But Im not as pessimistic as you that theyre composed of such fools What would you have instead? Anyway, I dont agree with you regarding juries. The following morning she was admitted to the emergency room of Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Of course, Im sure they wish their mother was alive too. Occams razor (or Ockhams razor): suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. 00612188 in the capable hands of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 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. And the wounds DO look exactly like owl attack wounds I looked up pictures of other cases. Theres always someone. 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. Nancy planned to move to Washington, D.C., with her daughters after the divorce, a 1991 AP story reported. Many doctors discount what their patients say, and hospital staff are often overworked with little sleep. What a slime bag. 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. A detective noted that upon being informed that Nancy had passed away from poisoning, Richard Lyon didnt ask any questions. We may be all sinners but not all of us commits murder. Or is it supposedly the pressure treated wood? But did the e. Or thirsty and give you something to drink? He was guilty of one thing adultery, and for that he has paid a dear price. You say she wasnt tested but shes likely to have exhibited poisoning symptoms, and that should have caused concern. BUT if it werent for those supporters (who were correct), would some of those whose convictions were overturned have remained convicts and perhaps have been executed? Thank you for your testimony! And probably calculate the dose?! exactly how are you saying that the hospital gave Nancy Lyons arsenic? I say keep the arrogant a hole in prison indefinitely. But no, opinion doesnt mean fiction. Thanks again! They want to die but dont want to kill themselves outright. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. Richard never denied the affair and has done his penance for it. Note: It may well serve anyone positively to refuse to eat or drink anything offered or prepared by a soon-to-be-ex. Richard took her to the hospital but the doctors couldn't find what had caused this severe sickness. The principle is widely accepted in scientific and legal procedure, being obvious, really. 30 years in jail I dont think you can say he got away with it! There can be SOME doubt , which is by definition unreasonable in compromising the reasonableness of the finding. But, tell me: Why else was she clasping owl feathers and her own hair in her hand??? Cathy: Just read the case. She married Richard Lyon who was also in real estate development but was not nearly as successful as Nancy Lyon. In fact, someone died in my high school every, single year I went there. I agree, one must be a demon to kill in the first place and secondly a mother to two beautiful young girls. Nancy Dillard Lyon was a very successful real estate development project manager from a wealthy family. New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA. The evidence clearly shows he killed her. Perhaps they need a new plea category. Who buys suicide? Given the terrible death he inflicted on their mother, Id be surprised (but certainly wouldnt judge them; when theyve lost one, the other, however poor, may be better than none). 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. She married Richard Lyon who was also in real estate development but was not nearly as successful as Nancy Lyon. At least in the USA. To say this was accidental is absolute insanity. If no one else touched it, they wouldnt have been exposed and it explains the high dosage on her fingertips. First, ALL comments are opinion pieces. Im not saying that I think hes innocent, I dont really know for sure. Facing reality. Taking a mother from her kids proves hes pure evil and also, the fact that not one single legal nonprofit wanted to take his case speaks volumes. The Friends of Richard Lyon website was proven to be a money-making scam. I truly believe in Richard Lyons innocence, as do many other Australians who followed the story. Hes where he belongs. But a Texas court rejected his blame-the-victim strategy, which included a contention that Nancy had brought about her own slow demise by intentionally consuming arsenic and barium carbonate over a long period of time. Nancy found out, but instead of getting mad, she got depressed. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. That night and nights following were over that porcelain bowl turning myself inside out but because I did not pay for that packet I did not confess. This was unclear from your post. Again, the truth will come out. But I have a question: Is the main person of Friends of Richard Lymon either: All requests were flippantly dismissed and Charles Couch now sets beyond the reach of American justice complements of Joe Rotunda, Texas Securities Enforcement Division, the Texas State Securities Board and the SEC., When you consider that the Texas Securities Enforcement Division with 6 regional offices and 100 staffers but can only eek out 13.5 civil and criminal enforcement actions per year, in the Worlds epicenter of oil and gas fraud, it becomes quite clear that there is either mass corruption or/and or mass incompetence permeating the Texas State Securities Board. Probation is only given once the person admits guilt and shows remorse. I was a patient at Dallas Presbyterian who was poisoned with arsenic. 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????? Hes a murderer. Your email address will not be published. Thats how it works. Says he was a model prisoner. Juries lean towards conviction, they do not assume innocence as they are supposed to. Worse criminals dont serve that much sometimes. It afforded protection only to defendants accused of capital felonies and applied only after conviction or acquittal. Post jury interviews revealed that they were on the verge of acquittal but the Couch testimony and hand writing testimony swayed them. In early 1990, Richard moved out of the house and continued his extramarital relationship. The quoted remark is senseless: money yes; status no. In Richards appeal for a new trial, which was denied, it would have proven the hand writing expert wrong. To reiterate, the autopsy report said an acute dose of arsenic as cause of death. Read: The New York Times: The Poison is Arsenic and the Suspect is Wood., https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/26/us/the-poison-is-arsenic-and-the-suspect-wood.html. This article "Nancy Lyon" is from Wikipedia. Ants implicated. And was it the hospital that forged documents to make it look like Nancy ordered the arsenic? I will never believe, as some suggested, that his tears were just a ploy to win the jurys sentiments. Just put some updated info on website. Death bed declarations are not considered hearsay. Richard Lying is not getting out ever hahahaha 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. Nancys death was accidental and preventable. Again, its impalusible). But Allison and Anna are adults now. He was paid off to lie to protect his own skin and to secure the prosecutions case, something even A.W. They must have a view regardless of expressing it. 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. As for the NY Times article about the arsenic in the wood, both the wife and the husband in that article had high arsenic levels. But Allison and Anna are adults now. Thanks for writing in with the information. Dick Lyin. And you know this how? Thats so great to hear thanks so much for writing in! Is there a link to read about him in prison? And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convicted - and sentenced to life in prison. At the trial, internist Dr. Ali Bagheri noted that Richard was "smiling, joking, and laughing" with hospital staff members during his wife's emergency room visit. His blame-the-victim strategy was rejected by the Texas court at his murder trial. The owl + drugs & wine + Kathleens panic may very well be the cause of her death. Precisely because of that, those further removed from the case claim they lack objectivity. 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! Maybe his gf gave him soap on the rope? So glad to hear they are both doing well and that their mothers design talent was passed down thanks much for writing in! Justice is not served when the powerful can corrupt the system. 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. I watched Richard cry as the letter was read. 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. He told the woman he was cheating on her with that his wife had a sickness. The system didnt work, or it did work?, The difficulty supporters of those they claim are wrongly convicted have is that they are usually, understandably, close to the convict, motivated by bonds of love and affection to support their claimed innocence. Update on July 11, 2018: Two corrections were made to the post the website asks for legal help, not monetary donations, and the site itself was created by supporters, according to a representative for Friends of Richard Lyon. Ill carry you.. There is a paper trail showing Richard as the person who ordered the poisons. Feel free to point out any specific thing you believe isnt fact. Forensic tests. He began his prison sentence at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville. You are very blind. Perhaps others can cite examples. Not all people are as closed-minded as you are. She also shut him off from their joint bank accounts. he even lied to his mistress saying Nancy had a rare blood disorder (why the f**k would he need to lie about that?). Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. A receipt found by the police showed that she purchased Arsenic a few months earlier. Funny how people can put all their energy and concern into the guilty and never show any real concern for the true victims. Ive also had a lot of death around me. 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. Perhaps we should have a new category of not guilty by reason of successful cover-up.. Thats assuming Cathy is a real person, and not Richard himself. 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. And there was something to gain from Nancys death: a $500,000 life insurance payout. Most had known Nancy's parents, Bill and Sue Dillard, for years. Fingerprints and DNA arent going to matter a bit when they both live in the same damn house. He thought Nancy was a money making machine!!!! The rich and powerful can accomplish anything they want, even to frame an innocent man. Thats a ridiculous statement. An opinion can contain facts, incorrect information, neither (only opinion, citing no facts at all), or both. He gave death so he deserved the same, but being locked up is still good so he knows he cannot and will not get to enjoy life in Libertyah ah ah joke on him! But the mild-mannered 5-foot-7-inch Richard needed a way that wouldnt mean losing custody of his kids or the affluence and prestige that Nancy Dillard Lyons family brought to his life. }} Bar exam. You have a relationship with him, dont you? Lets hope someone brings that up at the 2021 parole hearing. Nancy told her doctor about the times she already believed Richard drugged her: the pop at the movie, a nightcap that left her severely sick on the bathroom floor, not to mention those vitamins that made her sick. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. That never happened. She wasnt poisoned by anyone. All of us are sinners and fall short of the glory of our Heavenly Father and his dear son Jesus Christ. If wood was the cause why wasnt Richard found with any arsenic in his body? The movie made it look like he could be either innocent or guilty. Very glad to hear hes still behind razor wire. Lol. Amazing that Richard nor the cleaning company did not find them. For someone that had money Richard claimed to battle with ants. 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. If Lyon had been a Texan cop, he may have gotten only 20 years for murder as Joseph Kent McGowen did. Someone needs to do some real investigative reporting. Nancy might have had a dark side. Very nice life lessons, as pertains to homicide. Talk about clutching at straws! Richard Lyon suffered from addictions to alcohol and sex. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he alleged. That bid was rejected, although the Texas Department of Justice website gives no explanation. 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. 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. Oh, no Richard again! He left an irrefutable paper trail that shows he bought it. Her case was featured on an episode of Forensic Files season 10 named "Writer's Block". I was only saved by the emergency brakes which stopped me between the first floor and the basement. Look it up. It would come up in court later. It was determined that Richard wrote the notes about her brother. That Richard should rot in jail when he dies, should rot in hell. For all of you so critical and wishing him harm, I pray that God opens your eyes and heart. 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?) It will eventually all come out. 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. That only affected Nancy, and not the rest of her family? The drink tasted terrible and made her sick later that evening. Nancy would get sick/notice a bad taste/powder in drinks supplied to her by Richard. As for updates on family members of the Lyons, I wasn't able to find out who took custody of the couple's little daughters after Richard went to prison. But what does any of that have to do with the intentional murder, which clearly happened BEFORE she entered the hospital? Youre as bad as the p.o.s. Required fields are marked *. The doctors there refused to acknowledge the poisoning because it would involve litigation. You got to be kidding. 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. The truth will eventually come out. This is such a tragic case for all involved. Or put it in her own beverage and then drink it. Toxic husband. She didnt appreciate his using $5,900 of their money to buy a ring for Gaisford. He did not lie or forge anything. Ive seen both the Forensic Files and Dominick Dunne (available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5vYDUYFjqw) episodes on this. The justice system in the USA is broken. It was almost an SMU tailgate party as they brought in catering and Bloody Marys to wait for Nancys recovery. Reprint. Elvis? Richard Lyon pleaded not guilty at his 1991 murder trial. They had watched them bury one of their four children, thirty-year-old Tom, who died of a brain tumor in 1985. He should never get out. The truth will come out; however, due to blog posts like these and series like Forensic Files, it makes it more difficult. A right in the USA that needs to be changed. Your statement he probably is your opinion. Nancy planned to move to Washington, D.C., with her daughters after the divorce, a 1991 AP storyreported. Seems like nothing much has changed in Dallas since November 1963. Im not saying I think Lyon is innocent but some of your reasoning is absurd! Richard Lyon suffered from addictions to alcohol and sex. As FF presents it, theres little doubt Lyons guilty. He should NOT be paroled. Ive heard it all now. Everyone had access to the Lyon home immediately after Nancy was admitted to the hospital. Without money, there is no justice. Or naked and give you clothing? 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