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Bersabe Rebecca Simmons

Death by Force
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In the quiet town of Dover, Arkansas, the Christmas season of 1987 was irrevocably shattered by a chilling wave of violence that began within the walls of the Simmons family home. Bersabe Rebecca Simmons, a 46-year-old female, became the first victim in a gruesome familicide orchestrated by her husband, Ronald Gene Simmons. On December 22, 1987, what should have been a time of festive preparation turned into a scene of unimaginable horror as Ronald bludgeoned and shot his wife.

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    Victim Details

    Bersabe Rebecca Simmons

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Dover

    AR

    1987-12-22

    46

    Bersabe

    Rebecca Simmons

    11/14/2025

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