Celeste Beard

Celeste Beard: Biography in Details

Who is Celeste Beard?

Celeste Beard is a criminal and murderer. She is serving a life sentence at the lane Murray (SHU) in Gatesville, Texas.

In 1999 she killed her own millionaire husband Steve Beard, a rich former television executive.

Celeste Beard: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Celeste Beard was born on February 13, 1963, in Culver City, California. As of 2022, she is 59 years old. She holds an American nationality and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity.

Her birth name is Celeste Beard Johnson.

There is no info about her real parents’ names and identities. She has not revealed her real parents’ and siblings’ names.

Adding up more info, She was adopted by Edwin Johson and Nancy Johson. She claimed that Edwin Johson physically abused her.

Also, once she met her own biological mother. Her biological mother told that “I am not your mother, I was just your incubator” to Celeste Beard.

Talking about his educational background, She has not mentioned any detailed info about his schooling life.

It seems like Celeste Beard completed his higher secondary level at a private school.

Steve Beard dead

On October 3, 1999, Beard was shot in the stomach by Celeste Beard while he was sleeping at his home in Westlake, Texas.

After four months, on January 22, 2000, sadly steve died at the hospital succumbed to a blood clot.

David Kuperman, the lawyer of bread, denied allowing police to question Beard while he was hospitalized, due to his burial condition

Why did Johson kill Steve Beard?

Johnson was admitted to the mental health facility, St. David’s pavilion for depression where she met Tracey Tarlton.

The local police of Westlake, Texas tied the incident to Tracey Tarlton. Tarlton confessed to the shooting and after six days of shooting Tarlton was arrested. Tracey was arrested and accused of assault by local police.

Tarlton didn’t speak anything and stayed silent until July 2000.

It was gossiped, that Tracey and Celeste Beard had had a lesbian relationship. Killing her husband steve is only the one way they could be together.

While Tarlton was reading a newspaper she found after the death of beard, Johson remarried and Tarlton realized that their relationship was a scam.

In an interview, Johson spoke negatively about steven. Also, Johson revealed that Steven had intimidated her to cut off her credit cards and started talking about divorce with Johson.

Tarlton said to police that, She persuaded her to shoot beard. She also claimed that Steve had emotionally abused Johnson to the point of suicide.

It was rumored that Tracey and Celeste Beard had a lesbian relationship and that getting rid of Steven was the only way they could be together.

On March 28, 2002, Johnson was arrested based on the statement.

In a court, prosecutors charged that Celeste married beard for his money only and wanted him dead because he was exhausted from her luxury spending and was considering divorce.

As per beard’s accountant statement, Celeste spent $321,000 in October and November 1999, an additional $249,000 by December 10, and additionality $100,000 in the six weeks ending March 31, 2000.

Life Statement 

In 2003, Celeste Beard was sentenced to capital murder of her own husband, under The Texas Law of Parties. She received a mandatory life sentence.

Celeste Beard continued to maintain her innocence for more than 19 years as of 2019 is imprisoned at the  Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Likewise, Tarlton received a 10-year reduced sentence for testifying against Jhonson and was released in August 2011.

Rumors, Controversy

Before it was rumored that Tracey and Celeste Beard had a lesbian relationship.

Body features, Height, Weight

Celeste Beard’s body measurements, height, and weights are under review at the moment. She has not revealed any info about her body measurement.

Besides that, she has a fair skin complexion with blonde hair and a pair of black eyes.

Is Celeste Beard active on social media?

Her social networking sites are under review at the moment. Celeste Beard is not active on any social sites. If there is any detailed info about her Instagram Facebook and Twitter accounts then we will update it with you.

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