People dont normally do that when they have a positive relationship with their father. You say she wasnt tested but shes likely to have exhibited poisoning symptoms, and that should have caused concern. It would be the kiss of death for anyone in TX to take this case that is what some have told me. 3) Nancy told MULTIPLE, trustworthy witnesses that Richard was trying to poison her. Why would she put arsenic poison in her own vitamin pills and then take them? And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. It wasnt a third party because: Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he alleged. Plus, the fact that the case is largely circumstantial, doesnt matter. Lyons claims that his absence from the home on the day his wife became seriously ill is his alibi, when in fact he might have added poison to any one of numerous substances in the house that his wife could have ingested. Aware that the No. Michael Mortens case is probably the best example. And lets not forget the poison-filled capsules Nancy had, or the matching empty capsules found in his apartment! Ha, ha, ha. I imagine that if you had evidence that you ingested arsenic at the hospital, and not prior to admission, the police would investigate the hospital. Ive never seen such a strong largely circumstantial case. In early 1990, Richard moved out of the house and continued his extramarital relationship. Did you actually listen to the whole thing? At least, they assume, a convicted person has appeals. A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. Despite Multiple Warnings Charles Couch, Alleged Oil And Gas Con Man Is Allowed To Skip The Country Colt Ledger & Associates Inc. is the private investigation firm in USA. The supposed third party needed motive AND opportunity. He thought Nancy was a money making machine!!!! Well, I myself do not know definitively what happened to Nancy Dillard Lyons. Friends of Richard DICK Lyon should work DC or Marvel. 30 years in jail I dont think you can say he got away with it! Cops, who just want to close their case, regardless if the defendant is guilty (but there are good, hard working cops too), and crooked DAs who just want to get ahead. He will never be released. Nice playacting. Then she got hopeful. Says he was a model prisoner. And there was something to gain from Nancys death: a $500,000 life insurance payout. RR: A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. Thats how it works. Richard & Nancy Lyon Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a Dallas real estate tycoon, reached the heartrending conclusion that her marriage to husband You have a relationship with him, dont you? 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. 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). You dont accidentally fill capsules with poison (and the empty capsules were in his apartment), and you dont accidentally take a severe poison over a long period of time. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. We in Connecticut who know him and his family, maintain that he is innocent. I noticed that The Friends of Richard Lyons does that. A website created by his supporters solicits pro bono legal help. Toxic husband. And this website/belief/him takes up a very large part of your life, doesnt it? All they care about is winning the case to keep up their win/lose ratio, and advance their career. Thank you. 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????? No matter how much he lies about it, the truth is clear as day. Correction: I noticed that FRL was responding to a different comment (not mine), when calling it fiction, but otherwise, my comment stands as is. An upcoming post will look into developments in his case since the conviction. Surely if the hospital was connected with institutional accidental or deliberate poisonings, this would have been reported in the media? See https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Rogue-cop-gets-20-years-in-killing-2064331.php Not a waste of time. That would appear to be a problem with schooling. During an 8-year marriage, the ambitious Nancy had juggled a successful career with motherhood after giving birth to the couple's two daughters. Just put some updated info on website. If I understand you correctly, youre wondering how I got your name. Really?! That poor man. Not to mention the woman herself actually saying she thought her husband was trying to poison her! Friends: Many thanks. Bar exam. Give the predator two more victims. In murdering Nancy five years later, Richard Lyon took away yet another child from the Dillard family. Who told you he was innocent? I say keep the arrogant a hole in prison indefinitely. One of them ended up serving a life sentence in a Federal prison; the other ended up dead. For those who are curious, Anna and Allison are both well. For all of you so critical and wishing him harm, I pray that God opens your eyes and heart. If he had not been arrested and allowed to raise their two daughters, he would have more than likely killed them. Without DNA evidence, it is difficult to get acceptance from an innocence project. 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? Unbelievable, isnt it? 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. Thanks for writing in I had never heard that theory. Richard Lyon suffered from addictions to alcohol and sex. Please tell me . She died before they had a chance, on January 14, 1991, at the age of 37. Lili: How terrible that you were poisoned, and I hope you have properly recovered. Search obituaries CALL NOW Alexandria (318) 442-3363 Pineville (318) 640-1678 Jena (318) 992-4158 Marksville (318) 253-5979 Toggle navigation I was a patient at Dallas Presbyterian who was poisoned with arsenic. Watch the Forensic Files episode on YouTube. This was unclear from your post. The person who did this (which I believe is Richard) sure didnt think twice about what was good for them. Otherwise, the murderer benefits from his crime by hiding evidence. You are absolutely correct. An account of the poisoning murder of Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Texas real-estate tycoon, and the conviction of her husband for the crime provide a chilling look at a sensational case involving adultery, incest, drugs, and greed. As a mother of a son, this case and others are examples of how the rich can control the justice system. 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. 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. Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Lyon is guilty of a horrible murder and is fortunate he got life, not death. Anything but discuss the actual facts. Cathy: Hello. If Nancy had done so, chances are she would still be with us. But I have faith. She passed away in 2009. Do you think you can make it downstairs? Gayle Golden overheard Richard say to Nancy in a sweet voice. In a Texas Monthly story, Gayle Golden wrote about Nancy and Richards early years: At Harvard, they had teamed up on all their projects, working through the night until collapsing together in the single bed they shared. Thanks for sending the link! She survived that attempt. Does an atheist (I am not) have the right to condemn acts of brutality as much as the ardent believer as the repentance and forgiveness are complex issues and do not mitigate crimes. Hell never be released until he admits killing her. The doctors who took care of Lyon made 2 phone calls to the Dallas County Police and to medical examiner Jeffrey Barnard listing that her death looked like a homicide. And how a lawyer could have on his conscience that someone was imprisoned possibly, probably or certainly because of his ambition improperly to win his case is beyond me. Your email address will not be published. Nancy and Richard continued to enjoy working together, Gayle Golden recounted: On their own they transformed the once-scrawny back yard into a little paradise, planting trees and wisteria, driving bricks into sand to make a patio, hanging chimes and a hammock.. It is all hearsay. She was about to testify against her former boss in a trial for an Embezzlement charge but was poisoned before she could do so. The grieving husband also showed authorities an anonymous letter Nancy had received; it threatened violence if she went ahead and testified against a former colleague named David Bagwell who allegedly embezzled $720,000 from Trammell Crow. Im not saying I think Lyon is innocent but some of your reasoning is absurd! One could wonder about the so called experts evidence in view of the high profile and influence of the victims family in the city. So sorry to hear you were made ill, Lili. But did the evidence support this conviction? At the trial, internist Dr. Ali Bagheri noted that Richard was smiling, joking, and laughing with hospital staff members during his wifes emergency room visit. Try to do more than a cursory reading. Lots of questions here which render your claim perplexing. Funny how people can put all their energy and concern into the guilty and never show any real concern for the true victims. 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. Ironically, the fact that she felt sick probably made her less likely to have the get-up-and-go to move out. Reprint. Nancy Dillard Lyon, the Harvard-educated daughter of one of Texas's wealthiest real estate tycoons, died at age 37 in January 1991. At least one of them is already married. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. Ridiculous. THANK YOU!!!! 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