The Millionaire's Wife: The Murder of Steven Beard

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

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4.6 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

When self-made Texas media millionaire Steven Beard married a glamorous younger woman named Celeste Beard, he believed he had found his perfect partner. But only five years into their marriage, Steven was startled awake in his Austin mansion by a devastating shotgun blast to his stomach. Miraculously, he survived the initial attack and called emergency services himself, only to pass away months later from complications related to the shooting. As police investigated the crime, they uncovered a dark web of manipulation, secret affairs, and a psychological plot. The trail led straight to Tracey Tarlton, a woman Celeste had met during a stay at a psychiatric facility. Tracey claimed she was deeply in love with Celeste and had been manipulated into pulling the trigger. With Steven's twin daughters, Jennifer Beard and Kristina Beard, ultimately turning against their mother, the trial of Celeste became one of the most sensational cases in Texas history. In this episode, we explore the chilling details of Steven's murder, the shocking courtroom betrayal, and the unhinged behavior of a woman who would stop at nothing to secure a multi-million dollar fortune. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteries Visit our website: momsandmysteries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, no brand new episode this week, but we did want to bring a couple episodes from The Vault.
0:06.7	And this one is back from 2021. This is the murder of Stephen Beard. And Mandy, why did we choose to talk about this one or to replay this episode?
0:15.8	We chose to replay this episode because we had the very awesome experience earlier this year of being asked
0:23.5	to come onto 2020 on ABC and talk about this case. And it truly is one of the most interesting
0:31.5	cases I think that we've ever covered on the podcast. We were so excited and so honored to be
0:36.6	able to talk about it with a 2020 producer.
0:39.9	And we thought that it would be a really good time to replay this story for you guys since there is no new episode coming out this week.
0:47.6	Right. So we will be back on January 3rd with brand new episodes for the year like we always do.
0:53.2	New name, Moms and Mysteries, but nothing else has
0:55.4	really changed. And the first two episodes aren't two-parters. It's not a two-parter, but they're
1:00.2	kind of similar. Go together a little bit. Yes. They do and in a shocking way. So make sure
1:06.6	to stay tuned. Stay subscribed. And if you're looking for bonus episodes, you can find those on patreon.com
1:12.0	slash moms a murder podcast.
1:13.7	And without further ado, here is the episode titled The Murder of Stephen Beard.
1:18.7	I'm going to beard. Hey guys and welcome to the moms and murder podcast.
1:43.5	A true crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa.
1:47.5	Hi, Melissa.
1:48.7	Hi, Madie. How are you?
1:50.3	I'm doing awesome. How are you?
1:52.9	I'm also doing awesome.
1:55.0	It feels like I was mocking you there. I promise I was.
1:57.6	Yeah.
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