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Gary Gene Tison

Jul 3, 2024 · 45m 24s
Gary Gene Tison
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Gary Gene Tison tried anything and everything to avoid punishment, no matter how small the issue.  He also had a family who stood by him no matter how ridiculous he...

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Gary Gene Tison tried anything and everything to avoid punishment, no matter how small the issue. 



He also had a family who stood by him no matter how ridiculous he became. 

Those two facets combined caused one of the worst prison breaks in Arizona history. 

Check out my cameo at: https://v.cameo.com/e/dpkehyHCAKb 



SOURCES: 

The Tison Prison Break Arizona Gary, Donald, Ricky, and Ray Tison; Randy Greenawalt 1978 by Beverly Roath from the book Malice, Madness, and Mayhem: an Electric Collection of American Infamy. 2010. 

https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/tison-gary-gene.htm

Shotgun-toting sons free dad, 2nd killer. By David L. Teibel. The Arizona Daily Star. July 31, 1978.

Tison's Body Found, Corpse Half a Mile from Shootout Site. By John Rawlinson and Armando Durazo. The Arizona Daily Star. August 23, 1978.

Prison escapees still at large; 'serious security breach' cited. By John DeWitt and Armando Durazo. The Arizona Daily Star. August 1, 1978.

Escapees linked to 3 deaths. The Arizona Daily Star. August 8, 1978.

3 Captured, One Killed in Shootout. By Aarmando Durazo, Gene Nail and John Rawlinson - The Arizona Daily Star. August 12, 1978.


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