She Revealed Her Husband's Secrets. Days Later, She was Murdered.

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Who was Sara Gilson and what shaped her early life before the tragedy?

Rachel Shannon 0:00
This is a story of Sarah Gilson, a mother who did everything she could to try and get away from her abuser, but was failed every step of the way. Sarah Jane Gilson was born on November 3rd, 1982 in San Diego, California. She was the youngest of four kids and graduated from Granite Hills High School. After high school, she moved with her parents to Durango, Colorado. And it was there where she discovered her biggest passion in life, what she wanted to do as a career, cosmetology. She loved doing hair. Her work meant so very much to her and she took enormous pride in what she did. Eventually, she made her way to Oklahoma where she met a man named Lyle Landers. The two married in 2010 and settled in a small town in Tulsa County.
They
Rachel Shannon 0:49
had a daughter in 2011 and a son about 21 months
later. I
Rachel Shannon 0:54
want to note that I'm not going to be naming Sarah's children in this video. They are minors who had to live through so much tragedy and they've been through more than enough, so for the sake of the video, I won't be naming them. Now, after nine years of marriage, Sarah and Lyle divorced sometime in 2019. But by all accounts, it was an amicable divorce. They came out the other side of that divorce as friends, like actual friends. Lyle later reported that co-parenting with her had been, quote, the best thing in the world for our kids, but also for us. Sarah was described by those who knew her as a beautiful person inside and out. She loved people immensely and without judgment. She was passionate about her career, but her biggest achievement in her life was having her two babies.
Rachel Shannon 1:46
Before becoming a mom, she had a lot of anxiety about whether she was up for the task. She didn't know if she'd be good at it. But after having her babies, it seemed like she stepped into the role so naturally. She was an amazing mother who went above and beyond for her children, always making sure they knew how loved they were. At the time of her death, 43-year-old Sarah had a TikTok account under the handle Miss Gilson, which had amassed around 30,000 followers. It was lifestyle content. Fashion, outfits, product recommendations, and family stuff. She was funny. She was warm. She was the kind of creator who tells you where she got the outfit. No gatekeeping from her.

How did Sara’s first marriage and divorce influence her later relationships?

Rachel Shannon 2:31
So, contrary to what a lot of the reports have said, she wasn't this big influencer with millions of followers. She had a nice, tight-knit community on TikTok. Many followers became friends, and she loved it. Sometime after the divorce from Lyle, Sarah went on to marry Jeremiah Duffy, who went by Sean. He was 48 years old, and he too had been previously married. The relationship between him and his ex-wife Stephanie lasted about 20 years, and they had five children together, now ranging from about 15 to 25 years old. However, something I should now note that immediately sends off red flags for me before we even find out anything about what Sean did is that Stephanie reported that she and Sean had about a five-year age gap.
Rachel Shannon 3:20
In the grand scheme of things, that's really not a big deal until you learn that they started dating when she was just 15 years old and he was 20. She was a literal sophomore in high school dating a full-grown adult. That should absolutely never happen. Stephanie went on to describe Sean as deeply manipulative. She said that throughout their two-decade relationship, he threatened her, said that he was jealous, and that the idea of a partner moving on without him was something he could not tolerate. For years, she tried ending the relationship, but he always found a way to get her back. That was until she finally ended things for good 20 years after they met. Now fast forwarding to when Sarah had met Sean, they were both in their 40s, and Sean actually had a TikTok account of his own.
Rachel Shannon 4:15
On social media, he went by DuffDaddy, and he had quite a few followers on his account. His main TikTok account, DuffDaddy1, had more than 347,000 followers. So he and Sarah were both very much in the public eye, with thousands of people looking at them and following along for their lives.

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