How many wives did Thomas Randolph have? Details explored

The case of Thomas Randolph has confused authorities in Las Vegas for years as his life seemed to be darker than an average crime thriller. Randolph, also dubbed as The Black Widower, was convicted for the murder-for-hire plot of his sixth wife, Sharon Causse.

The investigators later found that four of his previous wives had passed away under suspicious circumstances. The three-part series, The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph, focuses on Thomas Randolph and his six wives as it streams on Investigation Discovery. The official synopsis reads,

"Over eight years, the infamous Black Widower Thomas Randolph stands trial for the murder of his wife and her handyman; the victims' families are ready to see justice served, but a surprise ruling from the Nevada Supreme Court threatens everything."

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Who were Thomas Randolph's six wives? Details explored

1) Kathryn Thomas

Randolph met his first wife, Kathryn Thomas, in Utah and the two got married in 1975. At the time, she was 18 while he was 20 years of age. While the couple seemed to live an ordinary life on the surface, Kathryn described Randolph to be controlling, manipulative, and psychologically abusive, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Thomas and Kathryn got divorced in 1983 and went on to take the stand against him in his second wife Becky Gault's murder trial. Kathryn reportedly shared on Dateline,

“I was really afraid he would do something to harm me.”

Thomas Randolph was known to be a serial womanizer and a drug dealer during his first marriage.

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2) Becky Gault

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Randolph had married his second wife, Becky Gault, the day his divorce from Kathryn Thomas was finalized. In 1986, Becky was found shot to death with a bullet to her temple at their 2265 S. First West Clearfield home three years later.

The Las Vegas Sun reported that Randolph had called 911 and Becky's death had been declared a suicide as described by him over the call. He had collected $500,000 in insurance payout which served as evidence when he was arrested for Becky's homicide.

Randolph's former co-worker, Eric Tarantino, had come forward to share that Randolph had asked him to kill Becky which he was not able to go through. Randolph pleaded guilty to witness tampering and was acquitted of all charges in 1989, per Oxygen.

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3) Gayna Allmon

Randolph's third wife, Gayna Allmon, testified at Sharon Causse's murder trial wherein she mentioned having escaped a stray bullet from Randolph's gun. According to Fox News, Allmon shared with the court that Randolph had been cleaning his gun when it allegedly misfired.

The bullet hit the kitchen wall as it missed Allmon narrowly. Gayna Allmon believed that the bullet was meant for her and the couple, thus, divorced soon after.

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4) Francis Thomas

Francis Thomas was Randolph’s fourth wife who had allegedly passed away from a heart surgery due to a complicated heart condition at the hospital. Francis' passing away seemed to have happened under mysterious circumstances, as her daughter Rachel Gaskins mentioned to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Sharon Causse's murder trial revealed a witness, Glen Morrison, who claimed that he had been hired by Randolph for a hit on Francis.

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5) Leona Stapleton

The Las Vegas Review-Journal mentioned that Randolph's fifth wife, Leona Stapleton, had passed away due to cancer.

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6) Sharon Causse

Thomas Randolph's sixth wife, Sharon Causse, was found shot to death in the hallway of their home in Clearfield in May 2008. The crime scene was made to look like a home invasion and the intruder, Michael Miller, had been shot to death by Randolph.

The investigations revealed that the alleged intruder had been a hired handyman while they presumed that Randolph's motive was to collect the $300,000 from insurance proceeds.

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Catch all the details as The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph streams on ID.