March 25, 2022- 1:02 p.m.
Patrick Simmons stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Kelli Goodermont, multiple times before setting her on fire in St. Paul Minnesota.
He stated he killed her because she was a witch, and he was saving babies from being sacrificed.
Witnesses called 911 just before 9:00am on March 15, 2022 and reported that a woman was on fire.
Police responded to the 17and found Kelli Goodermont badly burned. She was not breathing. She was pronounced dead on scene at 9:04am.
Witnesses told police that Simmons approached Kelli and started punching her. He stabbed her multiple times before she fell to the ground.
He then doused her with a liquid and set her on fire. While she was on fire, Simmons continued to kick her.
A coworker of Kelli’s grabbed a fire extinguisher to try to put out the fire. He noticed Simmons walking away with a lighter in his hand. Simmons got in his car and drove to his home.
Around 9:15am, another 911 call was made about a fire taking place at Simmon’s house in the 500 block of Nine Mile Creek Circle. Police believed he started the fire purposely and left.
Co-workers had followed Simmons and saw him sitting in his car nearby his burning home. They waved down police and Simmons was arrested.
When he was arrested, Simmons told investigators that Kelli was a witch, and he set her on fire “to stand up for the babies being killed and sacrificed with witchcraft.” He also told police he burned down his own home because of “paranormal activity.”
Simmons has been charged with arson and second-degree intentional murder. He is being held on $3 million bail.
Simmons’s had a past of domestic violence and experience a psychotic break last year in June.
He had been ordered to be committed but the order was stayed when Simmons agreed to meet the courts requirements.
Kelli’s friends and family want to bring awareness to domestic violence.
On the GoFundMe, the organizer stated, “We hope her story brings to light the dangers of Domestic Violence, and someone out there reads her story and gets the help they need.”
The National Domestic Hotline is 800.799.7233 or text START to 88788.
