A chilling new discovery has been made in an investigation into the deaths of a wife and her two young children in rural Arkansas.
Charity Beallis and her two six-year-old twins were found shot to death on December 3 in their $780,000 mansion in Bonanza earlier this month amid a bitter divorce and custody battle with her abusive husband, who has been cooperating with the police investigation.
Now, it has emerged personal belongings from the slain family were found discarded in a dumpster miles from their home days after the killings, according to local news station KNWA/FOX24.
The items were discovered on December 6 by a dumpster diver in Fort Smith, roughly 15 miles from the family home.
Inside the black trash bag were intimate family keepsakes: printed photographs of Beallis with her children, framed portraits, a child’s painted artwork, handwritten notes and medical paperwork bearing her name and home address.
Also recovered was a delicate gold necklace engraved with the names of Beallis’ children, along with a religious or spiritual art print depicting a woman embracing a robed figure.
The woman who found the bag said she initially pulled it from the dumpster and did not examine its contents until the following morning, when she realized the photographs and paperwork appeared to belong to the slain family. She contacted police immediately.
Charity Beallia and her six-year-old twins (pictured) were found shot dead on December 3
The Bonanza, Arkansas home where Charity Beallis and her two six-year-old twins were found shot to death on December 3
Detectives later collected the items and returned to the dumpster site, which was located near an apartment complex, according to local news.
Charity’s adult son from a previous marriage, John Powell, later corroborated the woman’s account, saying he met her at his attorney’s office and heard the same details firsthand.
Powell said that when he later raised the discovery with a detective assigned to the case, the response caught him off guard.
‘How did you find out?’ the detective allegedly asked.
The discovery comes as the case remains under intense scrutiny following bitter divorce proceedings between Charity Beallis and her estranged husband, Dr Randall Beallis, which had reached a critical stage just days before the killings.
Dr Beallis is a family medicine physician based in the Fort Smith area.
According to the Arkansas Department of Health, he still has an active medical license, which does not expire until February 2027
Charity filed for divorce weeks after Randall Beallis was convicted of third degree battery for allegedly strangling her in front of their children earlier this year.
He was originally charged with aggravated assault on a family member, third-degree domestic battery, and two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a minor.
But the charges were amended in October to only include third-degree battery.
Randall pleaded guilty to the charge and received a 1-year suspended imposition of sentence and was ordered to pay more than $1,500 in court fees.
A judge also barred him from having contact with Charity or any members of her family unless authorized by a court order.
She had obtained a restraining order and sought sole custody of the twins, telling the court she feared for her safety despite protective measures being in place.
Following her death, attorneys for Randall Beallis moved to dismiss the divorce on the grounds that it had not been finalized, a move that would legally classify him as a widower.
Printed photographs of Charity Beallis posing with her two young children were among the personal items found inside a black trash bag discarded in a Fort Smith dumpster days after the killings
A framed photograph of Beallis seated beside her husband was found among the items turned over to police
Attorneys representing Charity’s eldest son, John Randall Powell, later sought to have the decree entered and to appoint him administrator of her estate.
Daily Mail further revealed that Randall Beallis’ previous wife also died from a gunshot wound in 2012, a death that was ruled a suicide.
Family members have questioned that conclusion, though no connection to the current case has been established by investigators.
Authorities have not named a suspect, and Randall Beallis has denied any wrongdoing. His attorney has said he is cooperating fully with the investigation.
Officers were sent to the family’s home on First Avenue in Bonanza for a welfare check shortly before 9.30am on December 3.
After receiving no response, they entered the residence with assistance from workers on site and found three people dead, all suffering apparent gunshot wounds.
The bodies were transported to the Arkansas Crime Lab in Little Rock for autopsies to determine the exact cause and timing of death.
The Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office said its Criminal Investigation Division is leading the investigation.
Multiple search warrants have been executed, and additional interviews are ongoing.
No arrests have been announced.
