An autopsy report revealed that a mother in Arkansas killed herself and her six-year-old twins after her estranged husband refused to halt their divorce and was granted joint custody.
Sheriff’s deputies found Charity Beallis and her twins, Eliana and Maverick, dead by gunshot wounds inside of their home in Bonanza, Arkansas, on December 3, 2025.
Three months after their deaths, an autopsy report released on Wednesday, March 4, revealed that the children had been killed by their mother shortly after she and her ex faced off in court, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
The family members died one day after the court had awarded her estranged husband, Randy Beallis, joint custody.
“We were not surprised by the findings in the autopsy, as we knew that Mr. Beallis was not responsible for the death of his wife, nor his children,” Randy’s attorney, Michael Pierce, told the outlet. “Mr. Beallis continues to recover from the tragic event that took his children from him.”
Randy was speculated to be involved in the deaths due to his past legal issues. He was previously convicted on domestic battery charges after he admitted to strangling Charity in front of their children in 2025, according to the outlet.
His previous wife also died in 2012 from a gunshot wound. However, her death was ruled a suicide.
Despite his past legal troubles and speculation from the public, Randy was never named as a suspect in Charity and their children’s deaths.
“The Sebastian County Sheriff’s office has made a clear statement that they have not found evidence indicating any conclusion other than those determined by the autopsies conducted by the Crime Lab,” the attorney said in an additional statement to 5 News. “Please inform the public that continued defamatory and libelous false accusations and statements, including those made on social media against Mr. Beallis, will be reviewed and potentially pursued in the legal system.”
Randy was awarded joint custody of the twins on December 2, 2025, after the exes attended a court hearing on the matter. Charity represented herself during the case. After he was granted joint custody, Charity was court-ordered to bring her children to Randy on December 5, 2025.
The sheriff’s office said that Charity wished to reconcile with her husband and that she and her kids were found dead less than 24 hours after he refused to halt their divorce, according to 5 News.
After investigators reported to Charity’s home and learned of the deaths, they launched an investigation into the matter and determined she was the only person with “exclusive access” to the home. Authorities also noted that no doors or windows were opened after she deactivated the alarm on her phone at 10 p.m.
Additionally, Randy nor his vehicle were not spotted near the home at the time of the deaths.
Court records indicated that Charity was seeking full custody of the twins and previously obtained a protective order against Randy, in which she cited his history of abuse as the reason for the filing.
Additionally, Charity expressed hope for a future away from Randy in her final text exchange with her older son, John Powell.
“She was going to move somewhere else, get a good job and let the kids have a good life,” Powell previously told the Daily Mail of his mother’s plans. “Then she wanted to hopefully one day become a good grandmother and just enjoy the things that any normal family would want.”
