Ark. Mom Attended Final Divorce Hearing with Husband. The Next Day, She and Her 2 Kids Were Found Slain

Ark. Mom Attended Final Divorce Hearing with Husband. The Next Day, She and Her 2 Kids Were Found Slain

Charity Beallis, 40, of Bonanza, and her two young children were found shot to death on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in their sprawling Arkansas mansion

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Mon, December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM UTC

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Charity Beallis and the Bonanza, Ark., home where she and her two children were found shot to death

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Charity Beallis, 40, and her two children, believed to be about 6 years old, were found shot to death in their Arkansas mansion, police said
She had filed for divorce against her husband in March of this year
She was killed a day after they attended a hearing to finalize their divorce

A woman and her two children were found shot to death in their stately Arkansas mansion — the day after attending her final divorce hearing.

On Wednesday, Dec. 3, at about 9:30 a.m., Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call for a welfare check at a home on the 1100 block of 1st Ave. in Bonanza, according to a news release.

No one answered the door initially, but two workers at the property eventually let the deputies inside. There they found the bodies of a woman — identified as 40-year-old Charity Beallis — and her two young children, all suffering from gunshot wounds, per the release.

The children were not identified but were born in 2019 and are believed to be about 6 years old, according to online court documents filed in the divorce case.

When the bodies were discovered, the sheriff’s office said autopsies would be conducted to determine the official causes of deaths for the three victims.

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Charity Beallis and her two children

"Search warrants have been written and executed with more search warrants anticipated during the investigation. Interviews have taken place with more anticipated,” the sheriff’s office said in the release, adding that information "is still being gathered.”

Police have not yet made any arrests and have not said anything about potential suspects.

One detail local outlets unearthed, however, is that Beallis had filed for divorce from her husband, Dr. Randall Beallis, 56, on March 5, 2025, according to online court records first cited by 5News.

The two attended a final divorce hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Sebastian County Courthouse in Fort Smith — the day before she and her children were found dead in their home, the outlet reported.

On Thursday, 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, 2025, 5News and KNWA FOX24 reported.

In October, he pleaded guilty to third-degree battery. He 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 Feb. 2025, according to online divorce records.

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In August 2025, Beallis commented on an unrelated 5News Facebook post, writing, "I’m living this battle right now. I am the victim, yet I’ve been treated like the problem while the criminal — a local doctor — is being shielded by the very system that’s supposed to protect us." She wrote that she "tried to reach Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Shue, but he won't even accept a letter from me."

“My voice, as the victim, has been shut out. This is not just about me — this is about a system that protects offenders and rejects victims. Lives are at stake, including the lives of young children. The case is public information: State of Arkansas vs. Randy Beallis, Case No. 66GCR-25-31 (available on Court Connect). Transparency matters. Accountability matters. Victims matter," the comment continued.

John Powell, Beallis' oldest son, told KNWA FOX24 that his mother did everything she could to protect herself and the two younger children in the past year.

“My mother fought for nine months, the last nine months, to save her life and them babies, and nothing happened,” Powell told the outlet. “Now all three of them is dead.”

He said he believes his mother would have fought “tooth and nail” to protect the children. "She went out with a fight," he said, per the outlet.

Shue and Randall's attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.

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