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Narrative report / manuscript excerpt
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Summary
This document appears to be a narrative excerpt (page 167) regarding the infamous Tison Gang prison breakout and subsequent murder spree in Arizona (historically 1978). It details the carjacking and murder of the Lyons family (John, wife, baby, niece) by Gary Tison and Randy Greenawalt, while Tison's sons (Donny, Ricky, Ray) watched or were sent away during the execution. It notes the public terror caused by the event, specifically mentioning future Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who was a local judge at the time.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| John Lyons | Victim |
A young marine driving his family on vacation; stopped to help the escapees and was murdered.
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| Gary | Perpetrator |
Referred to as 'father' of the boys; ordered the kidnapping and participated in the murder of the Lyons family.
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| Randy Greenawalt | Perpetrator |
Participated in the murder of the Lyons family; drove the getaway car.
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| Donny | Perpetrator/Witness |
One of the 'boys' (Gary's son); witnessed the aftermath of the murder.
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| Ricky | Perpetrator/Witness |
One of the 'boys' (Gary's son); was sent to retrieve a water jug before the shooting started.
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| Ray / Raymond | Perpetrator/Witness |
One of the 'boys' (Gary's son); was sent to retrieve a water jug before the shooting started.
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| Uncle Joe | Associate |
Marijuana dealer who supplied the white Lincoln.
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| Sandra Day O’Connor | Judge/Concerned Citizen |
Then serving as a Maricopa County Trial Judge; feared for her family during the manhunt.
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| Lyons Family | Victims |
Includes Mother, Baby, and Niece (who died of dehydration/blood loss later).
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Arizona police |
Found the bodies of the Lyons family.
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| Maricopa County Court |
Implied by Sandra Day O'Connor's role as Trial Judge.
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Timeline (2 events)
1978 (Historical context)
1978 (Historical context, document dated 2012)
Carjacking and kidnapping of the Lyons family by the Tison gang.
Roadside / Desert
Locations (2)
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Implied by mention of Arizona police and Maricopa County.
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Where the murders took place.
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Relationships (3)
Text refers to 'Their father' and 'the boys'.
Gary and Randy got into the Lincoln... Their father and Randy had left behind.
Lincoln supplied by their Uncle Joe.
Key Quotes (4)
"Their father had murdered an entire family—father, mother, baby and niece—for no apparent reason."Source
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"The crimes were characterized by the media as a “mad-dog murder spree,” and a “death orgy,” and a “ritualistic execution.”"Source
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"Among the mothers who feared for their families was Sandra Day O’Connor, who was then serving as a Maricopa County Trial Judge."Source
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"You boys go back into the Mazda and get the water jug."Source
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Within minutes, the alarm was sounded and the manhunt was on. But the escapees were keeping to back roads in the old white Lincoln supplied by their Uncle Joe, a marijuana dealer. A tire went flat the next day and was replaced with a spare. Later that night, another went flat. There was no spare.
At about the same time, a young marine named John Lyons was driving his family on a vacation. About an hour into their road trip, John saw a young man standing on the side of the road next to a white Lincoln waving his arms for assistance. At first John passed; then he stopped, backed up, and pulled next to the Lincoln. Four more men appeared out of the shadows with their guns drawn. One of them ordered the Lyonses out of the car and motioned them into the back seat of the Lincoln. Two of the men got in the car with them, and the others got into the Mazda.
The Lincoln bumped along for several miles down the rocky dirt road, with the Mazda following behind. Gary stopped and the Lyonses were ordered out of the Lincoln while the men cleaned out the Mazda, put their guns in it, and loaded the Lyons’ suitcases into the Lincoln.
Then Gary and Randy got into the Lincoln and drove it seventy yards farther into the desert. They shot some holes into the engine to disable it and told the boys to put the Lyons into the Lincoln. After the Lyonses were transferred, Gary turned to Ricky and said, “You boys go back into the Mazda and get the water jug.” Raymond and Ricky were relieved that the Lyonses would be left with enough water to survive until help arrived.
Donny, Ricky and Ray retrieved the water jug from the Lyons’ Mazda and were on their way back when they heard the shotguns fire. They could see flashes of fire through the darkness. They stood transfixed. It seemed to last forever. Then it was quiet.
As the boys came closer they could see the carnage their father and Randy had left behind.
Their father had murdered an entire family—father, mother, baby and niece—for no apparent reason. They sat immobilized by horror as Randy Greenawalt drove them away in the orange Mazda.
Soon thereafter the Arizona police found the Lyons family. Mother, baby and John were in or near the white Lincoln, shot to death. The niece was missing, raising the fear that she had been kidnapped by the Tisons. Several days later she was found: she had been shot once in the hip and had managed to drag herself toward the main road before bleeding to death. The family dog lay dead from dehydration a few feet away from her.
The disclosure of this mass murder shocked the public, which had followed the news of the manhunt with a mixture of fear and admiration for the daring prison escape. Now revulsion replaced admiration. The crimes were characterized by the media as a “mad-dog murder spree,” and a “death orgy,” and a “ritualistic execution.” The killers were described as “crazed” and “desperate.” Some people refused to drive at night until the Tisons and Greenawalt were caught. Among the mothers who feared for their families was Sandra Day O’Connor, who was then serving as a Maricopa County Trial Judge.
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