Oklahoma TikTok personality Sara Gilson was found dead alongside her estranged husband, Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey, in their Owasso home in July 2026 in what authorities are investigating as an apparent murder-suicide.
Gilson, a fashion influencer with over 100,000 followers, announced that she had separated from Duffey months before their deaths. They were 43 and 48, respectively.
Keep scrolling to learn more about the incident:
Sara Gilson’s Final Moments and the 911 Call
Owasso police responded to the home near Oklahoma City around 11:18 p.m. local time after receiving a 911 call. Dispatchers heard a woman screaming and “what sounded to be a gunshot,” per a police report, before the line went silent.
“A few moments later, the E911 Center received another 911 call from a juvenile caller advising his step-father had shot his mother,” law enforcement officers said in a statement. “The juvenile caller was calling from a nearby neighbor’s home.”
Officers found Gilson and Duffey dead at the scene upon arrival before conducting an interview with an unidentified family member. The relative claimed that the duo died by a murder-suicide, which is currently under investigation.
Hours earlier, Gilson appeared to be in good spirits.
“Her last day, she was happy. As always, she was cracking jokes and making me laugh,” her best friend, Kelsi Lard, told People. “I will miss her so much. I don’t want her life to be diminished into what happened in the end.”
Shawn Duffey’s Molestation Allegations
Two weeks before Gilson and Duffey’s deaths, the influencer publicly accused her estranged spouse of pedophilia.
Gilson posted a TikTok participating in a viral trend where users pretend to be interviewed for a Netflix documentary. Over the clip, she wrote, “Preparing for when Netflix drops a documentary about my soon-to-be ex-husband, who I just found out is a pedophile.” She captioned her post, “I wish I was joking.”
Duffey was the subject of a police investigation in June 2026 after a mother claimed that Duffey, a coach of a traveling competitive youth basketball team, inappropriately touched her 15-year-old daughter.
According to a protective order petition, another coach “observed through a window” that Duffey was “kissing and fondling” the minor during private meetings ostensibly about “basketball goals.” The mother alleged Duffey also sent her daughter inappropriate messages and paid her to “keep her quiet.”
Owasso police captain Nick Boatman said similar conduct toward the same player had been reported “over an extended period of time, in multiple law enforcement jurisdictions, across multiple states.”
Because Duffey was a member of the Osage Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, the case was referred to the U.S. Attorney’s Office under the Federal Major Crimes Act.
Shawn Duffey’s Past Revealed
Duffey’s ex-wife, Stephanie Ramsay, claimed to TMZ days later that Duffey had repeatedly threatened, throughout their marriage, to kill her and then himself. Ramsay said she began dating Duffey when she was 15 and he was 20. She now has sole custody of their five children, telling the outlet that her children decided Duffey would be cremated without a memorial.
Financial records obtained by Us also show Duffey filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2024, listing a Glock 19 pistol valued at $450, wedding rings at $200, roughly $41,000 in other assets and nearly $260,000 in debts. He listed Gilson as a codebtor.
Gilson, for her part, previously filed a restraining order against Duffey in 2021, according to The Oklahoman, but it was dismissed after she did not attend a hearing. She filed for another order against Duffey in June 2026.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988.
This story was compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
