Who is Ashley Guillard? Meet the Internet's 'Tarot Tubbs' who falsely accused professor for Idaho murders
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: A tarot card reader on TikTok amplified bogus conspiracy theories about the University of Idaho murders, openly demeaning and threatening an innocent history professor who has now filed a defamation case against her, as the baseless claims have endangered her life and reputaution.
Rebecca Scofield, an associate professor and chair of the history department at the University of Idaho, filed a lawsuit alleging that the user posted defamatory claims about her on TikTok despite receiving numerous cease and desist orders. The police have said that Scofield has no ties with the case. Let's know this TikTok user spreading misinformation and flase allegations about a case yet to be cracked.
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Who is Ashley Guillard?
In early December, Ashley Guillard released a series of videos accusing Scofield of being complicit in the deaths of the four University of Idaho students, while also claiming to have solved numerous other high-profile homicides via tarot reading. Guillard is a Texas based tarot card reader and entrepreneure/ book author, who promotes herself on amazon, Instagram and Twitter. Earlier she was a human resource specalist at US army.
In a video that Guillard shared with her 100,000 followers, she claimed that Scofield had a romantic relationship with one of the victims, and alleged that it was the motivation for her involvement in a murder-for-hire conspiracy. The professor is now suing her after she refused to stop making outrageous charges after getting two cease-and-desist orders. According to the lawsuit, Scofield claims that she never met any of the victims and none of them took any of her lectures, as reported by the Independent.
As per reports, Scofield was traveling to Portland, Oregon, with her husband on the night of the murders. Wendy Olson, professor Scofield's attorney, told the Independent last week that the TikToker's claims had harmed the professor's image and re-victimized the families of the students who died.
Throughout the six-week inquiry, authorities have consistently dismissed online conspiracies and speculations about the high-profile case. Several people have fallen victim to online sleuths' frenzied speculation, despite being cleared as suspects by authorities. The case has got a lot of attention on social media, making it more difficult for officials to investigate. The challenges with the investigation have also grown as a result of increased media attention and pressure from the victims' families. Even six weeks after the murders, there is no hint of a breakthrough. As the case continues to gain national attention, police have revealed that they received 10,000 suggestions concerning the killings of the college roommates.
The probe has been regularly updated by authorities, though some details have been kept secret to "preserve the integrity of the investigation," according to police. Hundreds of Moscow Police Department, FBI, and Idaho State Police personnel have been involved in the investigation. Governor Brad Little has directed up to $1million in state emergency funds for the ongoing investigation.