Sara Gilson dispatch audio captures screams before deaths in Oklahoma home
Dispatch audio obtained by TMZ captured a frantic call before Sara Gilson and Jeremiah Duffey were found dead in Owasso.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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New Sara Gilson dispatch audio captures the emergency call that sent police to the Oklahoma home where the influencer and her estranged husband, Jeremiah “Shawn” Duffey, were later found dead, according to TMZ.
TMZ reported that the recording, obtained from dispatch communications, features a 911 dispatcher telling officers that a woman could be heard crying and screaming in the background during a call tied to the Owasso residence late Thursday night.
The dispatcher also said a loud bang could be heard while authorities were trying to reconnect with the caller, according to TMZ. Officers advised dispatch that they had reached the home at about 11:18 p.m.
What happened to Sara Gilson?
Police later found Gilson and Duffey dead inside the house, and authorities have described the case as an apparent murder-suicide, TMZ reported. A child who lived at the home reportedly discovered them and called police, according to the outlet.
No further official findings about the sequence of events were detailed in the reporting. Authorities are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
The dispatch audio also included a reference by another dispatcher to “a male” authorities had been looking for weeks earlier after he was allegedly caught kissing a juvenile, TMZ reported. The outlet said it is not clear whether that comment referred to Duffey.
Gilson had recently accused Duffey of pedophilia on TikTok, according to TMZ. In a post tied to the viral “Netflix doc” trend, she wrote that she was preparing for a documentary about her soon-to-be ex-husband after finding out he was a pedophile, the outlet reported.
Gilson captioned that post, “I wish I was joking,” according to TMZ.
What did court records show before the deaths?
Court records reviewed by TMZ showed Gilson filed for two protective orders against Duffey in 2021, then filed another one last month.
PEOPLE reported that the most recent protective order had been extended through August 24.
A protective order is a court order that can limit contact between people when a judge finds a legal basis to do so. The filings reported by TMZ and PEOPLE show Gilson had sought court protection before the deaths, but they do not by themselves establish what happened inside the home.
The new recording adds a stark timeline to the case: a call from the residence, a dispatcher hearing distress in the background, officers arriving minutes later, and investigators then facing two deaths inside the house.
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This story draws on original reporting from TMZ.