Randy Greenawalt
Randy Greenawalt | |
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Greenawalt in 1997 | |
| Born | Randall Greenawalt February 24, 1949 Hannibal, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1997 (aged 47) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Other names | Randall Scott Braaten |
| Convictions | Murder x5 Assault with a deadly weapon x17 Escape Possession of deadly weapon by prisoner Theft of vehicle x2 Flight from law enforcement Robbery x2 Kidnapping x3 |
| Criminal penalty | 25-years-to-life (First murders) Death (Second murders) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7–9 |
Span of crimes | 1974–1978 |
| Country | United States |
| States | Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado |
Date apprehended | For the last time on August 11, 1978 |
Randall Greenawalt (February 24, 1949 – January 23, 1997) was an American serial killer and mass murderer. Originally sentenced to life imprisonment for two murders committed in 1974, Greenawalt later became notorious for escaping together with fellow murderer Gary Tison and his three sons from prison, embarking on a two-week killing spree through Arizona and Colorado that left six people dead in 1978. He was promptly sentenced to death and thereafter executed in 1997, with his case serving as the basis for the Supreme Court decision Tison v. Arizona.