RETIRED AIR FORCE: Ronald Gene Simmons

Military Murder

Mama Margot Productions LLC

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Ronald Gene Simmons was a Navy Veteran and Air Force retiree who went on to commit the worst family mass murder in the history of the United States… Join Margot, as she tells you about this retiree who committed a total of 16 murders in the span of a week… —— Ways to support your favorite podcast: Join My Patreon Family! Subscribe to Military Murder Premium on Apple Podcast! Rate/Review the Show! Tell a Friend about Military Murder —— Thanks to Today’s Sponsors: June’s Journey! Download “June’s Journey” on the Apple App Store or Google Play! Fight Camp! Visit fightcamp.com/militarymurder to get a free heart rate monitor and jump rope with purchase! ----- Military Murder is a military true crime podcast that focuses on murders committed by military members, veterans, and sometimes their family members. ---- Follow on social: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@militarymargot Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/militarymurderpodcast Discussion Group: https://facebook.com/groups/militarytruecrime Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Military murder is an independent project and is not endorsed by the Department of Defense or any military component.
0:06.0	The views expressed are those of those. The content of this podcast is not meant to be legal or medical advice.
0:13.0	Warning, this episode contains graphic details of murder and is not suitable for young listeners.
0:19.0	Listen, I'm not sure I can get the phone.
0:31.0	Welcome back, Trooper Army. I am your host Margot and this is Military Murder, a show where I focus on crimes committed by military members and veterans.
0:44.0	But don't worry, you don't have to know anything about the military till listen, I promise. You just have to be a trooper enthusiast and if that's you, welcome home.
0:53.0	Before I begin today's tragic story, I wanted to let everyone know that I now have a YouTube channel and I would love for you to head on over to YouTube and subscribe.
1:01.0	I'm on YouTube as Mama Margot, so just search for me and subscribe. I'm in the process of putting some videos together for everyone, so I hope I'll see you there.
1:10.0	One more thing, I need to give a huge shout out to you a couple of patron twins, Courtney and Thiago Pervez. Hey, hey!
1:19.0	I told me that you both are huge fans of the show and I just wanted to say I love you and thank you for all your support.
1:24.0	Alright everyone, on to the show.
1:27.0	So, I chose today's case specifically for this week because it's a historic case that occurred 35 years ago around the holiday season.
1:36.0	And sadly, it still holds a record for the most deaths by a family annihilator.
1:42.0	Trigger warning for this particular episode, the case involves mass murder, the murder of children and the sexual assault of the perpetrator's own daughter.
1:51.0	Listener discretion is advised.
1:54.0	Join me today as I tell you the story of retired Air Force master sergeant Ronald Jean Simmons.
2:00.0	Now, let's dig in.
2:03.0	My sources for this episode are various court opinions, the encyclopedia of Arkansas website and articles written in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News, the Associated Press,
2:16.0	The Shark 4 News, UPI, the Fort Worth Star Telegraph, Garnet News Service, Newsmember, and Dallas Morning News.
2:23.0	Before I begin, let me just say that in preparing the initial draft of this script, I relied on the sources I just mentioned.
2:29.0	After I was done writing, I read a book by Jim Moore titled Rampage.
2:34.0	It was initially published in 1990 and then republished in November of 2022.
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