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Celeste Beard
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Jimmy Martinez had been Celeste's third husband, and the
attraction between them was strong.
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Celeste Beard
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Celeste Beard
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Identical twins, Jennifer and Kristina feared their mother, and
behind her back
called her, "Mommie Dearest."
(Photo by Justin Grimm)
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At a party, Celeste Beard and Tracey Tarlton gave other guests the impression
they shared more than a friendship.
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Tracey Tarlton prison photo.
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Celeste and Donna Goodson partying in New Orleans, while Celeste
waited
for a second murder to take place in Austin.
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Celeste poses affectionately with Steve. At the time, she
had two other lovers.
(Photo by Justin Grimm)
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An exhibit from the trial: a diagram of the Toro Canyon mansion.
(Photo by Kathryn Casey)
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The great room of the Austin mansion Steve built for Celeste.
(Photo by Greg Hursley)
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Tracey Tarlton's shotgun, a gift from her father.
(Photo by
Kathryn Casey)
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Celeste Beard mug shot.
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Celeste Beard in prison.
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Celeste Beard
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Celeste Beard Johnson is pictured after getting her associate degree
in prison. Johnson,
who grew up in
Camarillo, is in a Texas prison
for killing her husband. She recently
wrote a cookbook, "From the
Big
House to Your House," about meals she made in
prison that you
can make at home.
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The victim
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Steven Beard
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Steven Beard
recuperating from his gunshot wound on his 75th birthday.