[ACSOL note: this shows the lengths to which someone could go who has been accused of a sex offense]
- Influencer Sara Gilson was fatally shot in a murder-suicide involving her estranged husband, Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey
- Weeks before her death, Gilson accused Duffey of being a pedophile and filed an emergency protective order against him after police found he “had inappropriately touched a juvenile female” player on the basketball team he coached
- In a statement issued to PEOPLE on July 25, the Owasso Police Department confirmed that his alleged crime — “Lewd Molestation of a Minor” — had been turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for review
The Owasso Police Department (OPD) has issued a statement about the ongoing investigation into the death of Sara Gilson.
PEOPLE previously confirmed that Gilson, 43, was shot by her estranged husband, Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey, 48, who then fatally shot himself. Police discovered both individuals dead with gunshot wounds in Gilson’s home in Owasso, Okla., at around 11:15 p.m. local time on July 23. A child living at the home made the 911 call that alerted authorities.
Just weeks earlier, Gilson publicly accused Duffey of being a “pedophile.” On June 10, Gilson filed for an emergency protective order against him. He was immediately ordered out of …

This article is more about the accusations against the ex than the slaying of a so-called influencer (read: internet poster begging for attention). And awfully vague accusations at that. The “inappropriate touching” – not reported by the purported victim – could have been celebratory hugs or high fives, for all we know.
When society has waged war on people, these outcomes should not surprise us. Being labeled like this, true or not, is the social kiss of death, which for most people, is worse than physical death, therefore a not insignificant fraction will act on that and take rash “end of the world” actions.
So now we have more death, more pain, and nothing gained. Did society rid itself of a monster, or did it create it?