Tara wanted to take her sons away from Charming and keep them from the life Jax had succumbed to, full of violence and death. Their conflict came to a peak when Gemma learned that Tara had attempted to betray SAMCRO to the authorities in order to save her family. Gemma and Tara didn't like each other, and while they were occasionally united by their lifestyles as 'old ladies' and their love for Jax, there was never much trust between them. Tara died in Sons of Anarchy Season 6, Episode 13, 'A Mother's Work,' when she was killed by Jax's mother Gemma (played by TV icon and Futurama voice actor Katey Sagal). The couple were eventually married in Season 5, Episode 2, 'Authority Vested,' but the wedding happened just prior to Jax being arrested and taken to prison with other members of SAMCRO. Tara also raised Jax's other son Abel as her own. She and Jax rekindled their relationship and had a son named Thomas. Fearing for her safety, she fled Chicago and returned to Charming because she thought SAMCRO (the organization's full name - Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original) would help keep her safe. Tara then spent time in Chicago to complete her medical internship where she became trapped in a toxic and destructive relationship with an ATF agent named Josh Kohn. Tara decided to leave Charming at 19 and pursue a career in medicine while she moved in with family in San Diego. She was Jax's high school girlfriend, and the pair got into some trouble with the law during their relationship.

Tara's past was not as clean and simple as originally established. Tara Knowles appeared in the pilot of Sons of Anarchy when she returned to Charming after an 11-year absence, during which time she had became a respected medical doctor.

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