Author: Ryan Gill

Corey Shaughnessy spent decades building a life filled with purpose, love, and commitment. Alongside her husband, Ted, she co-founded Gallerie Jewelers in Austin, Texas, a business that became both their livelihood and their shared...

Nicolas Shaughnessy entered the Shaughnessy household as a toddler adopted from Ukraine. Ted and Corey welcomed him with enthusiasm and built their lives around providing stability, education, and opportunity. He grew up in Austin...

Jaclyn Edison entered the Shaughnessy family story as a teenager who began dating Nicolas while both were still in high school. After her parents divorced, she moved to Austin and settled into a new...

Johnny Roman Leon III was no stranger to law enforcement by the time his name surfaced in the Shaughnessy case. Known to police in the College Station area, Leon had a prior arrest record...

Arieon Smith entered the Shaughnessy case as the final — and most critical — piece of the murder-for-hire puzzle. A Fort Worth resident with a prior criminal record, Smith had known Johnny Leon from...