Charity Beallis, an Arkansas woman found dead in her home alongside the bodies of her 6-year-old twins, was buried without her children — and the twins’ bodies were released to her ex-husband, Randall Beallis.
Charity, 40, and her children were found shot to death at their home in Bonanza on Dec. 3 at about 9:30 a.m., according to a media release from the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities went to the residence after receiving a call requesting a welfare check.
The bodies were discovered one day after a final divorce hearing involving Charity and her husband, Dr. Randall Beallis, 56, according to online court records that were first reported by local outlet 5News.
Charity’s remains were later released to her adult son, 24-year-old John Powell. The twins’ bodies, however, were released to their father, Randall, according to additional reporting by 5News and KNWA.
Charity was buried on Dec. 29, 2025, without her twins — despite John Powell’s wishes, he said in an interview with the Daily Mail.
“It’s sickening,” Powell 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.
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The three deaths remain under investigation, and the sheriff’s office has declined to comment on whether the twins’ father is a suspect, according to 5News.
On Dec. 4 — a day after deputies found Charity and her two children dead — Randall’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the divorce case because “the plaintiff passed away,” according to the outlet, citing court records.
A court filing from March shows Charity asked for full custody of her two children and a protective order for herself and the children after her husband was 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, according to online jail records.
Online court documents in the criminal case alleged Randall choked and caused physical harm to Charity on Feb. 16, according to reports by 5News and KNWA.
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In October, he pleaded guilty to third-degree battery. He was convicted, received a one-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 members of her family unless authorized by a valid court order.
The two married in 2015 and stopped living together in February 2025, according to online divorce records.
Randall’s attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
