Who could murder such a young innocent child like Michael Lyons? Robert Rhoades . He was no stranger to the justice system a serial killer and rapist who preys on the young and innocent people. In April, 1984, he kidnapped, raped and murdered Julie Connell in Alameda County while she studied at a Pleasanton Park. Four days later, he robbed another woman in San Lorenzo, CA.

One year later, in April 1985, Rhoades kidnapped, robbed, sexually assaulted and tortured a woman at knifepoint in Yuba County. Rhoades told the victim that he was taking her to the river bottoms in Marysville to kill her. This victim jumped from a moving car to save her own life. In 1993, Rhoades sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl in Amador County. A few years later murdered Michael Lyons. You can find a Petition for Michael Lyons from his mother Sandra Friend at change.org Forever Fighting In Memory of Michael Lyons