On 1/15/2024 at 5:30 PM, 4th and 5 said:

35 years was not enough.

Based on what?  Comparison to other outrageously long sentences?

Evidence shows that people age out of crime.  That's two adult lifetimes.  The shitheads will all be 55 plus.  Another 10 years is an effective life sentence, another 20 assuredly so.

Is it retribution?  Incapacitation? What?

[MAUFRAIS 6586]

Thanks for linking.

Wild story. At least one of the youngsters involved appeared to be an Austin High guy. The non tatted up detective was definitely a teacher and volleyball coach at Austin high

The murderous son looked like a yell leader when he was in the clink. Was his bitch enrolled at A&M?

[cabowabo 4453]

Based on what?

They broke into this man's home at 4am and shot him dead and attempted to shoot his wife dead for money. You honestly think that should only get you 35 years?

[4th and 5 4914]

12 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

Based on what?  Comparison to other outrageously long sentences?

Evidence shows that people age out of crime.  That's two adult lifetimes.  The shitheads will all be 55 plus.  Another 10 years is an effective life sentence, another 20 assuredly so.

Is it retribution?  Incapacitation? What?

Murder for hire is capital murder (life without parole or death) for both the actor and solicitor. Killing two people is capital murder. That was the plan that was half executed but for the mother firing back. This unrepentant asshole (you can see it in the interview) tried to kill his parents for money. What an ungrateful piece of shit. Incapacitation, deterrence, retribution. Some crimes are beyond the goal of rehabilitation. He’s dead to his own mother.
 

He was lucky to get 35. A damn good job by his defense attorney who is a friend of mine.