ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER

It was a dreary winter afternoon in Ayer, Massachusetts, a quintessential New England town, the type which is romanticized in Robert Frost’s poems. But on January 30, 1979, a woman’s scream was heard piercing the northeast tempest wind.

In an unassuming apartment building on Washington Street, Elaine Tyree, a mother, wife, and US Army soldier, had her life brutally ripped from her. Her husband, William Tyree, a Special Forces soldier, was convicted of this heinous murder, which he has always vehemently denied.

Some elements of this case seem to be chilling echoes of the Jeffrey MacDonald case, made famous in the book and film “Fatal Vision.” A military doctor and US Army Captain, MacDonald was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters but always maintained his innocence. As in the MacDonald case, the case against William Tyree raises questions as to whether the government and military suppressed evidence that could prove his innocence.

The Tyree case sent a shockwave through the idyllic community of Ayer, the United States Army, and the judicial system of Massachusetts. This case provoked suspicions of judicial misconduct, government cover-up, clandestine Black Ops by the military, and various conspiracy theories ultimately implicating “Deep State” involvement.

The events that took place that fateful day, the subsequent courtroom showdown, and the ongoing legal battles raise provocative questions that continue to revolve around this case to this day. ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER by William Craig offers a penetrating look into the controversy that enshrouds one of the most complex criminal cases in US history.

“Prior to the murder of Elaine, I wanted to defend my country against the enemies that would destroy her. I can trace the roots of my family backwards in the United States Army to1847. My father retired from the Army in 1969. I am the middle child of five children. My oldest brother served during the Vietnam War. My younger sister served with the 4th Infantry Division as well. Both in the Army. I have an older brother and sister, and a younger brother and sister. I have never been accused of bad mouthing my country. I do not bad mouth my country now. Rather, I bad mouth those that would destroy my country, the constitution, and either kill, discredit by incarceration, or bankrupt anyone who opposes them. This is my story.”