Changes: Tyrom Theis

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Tyrom theis1 — Tyrom Theis in 1994 (left) and age-progression to 45

Real Name: Tyrom Walter Theis
Aliases: Tyrom Crozier
Wanted For: Murder
Missing Since: February 10, 1994

Case

Details: Tyrom Walter Theis was a station manager for Leather's Oil Company in Gresham, Oregon. In August of 1993, he left his job after being suspected of stealing $50 from the company. A few months later on January 17, 1994, Theis returned to the station where he had previously worked. He was accompanied by Lori Stephens and his cousin Larry Scherf. They stole $9,000 from the safe and cash register. Theis then shot and killed the three female employees that were working at the time. The victims were: Mary Beth Wheeler, twenty-five, her mother-in-law Rosealie Fey-Girtz, fifty-one, and Virginia Kay Endecott, forty-seven.

Theis victims1 — (from left) Mary Carey, Rosealine Girtz, and Kay Endecott

Scherf and Stephens were soon arrested; both confessed to the crime. However, Theis remains at large and has not been seen since February 10, 1994. Theis is 6'4", 180 pounds, has brown hair, and brown eyes. He has a tattoo of a panther on his abdomen. He should be considered armed and dangerous.
Extra Notes: The case was featured as a part of a "Fugitive Hotline" segment on January 13, 1995. The case was also profiled on America’s Most Wanted. Also featured was Shannon Smith.
Some sources spell his last name as "Thies".
Results: Wanted. Theis's accomplices spent ten years in prison before being released. Theis would now be forty-five-years-old. Interestingly, there has been some speculation that Theis was killed shortly after his disappearance, possibly by one of his accomplices. However, this has not been confirmed.
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-[[File:Tyrone_theiss.jpg|thumb|300px|Tyrone Theiss]]
+[[File:Tyrom_theis1.jpg|thumb|330px|Tyrom Theis in 1994 (left) and age-progression to 45]]
-'''Real Name:''' Tyrone Walter Theiss
+'''Real Name:''' Tyrom Walter Theis<br />
-'''Aliases: '''Tyrone Theiss, Tyrone Croucher
+'''Aliases: ''' Tyrom Crozier<br />
-'''Wanted For:''' Murder
+'''Wanted For:''' Murder<br />
+'''Missing Since:''' February 10, 1994<br />
-'''Missing Since:''' February 10, 1994
 ==Case==
-'''Details:''' Tyrone Walter Theiss left his job as a station manager for an oil company in 1993. A few months later on January 17, 1994, Theiss, along with two accomplices, returned to the station that he worked at, and robbed the place. Afterwards, Theiss shot and killed the three female employees working at the time. Although his two accomplices were soon arrested, Theiss remains at large and has not been seen since February 10, 1994.
+'''Details:''' Tyrom Walter Theis was a station manager for Leather's Oil Company in Gresham, Oregon. In August of 1993, he left his job after being suspected of stealing $50 from the company. A few months later on January 17, 1994, Theis returned to the station where he had previously worked. He was accompanied by Lori Stephens and his cousin Larry Scherf. They stole $9,000 from the safe and cash register. Theis then shot and killed the three female employees that were working at the time. The victims were: Mary Beth Wheeler, twenty-five, her mother-in-law Rosealie Fey-Girtz, fifty-one, and Virginia Kay Endecott, forty-seven.<br />
+[[File:Theis_victims1.jpg|thumb|right|320px|(from left) Mary Carey, Rosealine Girtz, and Kay Endecott]]
+Scherf and Stephens were soon arrested; both confessed to the crime. However, Theis remains at large and has not been seen since February 10, 1994. Theis is 6'4", 180 pounds, has brown hair, and brown eyes. He has a tattoo of a panther on his abdomen. He should be considered armed and dangerous.<br />
-'''Extra Notes:''' The case was featured as a part of the FBI special alert on January 13, 1995.
+'''Extra Notes:''' The case was featured as a part of a "Fugitive Hotline" segment on January 13, 1995. The case was also profiled on [[America’s Most Wanted]]. Also featured was [[Shannon Smith]].<br />
+Some sources spell his last name as "Thies".<br />
-'''Results:''' Wanted
+'''Results:''' Wanted. Theis's accomplices spent ten years in prison before being released. Theis would now be forty-five-years-old. Interestingly, there has been some speculation that Theis was killed shortly after his disappearance, possibly by one of his accomplices. However, this has not been confirmed.<br />
-'''Links:''' None
+'''Links:'''
+* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tyrom-Thies/130383363694216 Tyrom Theis on Facebook]
+* [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940414&slug=1905490 Woman Held in Three Slayings]
+* [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/200266011/ Man held in 3 slayings at service station]
+* [http://koin.com/2016/02/17/cold-case-greshams-most-gruesome-murder/ Cold Case: Gresham’s most gruesome murder]
+* [http://amwfans.com/thread/277/tyrom-theis-oregon-1994 Tyrom Theis at AMW Discussion Forum]
+* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100060592/virginia-kay-endecott Virginia Endecott at Find a Grave]
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 [[Category:Oregon]]
 [[Category:1994]]
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 [[Category:Robbery]]
 [[Category:Wanted]]
+[[Category:AMW Cases]]