Oklahoma influencer and husband die in murder-suicide

A 43-year-old social media influencer and her estranged husband were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at her home in Owasso, Oklahoma, on July 23, less than two weeks after she publicly accused him of being a pedophile in a viral online video. Police identified the victims as Sara Gilson, also known as Sara Duffey, and Jeremiah Shawn Duffey, 48. Investigators said preliminary information indicates Duffey shot Gilson before turning the gun on himself.

Officers responded to a 911 call placed just after 11 p.m. from a child inside the residence. The child, identified in reports as Gilson's son, told dispatchers his stepfather had shot his mother. The boy was not physically injured. Authorities confirmed an active protective order was in place at the time of the shooting, which Duffey violated by being at the home.

The tragedy followed Gilson's participation in a popular TikTok trend on July 11. In her video, which garnered millions of views, on-screen text read, "Preparing for when Netflix drops a documentary about my soon to be ex husband who I just found out is a pedophile." She captioned the post, "I wish I was joking."

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