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, 25, her mother-in-law Rosealie Fey-Girtz, 51, and Virginia Kay Endecott, 47.
(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 along with Shannon Smith.
- It was also profiled on America’s Most Wanted.
- It was excluded from the FilmRise release of the Robert Stack episode.
- 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.
Links:
- Find Tyrom Theis Facebook Page
- Woman Held in Three Slayings - April 14, 1994
- Man held in 3 slayings at service station - April 16, 1994
- Cold Case: Gresham's most gruesome murder - February 17, 2016
- The Leather's Oil Company murders: Three women shot dead, the killer identified but never apprehended - June 6, 2020
- Tyrom Theis at AMWFans Discussion Forum
- Virginia Endecott at Find a Grave