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- Birth nameSteven Franklin Beard
- Steven Beard was born on November 27, 1924 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was married to Celeste Beard Johnson and Elise Helen Adams. He died on January 22, 2000 in Austin, Texas, USA.
- SpousesCeleste Beard Johnson(February 18, 1995 - January 22, 2000) (his death)Elise Helen Adams(April 10, 1948 - October 13, 1993) (her death, 3 children)
- Father of Becky Beard.
- Died from injuries he sustained on October 2, 1999 when he was shot at his home by Tracey Tarlton while he was sleeping. Tarlton said she shot Beard because her lover, Celeste Beard Johnson, claimed that he was abusing her. Tarlton later testified against Johnson after learning that Johnson had remarried and had hired someone to kill her. Tarlton was released from prison on parole in August 2011 after serving 10 years. Johnson, who denied she and Tarlton were ever intimate, was convicted of capital murder in 2003, and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 40 years.
- Co-founder of Fox affiliate KBOV (Austin, TX).
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