A St. Martin Parish jury unanimously convicted Linus Shelvin, 57, of Lafayette, of Second-Degree Murder on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, following a weeklong jury trial.
The conviction stems from a 2021 domestic homicide in which Shelvin killed his girlfriend, Nicole Hamilton, and disposed of her body off Mills Highway in Breaux Bridge. A joint investigation between the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Lafayette Police Department led to Shelvin’s arrest.
Key evidence presented at trial showed that Shelvin initially lied to law enforcement about seeing the victim on the evening of her disappearance. Law enforcement recovered surveillance video showing the victim arriving at Shelvin’s house. Thereafter, Shelvin disabled a surveillance camera directed towards his home.
