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Airforce Sergeant Turned Murderer
What made him kill the people he vowed to protect?
Family seems to hold immense importance for some people, while it is the bane of their existence for others. However, the world is not black and white. From time to time, certain feelings and beliefs inevitably mingle with each other, no matter how contradicting. This is apparent in the case of Ronald Simmons. From starting an illicit relationship with his biological daughter to the eventual murder of his whole family. The fault here can’t be limited to bad familial ties but something akin to suppressed emotions and a twisted mentality. No one understood what fueled Ronald’s need for revenge, but it seemed to be enough to make him feel justified that shedding blood was the only way to get even. He murdered 14 people, but why?
Successful Career in the Armed Forces
Ronald Gene Simmons had been through many different phases of life, none of which allowed an understanding of why he had eventually become a stone-cold murderer. One could assume it all started when his father died from a stroke in 1943, and after that, it wasn’t long before Ronald’s mother chose to…
