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podcast details true crime cases. It

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contains adult themes and may contain descriptions

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of violence. It is not intended

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for children. Listener discretion is

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advised. Thank

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you for joining me for today's episode of Once

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Upon a Crime. Welcome to

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season nine. In our

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first true crime series this season,

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I'll share cases of family annihilators.

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A family annihilator is a parent, most

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often a father, who murders several members

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of their immediate family in a short

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period of time. One

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infamous example of a family annihilator is

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John List, who I covered in season

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one of this podcast, episode 39. John

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List murdered his wife, children, and mother

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before going on the run for 17 years.

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In today's case, I'll tell you the

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story of Ronald Jean Simmons. Simmons

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is unique in that he not only

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killed his family members in a methodically

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planned way over several days, but

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also continued his killing spree to

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exact revenge on employers and others.

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This is chapter one of Deadly Dads,

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Ronald Jean Simmons. Ronald

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Jean Simmons was obsessed with having things

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in order. His possessions were

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cataloged and notated in ledgers, journals,

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and on scraps of paper. He

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kept Start

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