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Tara Shay Johnston

Case from Edmond, OK dated Feb 28, 2012

Victim Details

Tara Shay Johnston

Female

White / Caucasian

Edmond

OK

2012-02-28

29

Tara

Shay Johnston

07/09/2026

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In what appeared to be a shocking and tragic turn of events, 29-year-old Tara Shay Johnston was found deceased in her Oklahoma City home on February 28, 2012. Alongside her was her 16-month-old daughter, Allison Sue Johnston, who had also been killed. Tara, a cosmetologist who had attended Guthrie High School and worked at Urology Associates and Chicas Restaurant, was born on March 5, 1982, in Oklahoma City.

The primary suspect in the double homicide was identified by law enforcement as T ...
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  • Bodies Of Mother, Daughter Found In OKC Home
  • Oklahoman.com: Oklahoma City police identify mother, daughter and report father committed suicide in Las Vegas
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