Friends of Richard DICK Lyon should work DC or Marvel. What does that have to do with the poison pills given to Nancy, the empty capsules matching those pills in Richards apartment, or the forged documents (fake receipt and diary entries) found to be in Richards handwriting? Richard Lyon suffered from addictions to alcohol and sex. TX is an embarrassment when it comes to justice for its citizens. Read the article under Nancy Dillard Lyon on the website. Curious as to how Richard explains (or explained) the baggie of empty capsules in his apartment? As we seen many times. Of course, double jeopardy is in the Fifth Amendment and the Constitution isnt debatable! Although Nancy enjoyed the East Coast, Richard made the well-reasoned suggestion that the couple should reside in Dallas, the Dillard family's power base. Richard never denied the affair and has done his penance for it. We in Connecticut who know him and his family, maintain that he is innocent. At least, they assume, a convicted person has appeals. Coincidentally, the condo is owned by a real estate developer who is connected to Trammel Crow. Im following up: do either of the daughters have a relationship with their father? Either way, I dont think hes a threat to anyone anymore. Ive heard it all now. Not sure about that. On a January night in 1991, she has severe sickness which showed symptoms that included vomiting and severe stomach pains. And who provided the wood? I truly believe in Richard Lyons innocence, as do many other Australians who followed the story. Forensic tests. Stretching about 3 miles on the Grand Prairie side of Highway 360, this 10-foot wide cement trail is part of the longer Fish Creek Linear Park Trail. All they care about is winning the case to keep up their win/lose ratio, and advance their career. They married in 1982 and moved into a duplex in University Park, an affluent section of Dallas. But what does any of that have to do with the intentional murder, which clearly happened BEFORE she entered the hospital? They would like their privacy and to be left alone.. Can you imagine their pain? She married Richard Lyon who was also in real estate development but was not nearly as successful as Nancy Lyon. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. If Nancy had done so, chances are she would still be with us. Not to mention the woman herself actually saying she thought her husband was trying to poison her! Excellent! Of course there could but theres no reason/evidence to suppose it over and above the explanation that Lyon was the perp so the court didnt. If there is a guilty party here, it is the hospital. He left an irrefutable paper trail that shows he bought it. Everything Marcus said made sense. That I have been 6 times is implausable, yet true. More significant is that (or if) five false conviction charities/services have examined his case and refused it particularly if they have stated that its because they think the outcome correct. This was unclear from your post. Look it up. Her case was featured on an episode of Forensic Files season 10 named "Writer's Block". Thats assuming Cathy is a real person, and not Richard himself. Unfortunately, the cops just made a joke out of the owl theory (I guess they havent learned that implausible DOES happen), but give me one other explanation for owl feathers and her own hair being found in her hand????? OBVIOUSLY, he created it. Christopher Ochoa, Richard Danziger, and Cameron Todd Willingham (although possibly guilty of spousal abuse) come to mind. They want to die but dont want to kill themselves outright. Welcome to CrimeBox The Murder of Nancy Dillard Lyon Show more Show more Forensic Factor: A Murder in Texas - Full Episode (S6, E4) | A&E A&E 1.5M views 1 year ago Golden State Killer victim. A detective noted that upon being informed that Nancy had passed away from poisoning, Richard Lyon didnt ask any questions. Thats all for this post. New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA. 1) Related to Richard, And the anonymous threatening letter on behalf of her former coworker was a big nothing. Lyon later admitted to buying some poisons, for killing fire ants in his yard, he said. Lots of questions here which render your claim perplexing. I doubt very much, that she ate the wood), and either way, it doesnt explain the vitamins filled with poison, or the empty capsules matching those vitamins in Richards apartment, or the fact that Nancy thought he was trying to poison her, or the strange powder she found floating in a drink HE gave her. "Nancy and Richard Lyon were a wealthy Dallas couple who had everything but lost it all. Michigan lacks the death penalty but life usually means life without an outright exoneration. Im sure youve had many more affairs in the Prison showers, but not with good looking bimbos lol. Something just didnt seem right watching the family as they gathered. Why is the TX justice system so worried about finding out the truth? Anyway, I dont agree with you regarding juries. People should have learned that by now! Richard did not need Nancys help at Harvard. May he be haunted every day and night by what hes done. If you have a specific comment and question, please post it on the website http://www.richardlyon.org and we will be happy to address it. Watch the Forensic Files episode on YouTube. 3) Is or has been, in a romantic/emotionally intimate relationship with Richard Lymon? Couldnt wait to get his hands on two more little girls, better yet THESE girls came with a hefty inheritance from their mother, who he victimized repeatedly as a child! He already destroyed Nancys and the family did nothing but look the other way. It would be the kiss of death for anyone in TX to take this case that is what some have told me. Time to leave the Land of Denial and move to the Land of Reality. He is right where he needs be to keep society safe. Per se they dont amount to guilt, but a jury will aways ask why they were engaged in (One reason might be to strengthen genuine innocence post hoc that one fears will be insufficiently compelling but an intelligent man such as this would have to be extremely foolish to forge evidence and to have thought he could get away with it. Cathy: Thank you: shall read tonight (am in UK so some difference in time!). We know that juries get it wrong perhaps theres a figure for what proportion of convictions have subsequently been proved unfounded but because of the high threshold of certitude to convict, more are likely wrong in acquitting than convicting (which is as it should be). Understandable, that the daughters wish to be left alone, but people are curious, including me. Its no consolation to the wrongly convicted that more of the guilty go free than vice-versa. To actually say it was accidental? This action would have never occurred without the intervention of, at least, one United States Senator and a retired Texas representative, to move the complaint from the bumbling Texas State Securities Boards Enforcement Director, Joe Rotunda. If wood was the cause why wasnt Richard found with any arsenic in his body? Jeannie or Tim? When Richard Lyon first began sneaking poison into his wifes beverages, he probably hoped she would die quickly and doctors would attribute the tragedy to natural causes, end of story.. Oh wait, no, that was BEFORE she went to the hospital. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. Not a very well-made movie. There are far too many crooked DAs and crooked cops. But nobody. I bet someone puts money in his commissary account and writes letters to anyone and everyone to plead his case. After seeing the evidence, youd have to be an idiot to believe Richard, if youre thinking in your right mind. He is right where he belongs and that is in prison. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. Allison is a costume desisigner. I understand their concern. I shouldve added above that of course juries can and should only judge on the evidence presented to them, rather than adding their own second-guesses, prejudices etc to the mix. But I wouldnt be surprised if he has some fool acting on his behalf. Ridiculous: its hardly racist to suggest that mere suggesting cultural ignorance is racist, nor that that may be because the ignorance is a function of another race or nationality, as was argued. On, no, that was Richard. Especially their murderer of a father who killed their mother Im sure. 39When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?, 40And the King will say, I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!. QED Adams guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Thanks for reading about the Michael Morton case. Like I said, I dont know if hes innocent or guilty, but a lot of you people commenting on here make ridiculous statements that obviously dont prove that hes guilty and really just add more nonsense to the mix. For these reasons Im cautious in averring that the jury was wrong particularly in the many cases on this site that have been through at least one appeal with the same conclusion. Actually, people all over the world follow this story. I believe he killed her. A preponderance of evidence shows that he did this terrible crime. The movie made it look like he could be either innocent or guilty. But if junks put it, you get junk out One FF ep showed that junk science and prosecutorial failure to disclose exculpatory evidence caused wrongful conviction. He attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, then headed to the Harvard School of Design for a graduate degree in landscaping and architecture. Then, theres double jeopardy. I hope he rots in jail for the rest of his pathetic life. Funny how people can put all their energy and concern into the guilty and never show any real concern for the true victims. Good for him. Ive also, strangely, escaped death a number of times: elevator drop, severe car accident (caused permanent pain), house fire, drowning when I was a kid (saved by a lifeguard; lifeguards, which the beach no longer has caused by frivolous lawsuits) Its strange, but it happened. She didnt appreciate his using $5,900 of their money to buy a ring for Gaisford. Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(criminal)#Owl_theory If what you think about juries is correct, its a travesty. They MAY make his attempt to cheat the law by murder a little more plausible, but you press them too much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7rEfV67630. Allison and Anna wish to be left alone by EVERYONE. Youre crazy (or stupid) if you believe that. But hopefully he sees the pain he put Nancys daughters her whole family & friends through!! Thanks for writing in with the information. Since then, Ive been stuck in elevators 5 more times (a different building), although I know how to get out myself, from that first time. The justice system in the USA is broken. His GF/friend is just pointing to anything/everything else to use as a smokescreen. Richard Alexander: Wrongly Convicted of Rape, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(criminal)#Owl_theory, https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Rogue-cop-gets-20-years-in-killing-2064331.php, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharee_Miller, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5vYDUYFjqw, https://www.innocenceproject.org/cases/michael-morton/, https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/reviewDetail.action?sid=04503067&tdcj=00612188&fullName=LYON%2CRICHARD+ALAN+ABOOD, The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Forensic Files Lost Episode, Dawn Fehring: A Missionary Dies Too Young, Ron Gillette: An Air Force Man Who Didnt Exactly Aim High. Anything but discuss the actual facts. Who cares if he/she is innocent? And lets not forget that, among even more evidence (like Richard previously emptying their bank accounts, and not knowing Nancy changed the beneficiary on her life insurance), theres the long vacation he took with his mistress less than 5 weeks after Nancy died. When she and her older brother, Bill, were young teenagers, they engaged in incestuous sexual games, which may have crossed the. Personally, I think that any statements given by the victim SHOULD be admitted in court; the defence can attack credibility, just like any other witness. Michael Mortens case is probably the best example. I would have been a really good loyal husband too. My husband was friends with this guy in prison. I was a patient at Dallas Presbyterian who was poisoned with arsenic. Which had proven his lies!! That bid was rejected, although the Texas Department of Justice website gives no explanation. Nancy Dillard Lyon, the Harvard-educated daughter of one of Texas's wealthiest real estate tycoons, died at age 37 in January 1991. The costs for a case like this is too much for them to handle and risk. Adultery and greed are characteristics of the young ladys husband. The complaint had sat in the Dallas Field Office, with the fully knowledge and support of Commissioner John Morgan, Deputy Commissioner Ronak Patel and the entire politically appointed State Securities Board for over 2.5 years, untouched. What POSSIBLE explanation is there for that? Note: It may well serve anyone positively to refuse to eat or drink anything offered or prepared by a soon-to-be-ex. The truth is, there is just far too much that cant be explained away. They came from different worlds. A real trustworthy man. Thats what I came here to find out after watching this episode. The strands of hair served as a map of doses of arsenic that coincided with Richards interactions with his wife. Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a Dallas real estate tycoon, reached the heartrending conclusion that her marriage to husband Richard, whom she met when they were both grad students at Harvard, was over. Hes where he belongs. but only because they WANT to. Looks like the friend also ran for public office in 2020 and lost. The BEST example is Michael Morton https://www.innocenceproject.org/cases/michael-morton/. Death bed declarations are not considered hearsay. Charles Couch, the owner of Couch Oil and Gas, located in Dallas, Texas who has had multiple documented criminal fraud and money laundering complaints filed against him, has apparently, left the country for Ghana Africa, despite multiple warnings by those keenly observing Couchs divestment of investor owned assets, movement of large sums of money and the creation of an alleged fraud involving gold mining in Ghana. Things then got worse when she found out that her husband Richard was having an affair in the fall of 1989. One could wonder about the so called experts evidence in view of the high profile and influence of the victims family in the city. More than one some years. he could inherit her money and status in the community Interesting thought, that predators are stealing status, along with material spoils. Thats so great to hear thanks so much for writing in! But it must be the hospital who Nancy said gave her a nightcap that made her deathly ill, or gave her strange tasting pop at the movies with a strange powder floating on top? . As for updates on family members of the Lyons, I wasnt able to find out who took custody of the couples little daughters after Richard went to prison. The hospital has to be proven negligent but if they are not forthright then it takes a lot of power and money to sue. There is still the chance Genene Jones will be released if she is not convicted of another childs murder. Novelist Gray ( Killings ) makes his debut in true-crime writing with this story of the murder in 1991 of Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a Dallas real estate tycoon and the wife of Richard. Exactly. An opinion can contain facts, incorrect information, neither (only opinion, citing no facts at all), or both. Most had known Nancy's parents, Bill and Sue Dillard, for years. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Forensic Filesportrayed Nancy as a sweet and generous soul, an assessment corroborated by Golden, a newspaper reporter who lived in the other half of the duplex owned by the Lyons. Juries lean towards conviction, they do not assume innocence as they are supposed to. It seemed implausible to me at first as well, but implausible does happen occasionally. . No rescue. And was it the hospital that forged documents to make it look like Nancy ordered the arsenic? I suggest you watch, Life After Life, the Michael Morton story. Thankfully He Was Convicted & Placed In A Cage Where The Monster He Is, Can Live & Face What He Did For The Rest Of His Life! I came here tonight to see if anyone knows about the 2021 parole.. If she wanted to kill herself and frame him, shed use one huge dose, and those forged diary entries and the forged arsenic receipt wouldnt exist. 2) While married, Richard had an ongoing affair. I do believe Richard killed his wife. Look what happened! Richard Lyon's trial took place on December 2nd, 1991 and ended on January 19, 1992. His world was mundane middle-class Connecticut - hers the wealthiest neighborhood in . No sane person would see the evidence, then actually believe that Richard is innocent. Cause thats not what he told me. All I know is what commenters have said that both daughters grew up to be accomplished adults. But nothing in that comment was fiction: TX is not known for its stellar justice system. My mom, my dad, my stepfather, all my grandparents, my exs mother, my friends siblings. Lol. If juries are presented with partial or misleading evidence (which could be more accident than design such as failure of the defence to do a reasonable job of interrogating evidence), the wrong outcomes very possible. Dallas drama. How ridiculous! Your statement he probably is your opinion. Aware that the No. Lyon has applied to the Innocence Project of Texas and New York, the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Innocence Project, and the House of Renewed Hope. Who buys accidental poisoning? To determine who wrote the note, police sent it to Hartford Kittel who examined the note by taking samples of Richard and Nancy's known writing. Based on his trial. Its not like any sane person would go knocking on their door (other than possible reporters, that is). I have a hard enough time going to work on a good day, let alone fleeing from someone in the midst of illness. I wondered, instead, what twisted passion had carried him through the months of premeditation, through the hours of her retching at home, through the days of her decline and death. That never happened. Or the forged receipt with her name on it (typed receipt, but all receipts in that business were done by hand no typewriter), or the forged diary entries. She also shut him off from their joint bank accounts. You are very blind. After one of the most sensational trials in recent. He did it and hes right where he belongs. A combination of an aggressive work schedule and the duties of raising young children took its toll on Nancy. Ironically, Texas is the leading state in false convictions and leads the nation in exonerations with 23 in 2017 alone! If Richard didnt do it, he fatally weakened his case by lying and forgery. So its the hospitals fault now? There are at least two separate people to whom the victim told she was poisoned by Richard. Im Surprised He Didnt Get The Death Penalty!! Hes a man that didnt want to be married, pay child support, and keep her insurance policy. One was her psychiatrist/psychologist. 2) Documents were forged. And she told at least two people (doctors) that Richard was trying to kill her. Richard is innocent. That poor man. Then she got hopeful. Bill Jr and Nancy were friends with this man. And the hospital filled capsules with poison and told Nancy they were vitamins??? Cant find her anywhere. You have to look at the evidence. Its likely someone in the home. You are joking right! This murderous scumbag should NEVER be granted parole. Give the predator two more victims. Richard was admitted on his own merits whereas Nancy was declined admission and then her father had to intervene. Their is considerable concern that prosecutors are almost insulated from their misconduct. Required fields are marked *. Besides, you should NEVER believe something because someone else may believe it. 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