There have been many cases attributed to that hospital. Time to leave the Land of Denial and move to the Land of Reality. Your statement he probably is your opinion. So, perhaps the hospital was negligent, though of course it leaves us with question of the poisoners identity If the above is correct, Nancys family would seem justified in litigating. I realize that some people think youre innocent unless you leave a full video diary detailing your actions. Is there a link to read about him in prison? In Richards appeal for a new trial, which was denied, it would have proven the hand writing expert wrong. 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. Not to mention his arrogance in continuing to deny what he did and actually soliciting legal help to get away with it. This was not true. The powerful family had to make someone responsible and answer for it, and as always, TX seems to look at the spouse. I watched the Sandra Locke made-for-tv movie recently. I was a 15 year old working in the lawn and garden section of a Target-like store in the midwest and I was starving halfway into my shift. 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. . It was all a big joke to them. Who cares if There is no PHYSICAL evidence that directly links Richard to sneaking poison into his wifes beverages. The truth of that could mean that there was other, more compelling, evidence to convince the jury (As there was). The quantum of circumstantial evidence is persuasive, but youre implying that such evidence is of less value than physical evidence. Im so glad they had the support of others to get them through the loss of their mother & the cause of her death based over their dad! To actually say it was accidental? Hes where he needs to be. This comment on behalf of this scum is as sick as the scum himself. The truth will come out; however, due to blog posts like these and series like Forensic Files, it makes it more difficult. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. I hope I would do the same where I perceived a gross miscarriage of justice. 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. I dont agree that, in the USA, juries are more likely to wrongfully acquit than convict. Anyway, I dont agree with you regarding juries. Thanks for writing in with the information. And, certainly, arsenic is like. If she were framing the husband, she could have done it rather quicker and hence less painfully. Who cares if he/she is innocent? 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. Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34. If Lyon had been a Texan cop, he may have gotten only 20 years for murder as Joseph Kent McGowen did. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. It wasnt clear what type of poison he used on that occasion. 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 did the e. If no one else touched it, they wouldnt have been exposed and it explains the high dosage on her fingertips. Who had a stronger motive than him? You say she wasnt tested but shes likely to have exhibited poisoning symptoms, and that should have caused concern. His Premeditation And Motives Were To Be The Grieving Cheating Husband & Father Who Thought Hed Remain In Good Graces With The Dillards & The Socialites Of Dallas. Never loved her. 1) While at college, Richard had Nancy write some of his assignments. 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). One was her psychiatrist/psychologist. The doctors there refused to acknowledge the poisoning because it would involve litigation. Juries lean towards conviction, they do not assume innocence as they are supposed to. Interesting that the Friends of Richard Lyon (https://www.richardlyon.org/) website now shows that the website has expired. Michael Peterson did after only 98.5 months of his life without parole sentence. Nothing to eat there but I eyed the corn seeds and I nibbled a bag of the dried dessicated (arsenic-treated) kernals. Have people from all over the world. . Either way, I dont think hes a threat to anyone anymore. OBVIOUSLY, he created it. Hes still in prison, according to the Texas DOC. More people need to so that. Richard Lyon suffered from addictions to alcohol and sex. 00612188 in the capable hands of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. And probably calculate the dose?! My relationship with Richard is one of a fellow Catholic. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(criminal)#Owl_theory I was in the waiting room for ICU at Presbyterian Hospital when Nancy was admitted to the hospital in 1991. Thanks. Why would she put arsenic poison in her own vitamin pills and then take them? Very sad. 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. An upcoming post will look into developments in his case since the conviction. He is right where he needs be to keep society safe. We will all stand before God and have to answer for the things we have done in this life whether they be big or small. Sociopaths are pathological liars and will lie to the bitter end unless there is something in it for them to be truthful. Jeannie or Tim? Her condition deteriorated overtime and her organs started to fail. Perhaps others can cite examples. Nancys death was a tragedy all the way around and has affected many lives. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Anything but discuss the actual facts. A detective noted that upon being informed that Nancy had passed away from poisoning, Richard Lyon didnt ask any questions. Gray alluded to. So sorry to hear you were made ill, Lili. My mom, my dad, my stepfather, all my grandparents, my exs mother, my friends siblings. Eves belief that he was poisoning her either suggests he may have been (with other circumstantial evidence) or she was framing him. I would have been a really good loyal husband too. I guess Texas courts dont mess around. See https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Rogue-cop-gets-20-years-in-killing-2064331.php Nancy planned to move to Washington, D.C., with her daughters after the divorce, a 1991 AP storyreported. My state is only slightly better. His blame-the-victim strategy was rejected by the Texas court at his murder trial. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convicted - and sentenced to life in prison. Folks, its Camelot. And the anonymous threatening letter on behalf of her former coworker was a big nothing. Richard did not need Nancys help at Harvard. She was about to testify against her former boss in a trial for an Embezzlement charge but was poisoned before she could do so. Well, I myself do not know definitively what happened to Nancy Dillard Lyons. RR: A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. At least one of them is already married. Um, it was no accident He deliberately and repeatedly poisoned her. After one of the most sensational trials in recent. Nancy was almost 30 by the time they graduated in 1981. People should have learned that by now! Rot in that cell you scumbag Richard Lyon. May Nancy Lyons soul rest in peace. 3) Nancy told MULTIPLE, trustworthy witnesses that Richard was trying to poison her. I know I need to be nice! I believe he killed her. For all of you so critical and wishing him harm, I pray that God opens your eyes and heart. He is a monster and I hope he never sees freedom. 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????? I wonder if theyve given up the fight or if its just an oversight? Richard Lying is not getting out ever hahahaha To actually expect people to buy that is insanity. In murdering Nancy five years later, Richard Lyon took away yet another child from the Dillard family. You also dont accidentally forge documents. Mystery novelist A. W. Gray made his nonfiction debut with this . They succeeded in getting Richard Lyon removed from the Dallas Country Club and deposited into the W. F. Ramsey Unit on a prison farm in Rosharon. A combination of an aggressive work schedule and the duties of raising young children took its toll on Nancy. All they care about is winning the case to keep up their win/lose ratio, and advance their career. This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 14:16. https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Nancy_Lyon&oldid=936769. At least, they assume, a convicted person has appeals. Bill Jr and Nancy were friends with this man. Firstly, it is difficult to take responsibility for an action that you did not do. Granted, that makes him a disgusting person but not necessarily a murderer.. Dont drop the soap Richie!! Lyon is guilty of a horrible murder and is fortunate he got life, not death. More importantly, someone seems to put an awful lot of pressure on people to not take the case or talk about it. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. The truth is, there is just far too much that cant be explained away. Sweet deal? If there is a guilty party here, it is the hospital. As Richard had hoped, Bill Dillard . Im sure youve had many more affairs in the Prison showers, but not with good looking bimbos lol. Otherwise, the murderer benefits from his crime by hiding evidence. But hes innocent?!? He did it and hes right where he belongs. Nancy was so cute and innocent I wish she was my wife. There are at least two separate people to whom the victim told she was poisoned by Richard. 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