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Love, Lies and a Shotgun Shell

CBS Austin, Criminally Obsessed

He was an Austin media mogul, a self-made millionaire who had it all: the sprawling mansion, the power, the prestige. Steve Beard was a titan of television. But in the dead of night, the silence of his exclusive country club home was shattered by a shotgun blast. Now, from the very TV station he built, a journalist who walks by his old office everyday, tells the story of Love, Lies and a Shotgun Shell.

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  • Avg 24 min
  • English

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  • July 6 · 38 min

    Episode 6: The Verdict

    In a nationally watched courtroom showdown, celebrity defense attorney Dick DeGuerin battles to dismantle the prosecution’s case. The verdict sends shockwaves through Austin. A quarter century later, host Walt Maciborski meets Celeste to get her side of the story. Watch the full Criminally Obsessed original documentary Celeste: Trophy Wife or Framed for Life

  • June 29 · 32 min

    Episode 5: Austin’s Trial of the Century

    Celeste Beard believes she’s escaped her past, a new husband, a new city, a new name. But as Tracey Tarlton prepares to stand trial for Steve Beard’s murder, police close in.  What follows is a courtroom spectacle unlike anything Austin has ever seen.  Watch the full Criminally Obsessed original documentary Celeste: Trophy Wife or Framed for Life

  • June 22 · 23 min

    Episode 4: That Crazy Tracey Tarlton

    Detectives finally get a break when a whispered name leads them to a freshly cleaned shotgun. Its owner is no stranger to the Beard family. Watch the full Criminally Obsessed original documentary Celeste: Trophy Wife or Framed for Life

  • June 15 · 22 min

    Episode 3: Trouble in Paradise

    The shotgun shell isn't the only evidence investigators would find in Steve Beard's bedroom. Steve and Celeste's love life is examined, and a picture starts to take shape... Watch the full Criminally Obsessed original documentary Celeste: Trophy Wife or Framed for Life

  • June 5 · 26 min

    Episode 2: The Prime Suspect

    As investigators combed through a scene that didn’t quite make sense, their attention turned quickly to the woman sleeping just steps away. Watch the full Criminally Obsessed original documentary Celeste: Trophy Wife or Framed for Life, premiering Friday June 5th at 3pm ET on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CriminallyObsessed

  • June 5 · 26 min

    Episode 1: Keeping Austin Weird - the Shotgun Marriage

    In the quiet, wealthy hills of Westlake, Texas, a shotgun blast shatters the early morning calm in the bedroom of millionaire media executive Steve Beard.  Watch the full Criminally Obsessed original documentary Celeste: Trophy Wife or Framed for Life, premiering Friday June 5th at 3pm ET on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CriminallyObsessed

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