An Arkansas mother killed herself in her mansion 24 hours after divorcing her abusive doctor husband, with their young twins found dead beside her, both murdered.
The cause of death for Charity Beallis was announced by Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, almost three months to the day after her death, the River Valley Democrat Gazette reported.
The sheriff’s office also said that Charity wished to reconcile with her husband and that the three were found dead less than 24 hours after he refused and the divorce was finalized, 5news reported.
No further information was given on whether she killed her six-year-old twins, a boy named Maverick and a girl called Eliana, as part of a murder suicide. More details are expected at a later date.
There have been no arrests in relation to the deaths of the children.
The trio were found dead at the sprawling $750,000 Colonial-style home in Bonanza in December, less than 24 hours after Charity had finalized her split from Dr Randall Beallis, 56.
Beallis was convicted last year of battery after admitting to strangling Charity in front of their children.
His previous wife also died from a gunshot wound in 2012, though her death was ruled a suicide.
Court records show Charity had been seeking full custody of the twins and had obtained a protective order against Beallis, citing his history of abuse.
The details of the custody ruling were not made public, but Charity’s attorney told the Daily Mail that she failed in that effort and that a judge awarded joint custody at the final hearing on December 2.
In her final text exchange with her older son, John Powell, Charity voiced hope for a future away from Beallis, beyond the years of abuse her family claims she was forced to endure.
‘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.
‘Then she wanted to hopefully one day become a good grandmother and just enjoy the things that any normal family would want.’
Powell claimed that in the months before her death, Charity confided numerous times that she was ‘terrified’ of her husband.
‘She was always worrying about something happening,’ he said. ‘She was fighting so hard to protect her kids.’
Court records show Charity obtained a restraining order against Beallis in February 2025 after he attacked her at home. She filed for divorce the following month and Beallis later pleaded guilty to domestic battery, receiving a suspended sentence.
Powell and Charity’s father, Randy Powell, have both said they do not believe Charity would have been capable of harming her children.
‘I can’t picture my mom shooting with a gun and killing my little brother and sister at six years old,’ said the younger Powell.
‘She was terrified, and she was hoping that she could get out of there safe and go on with her life to become the person she always wanted to be.’
Three days after they were found dead, a dumpster diver sifting through trash 15 miles away in Fort Smith found a garbage bag filled with Charity’s belongings and other intimate family keepsakes, including photos and a gold necklace engraved with the kids’ names.
It remains unclear how the items came to be discarded.
Investigators with Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office also called the discovery a ‘red flag’ but declined to elaborate further.
Beallis, a family practitioner licensed in Arkansas for nearly two decades, has faced multiple complaints involving his family, which were reviewed by the Arkansas State Medical Board, records first obtained by 5News show.
In January 2018, the board reprimanded Beallis for prescribing opioid medication to Charity following a surgery – conduct he later acknowledged was inappropriate. He faced no disciplinary action.
The board reviewed Beallis again in February 2021 following a dispute involving Charity’s son, John Powell, in which Beallis and Charity were accused of slashing the teenager’s truck tires with knives during an argument.
Beallis later pleaded no contest to misdemeanor criminal mischief and received a suspended sentence. The medical board again took no action.
Beallis appeared before the board again last year after Charity filed domestic abuse charges, claiming he attacked her in front of their children.
In written responses, Beallis denied the allegations, saying the incident stemmed from a dispute over her phone and insisting he never choked or strangled her.
He later pleaded guilty to third-degree battery and was issued a suspended sentence.
No disciplinary action had been taken against Beallis by the time Charity and the children were found dead. State records show his medical license remains active and is due to expire in February 2027.
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