Storyteller Podcast

Love true crime, mysteries, folklore, and all things strange? So do we. Each week, one host dives deep into a wild, spooky, or unbelievable story—from history’s forgotten scandals and eerie folktales to chilling true crime, bizarre conspiracies, and unexplained hauntings.

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Ronald Gene Simmon's Christmas Killing Spree

December 21, 2025 • Courtney and Teresa✨ • Episode 14

The darkest secret kept for the holidays...

In December 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons, a decorated former U.S. military serviceman, enacted the deadliest case of familicide in American history—a horrific rampage spanning a week in rural Arkansas that claimed the lives of 16 people, including 14 members of his own immediate family.

Join us as we trace the footsteps of a monster who turned the holiday season into an unimaginable scene of horror.

References:

Ronald Gene Simmons | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Horrific Crimes of Ronald Gene Simmons – Killing Spree – True Crime Weekly

Ronald Gene Simmons Killed 16 People — 14 Of Them Were His Family

Stone Gardens: Ronald Gene Simmons - The story of the most prolific familial mass murderer in Arkansas history

Simmons, Ronald Gene - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Ronald Gene Simmons - Wikipedia

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