Hidden True Crime - Mom and Twins Found Murdered in Luxury Home I Charity Beallis Full Case Rundown

Episode Date: December 9, 2025

A mother who spent months warning that she wasn’t safe. Two young twins whose lives ended far too soon. And a triple homicide that a small Arkansas town never saw coming. In this episode, Lauren unpacks the heartbreaking deaths of 40-year-old Charity Beallis and her 6-year-old twins, discovered shot inside their family home just one day after a pivotal divorce hearing. With a history of domestic violence reports, protective orders, strangulation allegations, and pleas for help that echoed across court filings and social media, the warning signs had been building long before the murders. Yet today, no arrests have been made — and the question of what truly happened remains unanswered. About Hidden True Crime What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling. Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources Public Court Documents https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/family-speaks-death-charity-powell-035155397.html https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/crime/charity-powell-beallis-final-divorce-hearing/527-198e3758-b71e-454d-b402-e55c5c66f83a https://www.crimeonline.com/2025/12/06/arkansas-mother-twin-children-found-dead-a-day-after-divorce-from-violent-ex/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15363649/amp/mom-kids-murdered-arkansas-mansion-divorce-battle.html https://www.rivervalleydemocratgazette.com/news/2025/dec/05/sebastian-county-sheriffs-office-no-danger-to/ https://www.5newsonline.com/video/news/crime/latest-news-attorney-ex-husband-mother-bonanza-deaths-issues-statement/527-ce63d78d-2d45-4818-8d7b-4eb08b20950e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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lying inside the home where they should have been safest. The kind of crime you hope is the work of a stranger or a breaking gone wrong. No arrests have been made. But unfortunately, this likely isn't a mystery and likely wasn't random. Stick with me. For months, the warning signs of what,

could be coming were everywhere. There were police reports, protective orders, there were bruises, interviews with children. And most profoundly, there were the wife and mother's own words. Warnings she gave again and again and again. 40-year-old Charity Bialis had felt for months, maybe even years, that her husband would try to kill her. Charity, a mother fighting to protect her six-year-old twins, Maverick and Eliana,

would become the newest victims in a story we keep hearing about in this country, a violent partner, years of court documents, years of escalating abuse, and a justice system that allowed that escalating violence to continuously roam free. This isn't just a story about a triple homicide. My name is Laura Matthias, and at Hidden True Crime, we go beyond the headlines. We look at the psychology, the relationships, and the choices that lead to the unimaginable. Because sometimes to see the truth, you have to uncover what's hidden. This story takes us to Bonanza, Arkansas, a small border town that typically does not see major crime like this,

and certainly doesn't expect to wake up to a triple homicide investigation involving a respected local doctor and his young family. But this story goes far beyond one town or even one state. It's a chilling example of everything we already know about domestic violence, about escalations during divorce, and yet somehow still ignore or simply choose not to believe that it's real. Long before that horrific scene on First Avenue, long before the divorce filings and the strangulation report and the protective orders, Charity and her husband, 56-year-old, Dr. Randall Bialis had a history that looked, at least from the outside, like a typical story of a couple trying to build a life together. The two first married in 2012. Their early years were not easy. The relationship dissolved, and they divorced not long after. But like many couples who have trouble letting go, they found themselves drawn back to each other. They reconciled

sometime in 2013, this time taking it slower, dating again, rebuilding, and for a period, it seemed to work. They remarried on November 11, 2015, convinced that the second time around would be different. But Randall's relationship history, it did not start with charity, and that's an important part of this story. Before he ever met her, Randall had already been married at least twice. He had three older children, Emily and Maloney. Lisa and Ryan with his first wife, Donna. But it was a tragedy during his second marriage that many are now revisiting in light of the murders of charity and her twins.

So in 2012, the same year that he first married charity for the first time in 2012, a woman named Shauna Jeanette, Graham Bialis, one of Randall's former wives, was found dead from a gunshot wound. Shawna was a mother to a daughter from a prior relationship and the stepmother to Randall's three older children. Her death was ruled aside,

but friends and family who knew her, who loved Shauna, who understood her state of mind, have insisted for years that she did not take her own life. Back in 2012, a family member posted on

Facebook, quote, he needs to burn in hell for what he did to Shauna. And even back then, those close to Shauna shared that something did not feel right. The circumstances did not line up because the story they were told did not match the person she was. And after the deaths of Charity, Maverick, and Eliana, those same people are now reexamining everything, questioning whether Shauna's death was truly what it was ruled to be or whether it was an early warning sign that no one wanted to see. In fact, Shauna's niece posted just

three days ago on social media, quote, if they wouldn't have swept it under the rug when Randy did the same to her, this would not have even happened. I am praying for the family because my family knows the horrible pain that

they are feeling firsthand. My aunt was shot by this man and maybe this will bring enough attention to get her case reopened also. End quote. Charity, meanwhile, had built a life defined by resilience and responsibility before crossing paths with Randall. She attended the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, earned her nursing degree, and became a registered nurse. Charity also had a teenage son, John, born in 2002, who was the center

of her world long before the twins were born. By 2019, Charity was a stay-at-home mom devoting her time entirely to raising her children. Because in April 2019, Charity and Randall welcomed their twins, Maverick and Eliana, too bright, energetic, deeply loved children who instantly became the heart of the family. But behind the pictures and the family outings, behind the facade of stability, the relationship was contentious. Arguments became more frequent. Tensions escalated. And while most of the world saw a respected doctor and his wife raising their beautiful, beautiful children, those closest to the family began seeing cracks. The marriage finally shattered on February 16th, 2025 after a violent incident inside the couple's home. That day would mark

the beginning of the end. The moment the danger charity had lived with for years finally showed itself in a way she could no longer ignore. It was the final separation, the final turning point in a relationship that had already survived one divorce and reconciliation. But this time, there would be no third chance. This time the threat was too real. And from there, the tragedy that would unfold over the next nine months began its deadly countdown. So let's start back in February of this year, because while the murders happened in December, this tragedy was set in motion long before December of 2025.

On February 16th, 2025 officers with the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office, responded to a call at the Bialis home. According to court documents, this wasn't a misunderstanding or a heated argument that got out of hand. This was a strangulation. Charity told officers that her husband, Dr. Randallis, a local family physician with an active license, choked her in front of their children. And let me pause right there because this is important. Non-fatal strangulation is one of the highest predictors of later homicide and domestic violence cases. Experts will tell you, if a victim has been strangled even once, their risk of being killed by that partner increases 700%. This case checks that box instantly. During the investigation,

the children also reported that their father had suffocated them and threatened to harm them if they told anyone. Curity told investigators that there was infidelity and that in all August 2013, Randall beat her and almost strangled her to death. He portrayed her as the aggressor and had her arrested, but the charges were eventually dropped. Between the years 2015 and Charity's pregnancy with the twins in 2019, Randall physically abused Charity numerous times. One time included Randall holding a shotgun to her face. During each attack, Charity said that Randall was under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, including heroin. And once the twins were born, Randall's tactics reportedly converted to mainly psychological, emotional, and financial abuse.

Charity told investigators that Randall drank to excess, specifically whiskey and gin. She said that she believed that his extreme rage was directly related to his drug and alcohol use. In the February 2025 incident, Charity believes Randall was under the influence. Shearity believes Randall was under the influence of heroin. As a result of the February incident, Randall was arrested on multiple charges, aggravated assault on a family member, third-degree domestic battery, and two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a minor. A no-contact order was put in place. He was barred from being near charity or the children unless authorized by the court. And charity, she did exactly what she was supposed to do next. She filed for divorce. Randall moved into an

apartment in nearby Fort Smith. On March 5th, she filed a petition citing the February strangulation incident laying out a history of domestic violence. Randy allegedly using heroin and requesting full custody of their six-year-old twins. She told the court she feared for her safety and theirs. Her filings also said something else. The couple shared the home on First Avenue, the same home where months later Charity and the twins would be found dead. After Randall's arrest, charity became the sole resident of that home. And I want to share some posts Charity made on Facebook during this time, even though they're a little long, I think they perfectly reflect her mindset and how she was trying to remain strong for her children and herself. In one post she wrote,

quote, today is our twins sixth birthday filled with joy, laughter, and love, but there's also a quiet heaviness, the weight of who we once hoped you'd become still lingers. You hurt us, not because we weren't enough, but because of wounds in you that you wouldn't face. I know how hard it is to confront what's buried, to face pain instead of passing it on, grieving the loss of the person we hoped you'd be feels like grieving a death. It's confusing. The betrayal cuts deep, and so does the letting go of what we once believed was possible. But I trust that God will guide us through this healing process, and only he knows whether you'll be part of that

healing too. We needed you. And even now, I believe there's hope for everyone. I still pray for your repentance for true healing, for lasting change. Time will tell if you become who God created you to be. Only then could you be the kind of father our children deserve. End quote. In another post, she wrote, quote, I survived the chaos he called love, the betrayal, the manipulation, the financial devastation, the sleepless nights with two terrified children, the gaslighting that made me questioned reality, the silent wars behind closed doors. He didn't pause when he was destroying everything sacred, not when he betrayed our family, not when he chose abuse over accountability, not when I was left to pick up shattered pieces with shaking hands, dehydrated and broken,

pleading for breath and strength in the silence. But now, now that I've begun rebuilding, now that I've chose healing, truth, and freedom over fear, he wants to pause. To pause what exactly? The games, the control, the narrative he spun to everyone else while I was silently drowning. This isn't love. It's damage control. It's ego dressed up as romance. It's panic, disguise, as sentiment. He thought I'd always stay small. He thought I'd never leave. I never imagined I'd rise from the wreckage. But I did. I am. So no, I don't need flowers. I needed safety. I needed respect. I needed a father for my children who didn't teach them love. looks like fear. I won't be fooled by gestures. I'm not angry out of bitterness. I'm fierce with

memory. And I'll never forget what we endured. Let him pause. I'm building something real. For me, for my babies, and we're not looking back ever. End quote. Meanwhile, the criminal case against Randall was moving forward. For a moment, it looked like accountability was coming. But by October, everything seemed to shift. In October, prosecutors amended Randall's sandals charges down to a single count, third-degree battery. He pleaded guilty and received a one-year suspended sentence. He was ordered to pay about $1,650 in fines and fees and required to continue no contact. Most importantly, no jail time. By all appearances, he was given a sweet deal, a deal that charity seemingly approved, something that later her father, Randy, says she agreed to

because she believed this was the only way to keep her kids safe. She hoped to give to guilt. She hoped to guilty plea on record would strengthen her custody case. But Randall had other ideas. He counter-filed in the divorce. He accused Charity of misconduct and asked for custody. He began building his own narrative, one that painted him as the victim of overreach and as the parent more fit to raise the twins. Divorce proceedings continued and the custody investigations were ongoing, dragging the case into late fall. All the while, Charity was telling everyone who would listen that she was afraid for her life. In August, Charity left a comment on a news story posted by local station KFSM. It wasn't even a story about her case, but what she wrote was haunting. She wrote, quote, 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. I've tried to reach prosecuting attorney Daniel Shoe, 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. Charity went as far as going to an Arkansas state senator.

That's how desperate she was. She met with state senator Terry Rice earlier this year and told him she was terrified. She told him she feared for her safety and believed her children were in danger. She said she knew what Randall was capable of. Rice connected her with state police and crimes against children resources. But the truth is, even that wasn't enough. Because impending divorce, especially when custody is contested, is one of the highest risk periods for domestic homicide.

And this was a divorce with strangulation, prior violence, a power imbalance. He was this respected doctor in the community, a medical professional with money and standing. right and a mother who had taken the children and the home and a man who believed he had something to lose. So if you wrote a checklist of lethality indicators for domestic violence, this case scores almost every single one of them. And then came the final divorce hearing, honestly just a few days ago on December 2nd, two days before the murders, Charity and Randall both appeared at the courthouse in Fort Smith. court staff later told reporters that the documents surrounding that hearing should be available, but it doesn't appear that they are. We've looked. We are investigating everything right now.

No paperwork exists yet in the public record indicating the outcome. But here's what Randall's attorney later claimed. He says Dr. Bialis was awarded joint custody. He says the twins were going to be spending more time with him and that things were moving in his client's favor. That's a quote, moving in his client's favor. Now, Charity's family disputes this. They believe no such ruling had been finalized, and records appear to back that up. But one thing is undeniable. The day after Charity was found dead, Randall's attorney filed a motion to dismiss the divorce. Dismiss the divorce. Yeah. Why? Well, if the divorce is dismissed, everything charity was about to gain, custody, property, child support, that beautiful lavish home, it would revert back to Randall.

Charity's father, Randy Powell, yes, same nickname, but this is Charity's father, last name Powell, Randy Powell. He saw it immediately as a financial motive. He said, quote, there's nobody else in the world that had any reason to harm her, meaning charity, or those babies but him, and that it was only for financial gain and the hatred he had, end quote. Then came December 3rd, the welfare check. At around 9.30 a.m., deputies arrived at the family's sprawling $760,000 home on First Avenue. Someone still publicly unidentified had requested a welfare check. When deputies knocked, no one answered. Two workers who were at the property helped them get inside. and there they found a 40-year-old Charity Bialis and two six-year-old twins.

All of them dead. All of them with gunshot wounds. The scene, it was chilling. There were no signs of forced entry, no evidence of a random intruder, and no indication anyone else had a motive. Despite that, as of right now, again, law enforcement, they have not named a suspect and no one has been arrested. Since the murders, Charity's father, Randy Powell, is practically living on adrenaline and grief. One moment he's breaking down. The next moment he's furious, he told the local news outlet, quote, one moment I'll be crying, and the next minute I'm mad, I don't even know how to explain it. I have never expected to ever have to go through something like this. He also says Charity told him more than once that Randall was going to kill her.

Her oldest son, 24-year-old John Powell, said something even more devastating. He said, quote, my mother fought for nine months, the last nine months to save her life and those babies and nothing happened. Now all three of them are dead. I'm scared to death for my life at this point, end quote. In other words, he believes the violence isn't over. It's been two days since tragedy struck the Powell family. If I could, I'd give my mother. a big hug and look at her in the eyes and tell her I loved her. Hold my baby's baby brother

and sister one more time like I did the first day that he's born. Tell them I loved them. I'll do anything I can to protect them. All that's left is the idea of what should have been. I would just love to hold my daughter and my grandchildren and my arms again and verify my love for them, the way they love me. 40-year-old chance. Charity Powell and her six-year-old twins were found shot to death in her home Wednesday morning, just one day after Charity's final divorce hearing. She shot through the chest and then in the head. And their babies are shot through the chest.

That means one of them babies had to watch the other one or however it went down. Or maybe they watched their mother die. And then they both. And then one of them got to watch the other than die. John and Randy Powell say despite the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office not releasing any details, nor whether there is even a suspect in the triple homicide, there's no doubt in their mind who pulled the trigger. Randall B. Alice, he's a powerful and evil man. All he cares about is money and himself. There was nobody else in the world that had any reason to harm her or those babies but him.

And that was only for financial gain and for the hatred that he had. Court documents reveal the violent intense months leading up to the divorce between charity and her then husband Randall Bialis. Charity was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of Randall. He pled guilty to a charge in October. Charity had also filed for custody of the two twins, as well as an order of protection. The day after they were found dead, Randall filed for the divorce to be dismissed. A deal, the Powell say, would have benefited Charity. Luke Rochson was supposed to sell a house within 60 days, and she got her new BMW, $10,000, dollars and half of the earnings of the property bought, which he would go to him.

With her dead, now he gets to keep that, plus her insurance she had on her, her life insurance that he had on her. He's the only one that anything to gain. John Powell, sitting at the left of that kitchen table, was Charity's son, a half-brother to the twins. Charity was my mother that loved me. I know she did. She had a heart for them babies. She was a good Christian woman that was baptized a few months ago. Them kids was precious, real precious. They were innocent.

Sitting to the right, her father. Together, they're the only two Powell's left. One moment I'll be crying and the next minute I'm mad and I don't even know how to explain it. I never expected to ever have to go through something like this in my life. They say up until the three were found dead, Charity did everything she could. to survive. My mother fought for nine months, the last nine months, to save her life and then babies. Nothing happened. Now all three of them is dead. She would have fought tooth and nail, which is why she may have been shot twice, to protect them babies. I know she went out with a fight. I promise.

Now, all they can do is fight for justice and try to protect themselves. Well, I'm scared to death for my life at this point. publicly, the sheriff's office has said very little beyond that the case is isolated and that there is no danger to the public. According to them, search warrants have been executed, interviews have been conducted, and the investigation is ongoing. Whenever law enforcement say there's no danger to the public, it usually because they believe the killer had no other targets or is contained. But they haven't clarified which or either of those. Randall's attorney also released a statement saying that Randall is cooperating and he says he wants law enforcement to find the truth. So far, he has not been named a suspect or publicly accused by police.

But Charity's family, they are not confused. They are not unsure. They believe that he killed Charity and his twins. And unfortunately, the timeline, the motive, the risk factors, all of these. all of the evidence at this point does support their fear. So this case, it is about Charity, it is about Maverick, and it is about Eliana. As we wait for the official determination, the autopsy results in the investigative findings. One thing remains painfully clear. Charity saw her death coming. She was afraid. She warned the system, even politicians,

and the system, from what I can see right now, the system shrugged. But of course, we are going to continue to follow this case. We are going to continue following the court filings. Again, there is stuff that still hasn't been made public. We are watching closely. And whatever comes next in this investigation for charity, for Maverick, and for Eliana, they deserved a lifetime, not a headline. but we will continue following this for them.

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