What happened to Celeste Beard? Where are her daughters today?
- Celeste Beard is one of the assailants in the 1999 Steven Beard murder case
- She is allegedly found guilty of killing her affluent husband, Steven Beard
- The true story is now documented in ABC’s docuseries “What do you believe?”
Celeste Beard, the alleged assailant in Steven Beard’s murder, is currently serving a life sentence at the Lane Murray (SHU) in Gatesville, Texas.
She was found guilty in 1999 of killing her affluent husband, Steven Beard. The incident took place on October 2, 1999, when the millionaire was shot in the stomach in his own home in Westlake, Texas, while he was sleeping.
Nowadays, the story of Celeste Beard is getting the limelight as ABC’s docuseries “Who do you Believe?” features her perspective of the story.
The show is currently running its first season on ABC.
A look at the 1999 Steven Beard murder case
Celeste met Steven in 1997 while working as a waiter at the Austin Country Club. At the time, she was 32 years old. On the other hand, Steven was a millionaire and had a net worth of more than $10 million.
Celeste had previously been married three times and shared twin daughters; Jennifer Beard and Kristina Beard from her previous relationship. Similarly, Celeste had three kids, Paul, Becky, and Steven III from his previous relationship.
Celeste, who is now in prison for her husband’s murder, did not shoot Beard that October night. Her alleged lover, Tracey Tarlton, actually shot Steven.
In 1999, Celeste was diagnosed with depression and was taken to St. David’s Clinic, where she met Tracey, a bookshop manager. According to Tracey’s lawyer, the two eventually fell in love and started dating.
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According to Prosecutors Allison Wetzel and Gary Cobb, Celeste had manipulated Tarkton by wooing her and convincing her to murder Beard. Tarlton, who later acknowledged, that she was the one who shot Beard.
She said,
“She said that she had a plan and she wanted me to shoot him. I cared about her tremendously, and I did believe her. I believed what she told me, and I believed that she cared in the same way for me.”
Celeste allegedly convinced Tracey by saying her husband was emotionally abusing her and that she was considering suicide.
Even though Steven had healed, he died on January 22, 2000, from a blood clot caused by the gunshot.
Celeste Beard and Tracey Tarlton received what kind of sanction?
Tarlton was sentenced to 20 years in prison. However, her sentence was reduced by ten years since she testified against Celeste in court. She is currently on parole.
On the other hand, Celeste was arrested on March 28, 2002, based on Tarlton’s statement. Johnson was convicted of capital murder under The Texas Law of Parties[10] in 2003 and sentenced to life in prison.
She only will be eligible for parole on April 1, 2042.
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Where are Celeste Beard’s daughters now?
When Jennifer and Kristina were interrogated about the suspect in their foster father’s murder, they only had one name; Tracey Tarlton.
The twin sisters once witnessed Celeste and Tracey kissing. They both believed Tracey and their mother were more than just friends.
Reasonably, it was very difficult for the two to testify in a murder trial against their mother, but they did so. The Beard sister has not seen her mother since the trial, according to various outlets.
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