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Boise woman sentenced to life in prison for execution-style murder

IdahoStatesman.com

April 8, 2014

Jordan Marie Shaver will have to serve at least 20 years before being eligible for parole in the execution-style murder of Brian B. Geddes.

Fourth District Ada County Judge Timothy Hansen followed the sentencing recommendation of prosecutors. Shaver's defense attorney recommended a life sentence with a minimum 10-year term.

Shaver pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder. She shot Geddes in the back of the head and hid his body, wrapped in a comforter, beneath his Garden City home. The body was found Nov. 2, 2012, but police believed he was killed two weeks earlier.

Geddes' adult children, Brennan Geddes and Aubray Geddes, got suspicious when they hadn't heard from their father. They confronted Shaver after finding her in their dad's home near the Greenbelt and told police she ran off.

Police later located Shaver outside a store. She was found with Geddes' cell phone in her possession.

Shaver told police she accidentally shot Geddes when he fixed her handgun and it discharged while he handed it back to her, according to court records. But an autopsy showed that the gunshot to the back of Geddes' head came from a gun that was pressed against his head.

Authorities said Shaver and Geddes were romantically involved, but Geddes' family says he was just trying to help a woman who said she had nowhere to go. Prosecutors said Geddes and Shaver met when he came to her aid after she was attacked by her boyfriend.

Court records show that Shaver was evicted from an Ada County apartment less than three months before Geddes was killed.

Boise woman pleads guilty to Geddes murder

By John Sowell - Idaho Statesman

January 16, 2014

Jordan Marie Shaver, 22, pleaded guilty last month to a reduced charge of second-degree murder in the October 2012 execution-style shooting death of Brian Geddes, 49.

Shaver was originally charged with first-degree murder and was scheduled to go to trial next month.

Shaver accepted a plea bargain that lowered the murder charge and under which Ada County prosecutors agreed to drop four other charges, robbery, grand theft, use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony and failure to notify authorities about a death.

In allowing Shaver to plead guilty to second-degree murder, prosecutors removed an allegation that the murder was premeditated. Prosecutors also agreed not to seek a life sentence. Instead, they will recommend that she serve a minimum of 20 years in prison — double the minimum sentence — when she appears before Fourth District Judge Timothy Hansen on March 21 for sentencing.

Hansen ordered that Shaver undergo a psychological evaluation before sentencing. Shaver had previously been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, Tourette syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a court document Shaver filled out as part of her Dec. 23 guilty plea.

The charges that were dismissed concerned allegations that Shaver took possession of Geddes' home, car, cell phone and other items. They also said she stole more than $1,000 in cash.

Police found the body of Geddes wrapped in a comforter and stuffed under his mobile home on Nov. 2, 2012. Investigators believed he had been killed Oct. 16.

Geddes' adult children, Brennan Geddes and Aubray Geddes, got suspicious when they hadn't heard from their father. They confronted Shaver after finding her in their dad's home near the Greenbelt and told police she ran off.

Police later located Shaver outside a store. She was found with Geddes' cell phone in her possession.

Shaver told police that she accidentally shot Geddes when he fixed her handgun and it discharged while he handed it back to her, according to court records. But an autopsy showed that the gunshot to the back of Geddes' head came from a gun that was pressed against his head.

Authorities said Shaver and Geddes were romantically involved, but Geddes' family says he was just trying to help a woman who said she had nowhere to go.

Court records show that Shaver was evicted from an Ada County apartment less than three months before Geddes was killed.

Woman admits shooting man, hiding body in crawlspace

KTVB.com

December 18, 2013

BOISE -- A 22-year-old Nampa woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a man who whose body was found underneath his Garden City house last fall.

Jordan Marie Shaver admitted she shot 49-year-old Brian Barton Geddes in the back of the head on Oct. 16, 2012, then hid his body in the crawlspace under his home.

Prosecutors say she lived in the home, drove his cars and spent his money for two weeks after the shooting before family members of the victim confronted her.

Garden City Police found his body wrapped in a tarp beneath the home on Nov. 2 and arrested Shaver that same day.

She was indicted by a grand jury on charges of robbery, grand theft, failure to report a death and use of a deadly weapon in commission of crime. A jury trial set for February has been vacated.

Prosecutors agreed to drop the other charges in exchange for the guilty plea to second-degree murder. They plan to recommend Shaver serve at least 20 years of a life sentence.

Sentencing is set for March 21 at 9 a.m. before District Judge Timothy Hansen.

Grand Jury indicts 21-year-old woman for first degree murder

By KBOI2.com

December 12, 2012

GARDEN CITY, Idaho (KBOI) - An Ada County Grand Jury has indicted a 21-year-old woman on first degree murder as well as several felonies related to the alleged crime.

Ada County Prosecutors say 21-year-old Jordan Marie Shaver shot and killed Brian Barton Geddes back in October. Officials say Geddes, 49, was last seen alive Oct. 16.

Police were investigating a lead in Geddes' disappearance that led them to a house in the 5100 block of Elaynea Lane in Garden City. Officers arrived to find that the resident, Jordan Marie Shaver, 21, had fled the house just minutes before their arrival.

Officials say Shaver shot Geddes from behind, put the body in a bedding comforter and then hid the body under the house.

Police searched the area and found Shaver nearly an hour later near the Walmart near by Glenwood and State Street. She was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant for failure to appear, police said.

Ada County Prosecutor Ben Harmer told KBOI-TV on Wednesday that Shaver has also been indicted on robbery, grand theft and failure to report Geddes' death.

Prosecutors say Shaver stole money from Geddes and purchased items for nearly two weeks. She also apparently talked to the victim's family to help cover up the alleged crime and disappearance.

Police were able to find her as she was using the victim's cell phone, prosecutors said.

Harmer says on top of the new felonies for the murder charge, Shaver faces grand theft, possession of stolen property and a burglary charge for an un-related incident at the Boise Towne Square Mall.

Shaver is schedule to be back in court Jan. 4.

Prosecutor: Nampa woman shot man, hid body under house

KTVB.com

November 5, 2012

BOISE -- Ada County prosecutors say Jordan Shaver shot Brian Geddes, then tried to conceal the murder by hiding the body in a comforter under his house.

The 21-year-old Nampa woman is being held in the Ada County Jail without bond on a charge of first-degree murder. She made her first court appearance this afternoon as more details about the crime have emerged.

An autopsy performed today by Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenberg has tentatively identified the victim as 49-year-old Brian Geddes. The coroner says he was shot in the back of the head.

Sonnenberg said in his autopsy report that Geddes’ body was badly decomposed and positive dental identification is still pending.

Police arrested Shaver Saturday on suspicion of second-degree murder. That charge was upgraded to first-degree murder at today's arraignment.

Authorities say Geddes was last seen on Oct. 16.

On Friday, Garden City Police began investigating a missing person report near Elaynea Lane and 51st Street in Garden City. Investigators went to the home Saturday and say they found suspicious circumstances. Shaver had left there just minutes before officers arrived.

Shaver was arrested about an hour later at a business complex near Glenwood and State streets on an unrelated felony warrant for failure to appear on grand theft and burglary charges. Police were able to track her down because she had the victim's cell phone.

After police questioning, she was arrested on the murder charge.

Police say Shaver stole items from the victim, including money which she used to make some purchases.

Shaver is scheduled be back in court on Nov. 19 for a preliminary hearing.