A harrowing 911 call captured the sound of “a woman screaming and crying” moments before TikTok influencer Sara Gilson was allegedly murdered by her husband. This tragic event occurred shortly after Gilson publicly accused him of being a pedophile on social media.
Known online as Sara Duffey, Gilson made explosive claims against her husband several weeks ago. On July 23, authorities in Owasso, Oklahoma, responding to a domestic violence call discovered the lifeless bodies of Sara and her husband, Jeremiah Shawn Duffey. The case is now being treated as a murder-suicide by investigators.
In the dispatch audio procured by News Media, the dispatcher is heard saying, “I’m trying to reach him back, but I could hear a female in the background screaming and crying,” painting a chilling picture of the scene.
Influencer Sara Gilson, who went by Sara Duffey online, was found dead alongside her estranged husband, Jeremiah Shawn Duffey, in a suspected murder-suicide, according to Owasso, Oklahoma police. (TikTok/@mrsgilson and @duffdaddy1)
The dispatcher also noted hearing “some sort of loud bang in the background.” Officials had been attempting to track down Jeremiah Shawn Duffey amid the serious allegations that had been made against him.
While discussing the call for help, the dispatcher appeared to reference the husband, saying “a male that we were looking for a few weeks ago after he got caught kissing a juvenile.”
A child inside the house called 911 and told the dispatcher “his step-father had shot his mother,” according to KTUL.
Gilson posted a TikTok video, following the format of a popular trend, in which she alleged her estranged husband was a “pedophile.” (TikTok/ @mrsgilson)
On July 11, before she was found dead, Sara Duffey posted a TikTok captioned, “Preparing for when Netflix drops a documentary about my soon to be ex husband who I just found out is a pedophile.”
Sara Duffey’s ex-husband, Lyle Landers, told People he had “begged” her to leave the man.
“She had been stuck in a relationship where domestic abuse seemed ‘OK’ ” Landers said. “I had begged her for five years to get away from him. I had offered to help her, in any way I could, to get away from him. But he seemed to have some sort of control over her, and she couldn’t seem to get away.”
“She was a wonderful mother and would die for her children. In fact, her trying to protect children is what ultimately led to her death,” Landers said.
Gilson had recently filed a protective order against Duffey and posted a video accusing him of sexual misconduct involving a minor. (TikTok/ @mrsgilson)
A parent and child reported Jeremiah Shawn Duffey, a basketball coach, to Owasso Police on June 9, accusing him of touching a female child during a school event.
Police said Duffey had faced similar accusations before. He was accused of lewd molestation of a minor, and the case was referred to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Following the alleged incident, Sara Duffey filed an emergency protective order barring him from the home.
Another woman filed a separate protective order against Duffey that same day, alleging he had been seen “kissing and fondling” her 15-year-old daughter, a player on the youth basketball team he coached, according to The Oklahoman.
The outlet reported that he gave the girl money “to keep her quiet.”