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Owasso Man Kills TikTok Influencer Wife, Then Himself

7/27/2026

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Shawn Duffey Murder

Shawn Duffey killed his wife, TikTok influencer Sara Duffey, then himself on July 23, 2026 in Owasso, Oklahoma.
Investigators said a neighbor called 911 after the son knocked while Shawn Duffey had violated a June 10, 2026 protective order before shooting Sara Duffey.
A vigil for Duffey and her children is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. at Morrow Elementary School in Collinsville.
A GoFundMe campaign was launched to support the couple’s two teenage children.

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Sara Gilson Murder

CDC data show more than half of female homicide victims in the United States are killed by intimate partners.
Sara Gilson’s TikTok “Netflix documentary” video about her husband’s abuse drew roughly 15 million views before her death.
Court records show that on the same day Gilson filed a protective order, another woman alleged Duffey kissed, touched and messaged the teen while coaching basketball.

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TMZ Releases Audio

TMZ released 911 audio showing a dispatcher hearing a woman's scream and a loud bang at 11:18 p.m. on July 23.
Dispatchers called the male suspect back but received no answer, suggesting he was already dead.
The 911 call referenced a gun and identified a male we were looking for after he was caught kissing a juvenile.
Responders arrived at the scene at 11:18 p.m., three minutes after the call.

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Shawn Duffey Murder

Shawn Duffey killed his wife, TikTok influencer Sara Duffey, then himself on July 23, 2026 in Owasso, Oklahoma.
Investigators said a neighbor called 911 after the son knocked while Shawn Duffey had violated a June 10, 2026 protective order before shooting Sara Duffey.
A vigil for Duffey and her children is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. at Morrow Elementary School in Collinsville.
A GoFundMe campaign was launched to support the couple’s two teenage children.

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