Naija pipo, make una hear dis tori wey dey shake di whole Oklahoma. One social media influencer, Sara Gilson, wey be 43 years old, don lost her life for di hands of her estranged husband, Jeremiah Shawn Duffey, wey be 48 years old. Police say na murder-suicide case, as di two of dem found dead for dia home for Collinsville, Oklahoma, for di evening of July 23.
Dis kain kain tragedy come happen less dan two weeks afta Sara post video for TikTok wey she dey accuse her husband say na pedophile. She get more dan 30,000 followers for dat platform. For di video, she dey sit down for chair, face serious, and write for caption: “Preparing for when Netflix drops a documentary about my soon to be ex husband who I just found out is a pedophile.” She add: “I wish I was joking.” Dat video don collect millions views—about 15 million as of Sunday.
According to police records, Sara first file for protective order for June 10, after police tell her say Duffey dey accused of molesting a minor. Di case start for June 9, when one girl and her parent come to Owasso Police Station report say Duffey, wey be coach for traveling basketball team, inappropriately touch di girl during an event for primary school. Police say anoda coach wey see wetin happen quickly intervene and report to di girl parent. Dem also mention say similar behavior don happen for different states over time.
Police hand di case over to U.S. Attorney’s Office for Federal Major Crimes Act, so Owasso Police no get jurisdiction again. But before dat, dem contact Sara and tell her how to apply for protective order. She do am, and di court grant am for June 10. Di order say Duffey must stay 100 yards away from Sara and her house. Still, no report say Duffey break di order before July 23.
For di day of di killing, police receive two calls. First call, dem hear woman dey scream and sound wey be like gunshot. Second call come from neighbor house, na one boy wey say im stepfather just shoot im mother. When officers reach di place, dem find Sara and Duffey dead with gunshot for head. Police believe Duffey kill Sara and then turn di gun on himself.
Sara wey also known as Sara Duffey be hairstylist and TikTok influencer wey dey sell clothes and jewelry, plus she dey share tori about her two pikin. One online fundraiser wey dem set up for her children describe her as “an incredible mom” wey love her children fiercely. Di fundraiser talk say her children be di center of her world, and everything she do na for dem.
