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Charity Beallis, the Arkansas woman who was found dead in her home alongside the bodies of her 6-year-old twins, was buried without her kids — and their bodies were instead released to her abusive ex-husband.
Charity, 40, and her children were found shot to death in their mansion in Bonanza on Dec. 3, at approximately 9:30 a.m., per a media release from the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO). Authorities arrived on the scene after receiving a call requesting a wellness check.
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SCSO did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Their bodies were found one day after a final divorce hearing with her husband, Dr. Randall Beallis, 56, per online court records first cited by local news outlet 5News.
While Charity’s remains were later released to her adult son, 24-year-old John Powell, the bodies of the twins were released to their father, Randall, per additional reporting by 5News and KNWA.
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Charity was buried on Dec. 29, 2025 without her twins, despite the wishes of her surviving son, per an interview with John with the Daily Mail.
“It’s sickening,” John told the outlet. “I was hoping to have them all in the same place, as they deserved and how they would have wanted it. It’s just been a lot.”
“I don’t even know if the kids have been buried, or cremated, or where they may be. I don’t know anything at the moment, because [Randall] has told me nothing. It’s heartbreaking,” he added.
The three deaths remain under investigation, and SCSO has declined to comment on whether the twins’ father is a suspect, per 5News.
On Dec. 4, a day after deputies found Beallis and her two children dead in their home, Randall’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the divorce case because “the plaintiff passed away,” per the outlet, citing court records.
PEOPLE reviewed a court filing from March, which further showed Beallis had asked for full custody of her two children and a protective order for herself and the children because her husband had been arrested and charged with domestic violence.
He was initially charged with aggravated assault on a family member, third-degree domestic battery and two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, online jail records show.
Online court documents in the criminal case alleged Randall choked and caused physical harm to Beallis on Feb. 16, 5News, KNWA reported.
In October, he pleaded guilty to third-degree battery. He was convicted and received a 1-year suspended sentence and was ordered to pay $1,500 in fines. He was also ordered to have no contact with his estranged wife or any members of her family unless authorized by a valid court order.
The two wed in 2015 and stopped living together in February 2025, according to online divorce records.
Randall’s attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
