Who were Thomas Randolph’s 6 wives? ‘The Black Widower’ explores a quadruple murder
Las Vegas, Nevada: The chilling case of Thomas Randolph, convicted of murdering his wife Sharon Cos, is featured in Investigation Discovery’s latest true crime docu-series titled ‘The Black Widower: Thomas Randolph’s Six Wives’.
The miniseries will likely explore his relationships with his six wives, two of whom divorced within a few years of their marriage, while the other four met a tragic end.
Before watching the series, take a look at Thomas Randolph’s six wives and how things ended for each of them.
Catherine Thomas
Thomas Randolph was first married to Catherine Thomas in 1975 (YouTube/@investigationdiscovery)
Randolph was 20 when he married 18-year-old Catherine Thomas in 1975. According to a report in The Sun, the pair separated in 1983 for reasons best known to them.
When Randolph was tried in court for the murder of his sixth wife, she testified against him, calling him “manipulative” and “manipulative”.
Becky Gault
Thomas Randolph acquitted of killing his second wife in the 1980s (YouTube/@investigationdiscovery)
Randolph then married a woman named Becky Gault. Sins and Survivors states that Becky suffered emotional abuse as Randolph began to control every aspect of her life.
Randolph hires a hitman named Eric Tarantino to kill Becky but he backs out, fearing that Randolph will kill him after the job is done.
Three years after their marriage, she was found dead in her home with a gunshot wound to the head. Her death was initially ruled a suicide but those who knew Becky suspected Randolph.
After his death, Randolph received $500,000 from the life insurance policy.
He was charged with Becky’s murder in 1988, more than two years after her death. He is also charged with a second-degree felony count of filing a false insurance claim.
To avoid a judgment against him, he hired another hitman to kill Eric Tarantino, so that he could not testify against him. However, the hitman turned out to be an undercover cop and Randolph was charged with conspiracy to murder.
Randolph eventually pleaded guilty but somehow walked away a free man. That’s when Becky’s mother Martha said, “He’s guilty, and he’s just going to kill somebody else’s daughter, so watch out,” as quoted by Sins & Survivors.
Gaya Allman
After the death of his second wife, he remarried. But the third time was not a charm for Randolph. Their marriage ended within a few years and his wife, Gayna Allman, took the stand against him in the murder trial of his sixth wife.
According to The Sun, Gayna told the jury that Randolph tried to kill her when she was married. He said he fired at her while she was cleaning his gun. Gona narrowly escaped but the bullet left a hole in the kitchen wall.
Francis Thomas
ID investigates the case of Thomas Randolph in a miniseries (YouTube/@investigationdiscovery)
Randolph’s fourth marriage was to Frances Thomas which ended with her death in 2004. He reportedly died of heart surgery. However, during his trial, a man named Glenn Morrison claimed that Randolph hired him to kill Francis and make it look like a robbery.
The man refused Randolph’s offer, and shortly after, Francis met a tragic end.
Leona Stapleton
Randolph married Leona Stapleton shortly after the death of his fourth wife. Not much is known about his marriage to Leona.
The Sun reports that Randolph claimed that Leona died of cancer.
Sharon Cos
Thomas Randolph convicted of murdering his sixth wife (YouTube/@investigationdiscovery)
Thomas Randolph’s sixth marriage was his last. Sharon Coss was found dead at home in 2008 after what appeared to be a home invasion.
Randolph claims he saw his wife dead and then shot and killed the masked man who broke into their home.
After suspecting Randolph, police arrested him in 2009 for the murders of Sharon and Michael Miller, the hit man he hired to kill his wife.
Although Randolph maintained his innocence, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to 60 years in prison in April 2024.
How to stream ‘The Black Widower’?
‘The Black Widower’ premieres July 15, 2024 on ID (YouTube/@investigationdiscovery)
‘The Black Widower’ is a true crime series premiering on July 15, 2024 on Investigation Discovery. The miniseries will also be available to stream on Prime Video and Max.
The official synopsis for ‘The Black Widower’ reads, “The six wives, four of whom are dead, have one thing in common – they were all married to Thomas Randolph.”
Trailer of ‘The Black Widower’