"Nancy and Richard Lyon were a wealthy Dallas couple who had everything but lost it all. Nancy was almost 30 by the time they graduated in 1981. Precisely because of that, those further removed from the case claim they lack objectivity. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Have people from all over the world. An upcoming post will look into developments in his case since the conviction. Richard left her on at least one occasion but returned and put on the loving husband act, all the while intending to escape from the marriage. Didnt you listen to the trial? They even put a picture of an owl on an FBIs most wanted poster. But by means of Christs ransom sacrifice we have the forgiveness of sins, as long as we are truly repentant. Its no small thing to leave your home and your life behind, especially when you havent done anything wrong. It will eventually all come out. The amount of evidence is HUGE! TX is not known for its stellar justice system. 3) Is or has been, in a romantic/emotionally intimate relationship with Richard Lymon? Indeed to your reply to my comment. No winners in this case. Hell never be released until he admits killing her. Marcus, Did you actually listen to the whole thing? The supposed third party needed motive AND opportunity. We in Connecticut who know him and his family, maintain that he is innocent. Just one of the many things that should be changed in the legal system, in my opinion. It would behoove people to actually read the trial transcripts and think. The person who did this (which I believe is Richard) sure didnt think twice about what was good for them. He tried many times and with different poison. . And RR you do an amazing job on this website/blog. That law/right has ended up causing a lot of innocent people to end up in jail in that country, along with the beyond foolish war on drugs, which have put a lot of innocent mothers, wives, and girlfriends to end up in jail for longer than the actual drug dealers (Im talking about 20 year mandatory sentences, mandatory sentences for anything is foolish there are always exceptions)!!! Its just conceivable that you could hate someone enough to poison yourself purely to frame them, at the expense of your own life, but its barely likely. In Richards appeal for a new trial, which was denied, it would have proven the hand writing expert wrong. If Lyon had been a Texan cop, he may have gotten only 20 years for murder as Joseph Kent McGowen did. It creates tunnel vision, and isnt even close to reliable. Christopher Ochoa, Richard Danziger, and Cameron Todd Willingham (although possibly guilty of spousal abuse) come to mind. People dont normally do that when they have a positive relationship with their father. Coincidentally, the condo is owned by a real estate developer who is connected to Trammel Crow. A serpent? Michael Peterson did after only 98.5 months of his life without parole sentence. How does all that coincide with your accidental death theory??? I feel sorry that Nancy was not treated properly. Still, she lived. This article "Nancy Lyon" is from Wikipedia. Nancy worked her way up to a partnership at Trammell Crow, a real estate development firm. They took three hours to find Richard Lyon guilty of first-degree murder. BriefingWire.com, 12/16/2016 Dallas, Texas. Richard took her to the hospital but the doctors couldn't find what had caused this severe sickness. She loved him unconditionally and he latched onto her for his own gain. Not a waste of time. 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. Thanks for sending the link! Otherwise, the murderer benefits from his crime by hiding evidence. . His father sold insurance. But did the e. Even if they ADMIT to the murder, write a book about how he got away with it, or show police where the damn body is! He became eligible for parole 15 years later in 2006. You certainly didnt pay close attention to the episode. But what makes you suspicious that you were poisoned at the hospital and not before? 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. Our King and redeemer Jesus Christ the son of God. 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. But insofar as stupid people get a vote, need representing, and should themselves represent their own stupid stratum or community of US citizens, its still unclear why they shouldnt serve on juries. All of us are sinners and fall short of the glory of our Heavenly Father and his dear son Jesus Christ. He prepared documents designed to make it look as though a) Nancy committed suicide, b) her brother murdered her to hide family secrets, or c) an ex-colleague had her killed to stop her from testifying in an embezzlement case. The problem is that this ridiculous narrative has been spread in writings, TV shows, and books. I truly believe in Richard Lyons innocence, as do many other Australians who followed the story. . During sentencing, Judge John C. Creuzot said that Lyon used various and sundry chemicals to kill Nancy. 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. I guess Texas courts dont mess around. Most had known Nancy's parents, Bill and Sue Dillard, for years. who killed her if you believe that. Thats the problem Perhaps youre implying that too many Americans are stupid, so unfit to serve. The American colonists were intimately familiar with English law and its principles were often quoted by the colonists in support of their claims that Parliament was exceeding its lawful authority and we know what that brought about! And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convicted - and sentenced to life in prison. Nancy Dillard Lyon was a very successful real estate development project manager from a wealthy family. A LOT of moronic jurors out there and guilty people go free and sadly innocent people go to prison. Thats just a statement that you made up off the top of your head with no basis in reality at all. Post jury interviews revealed that they were on the verge of acquittal but the Couch testimony and hand writing testimony swayed them. She married Richard Lyon who was also in real estate development but was not nearly as successful as Nancy Lyon. Nancys death was accidental and preventable. 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. Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34. FRL: Thanks; Ill/well read with interest. Update on Nancy Dillard Lyons Killer Hes a murderer. Watch the Forensic Files episode on YouTube. I hope he rots slowly where he is. 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. Friends: Ive done an (inexhaustive) internet search for dallas presbyterian hospital arsenic and dallas presbyterian hospital poisoning. Only the Lyon case shows. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. Thats all for this post. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. 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. The girls were raised by the Dillard family and changed their surnames to Dillard. Why no outrage over what Bill Jr. did and what state would ever hand over two young girls to such a man? He is innocent. Also, when she was dying in the hospital, she told the doctor there that she thought Richard was poisoning her (the doctor waited until Richard finally left her side)! For example, I was once in an elevator that dropped 8 1/2 floors. Obviously people commit suicide over time. Toxic husband. Well I do hope their uncle did not destroy the childrens innocence. Amazing that Richard nor the cleaning company did not find them. Sometimes, the fact that they have been murdered at all isnt even proven, but the defendant is a very arrogant and unlikable man, and thats enough. Thank you for your testimony! He produced diary entries detailing childhood sexual abuse Nancys brother had allegedly perpetrated against her. You are a fool. Nancys father was none-too-pleased that his son-in-law made the decision to terminate her life support without consulting him or his wife. RR: A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. He should never get out. And it was fake. S: The jury found it implausible that Nancy would choose to die a protracted, painful death (who would, knowing that having given yourself the chance to change your mind, youd done serious permanent damage to yourself?) The owl did it. Your email address will not be published. But, tell me: Why else was she clasping owl feathers and her own hair in her hand??? In 1990, Nancy had hired a divorce attorney, Mary Henrich, in whom she confided her suspicion that Richard was poisoning her something she felt too embarrassed to tell police, according to court records from Richard Lyons unsuccessful 1994 appeal. Friends of Richard DICK Lyon should work DC or Marvel. Oh wait, no, that was BEFORE she went to the hospital. Can we read hearts? but only because they WANT to. Dallas drama. The records for the condo show everyone who had lived there prior to her and after her, but not her. The fake invoice for arsenic, the movie incident where he was upset because she wouldnt drink the soda (who gets upset about something like that?) Read what CCA pressure treated wood can do. His next chance will come in 2021, when hes 64. Lies, thievery, and in this case cold blooded murder. Julie, Nancy would get sick/notice a bad taste/powder in drinks supplied to her by Richard. Slither back into your holes, snakes. Note: It may well serve anyone positively to refuse to eat or drink anything offered or prepared by a soon-to-be-ex. Hes right where he belongs! The inheriting of considerable wealth (presumably) has been a perfectly sufficient motive for numerous others murderers and while its no proof in itself, what makes it unlikely in his case in the absence of stronger contenders AND with other suspicious circumstances AND with a wife he evidently cared little for given his affair? Time to leave the Land of Denial and move to the Land of Reality. But nothing in that comment was fiction: Without going further, there are questions regarding both of those pieces to include the actions of the DA. This was not a slam-dunk but was the most likely of all the explanations, which the court found so likely as to reach the threshold of guilt beyond reasonable doubt. On, no, that was Richard. 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