And no one committs suicide over the time days, months And if you just want attention from your husband (because you love your daughters), youd probably calculate the dose, not to be an overdose The wolves behind the sheeps.. Something looking obvious doesnt make it true! AFTER youve done it. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Police should just stop using them. Sweet set-up. You also dont accidentally forge documents. He was cruel and callous in watching her slowly die! . In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Ants implicated. Were you admitted WITH arsenical poisoning (in which case, they didnt) or with another condition, THEN were also to have been found poisoned? Ants implicated. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he alleged. Also, people, please stop posting about the Allison and Anna. I can only think of one plausible reason, and I think this poor guy may have gone to jail, right after losing his wife, for something he didnt do. IF Nancy told the doctor she thought her husband was poisoning her, then why didnt he call the police and test her for it? Everyone is entitled to their opinion but please dont let that stop you! Richard & Nancy Lyon Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a Dallas real estate tycoon, reached the heartrending conclusion that her marriage to husband But I doubt that that would have succeeded here. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. You got the nerve to use the word fiction? RIP. 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. I say keep the arrogant a hole in prison indefinitely. William Dillard, Jr. and his wife Mary Helen raised Anna and Allison. No rescue. . That poor man. Ive seen many calm killers (and regular people who were lying) who passed, and many worried, freaked out victims whove failed. To reiterate, the autopsy report said an acute dose of arsenic as cause of death. Lyons sentence began on December 19, 1991 less than a year after Nancy Dillard Lyon died. People should have learned that by now! 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. During sentencing, Judge John C. Creuzot said that Lyon used various and sundry chemicals to kill Nancy. To actually expect people to buy that is insanity. Have you ever read the data and studies around the behavior of a sexually abused female? And then there was the grandfather who gave his son a pass about the whole thing!! Or is it supposedly the pressure treated wood? 384 pages, Paperback. Its no small thing to leave your home and your life behind, especially when you havent done anything wrong. 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. She still lives in Texas but married someone else. In early 1990, Richard moved out of the house and continued his extramarital relationship. This was not true. Friends of Richard Lyon should spend their time being Friends of Anna and Allison instead. The SEC brought a successful multiple securities violations lawsuit against Charles O. Couch, in June, 2016, when Charles Couch agreed to pay $10,000,000 to the SEC and some of his hundreds of victims. This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 14:16. https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Nancy_Lyon&oldid=936769. And nothing like seeing an Ivy Leaguer brought down by his own stupidity. Says he was a model prisoner. 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. This murderous scumbag should NEVER be granted parole. I understand their concern. Not sure about that. Thank you. Who buys suicide? Based on his trial. Do not listen to others who have ulterior motives or derogatory speech. Incidentally, William and Sue Dillard had already lost one of their adult children, Thomas, in 1986. Richard took her to the hospital but the doctors couldn't find what had caused this severe sickness. First published November 1, 1993. But if you werent born in North America, which I suspect you werent, since you seem mystified by the serpent (not to mention your name placing your birth elsewhere), it would be a confusing argument. I knew you werent claiming the hos was responsible for the poisoning (though Lili may be); rather that they were negligent. Feel free to point out any specific thing you believe isnt fact. Not only was Richard the one with actual motive, the fact that they were getting a divorce, then briefly got together before she died, is a VERY common spouse-murders-spouse pattern: a divorce in the works, one spouse sees what it will cost him/her, decides he/she can get more, then asks his/her spouse to try one more time (to stop divorce proceedings), so he/she can clean up as a widow instead. 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. If there is a guilty party here, it is the hospital. We in Connecticut who know him and his family, maintain that he is innocent. Just because youre not aware of who the third party might have been means there wasnt any?! Richard Lyon's trial took place on December 2nd, 1991 and ended on January 19, 1992. Exactly. First, ALL comments are opinion pieces. Youre crazy (or stupid) if you believe that. In Richards appeal for a new trial, which was denied, it would have proven the hand writing expert wrong. Fortunately, the state of Texas and Nancys family werent so easily fooled. She passed away in 2009. You have to show remorse. If he ever does get out, he wont find Tami Ayn Gaisford the co-worker with whom he began an affair while married to Nancy waiting for him. All of us are sinners and fall short of the glory of our Heavenly Father and his dear son Jesus Christ. The rich and powerful can accomplish anything they want, even to frame an innocent man. No problem. It would behoove people to actually read the trial transcripts and think. Good for him. By him wanting to be a cheating Male S..(you know what I mean) he even lied to his mistress saying Nancy had a rare blood disorder (why the f**k would he need to lie about that?). Maybe if more people spent their free time helping others, the world would be a better place. Not much different from Stolen Valor. The Nancy Dillard Lyon Trail in Grand Prairie was named for a woman from an influential Texas family who tragically died at her husband's hands. But we all need friends, and I admire your speaking up for him and putting the case. Until next week, cheers. Someone needs to do some real investigative reporting. FRL: It was the poltergeist, then; a stranger; or Nancy herself? 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. 3) Richards handwriting was identified by a forensic expert in Nancys diary accusing her brother of sexually abusing her. Richard Lying is not getting out ever hahahaha And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convicted - and sentenced to life in prison. At some point, he switched to arsenic, which he probably put in her food and a bottle of wine left anonymously on their porch. I bet someone puts money in his commissary account and writes letters to anyone and everyone to plead his case. Ironically, the fact that she felt sick probably made her less likely to have the get-up-and-go to move out. But I notice that you didnt point out anything specific that was actually incorrect, although you insinuated that the entire comment was fiction. Nothing to eat there but I eyed the corn seeds and I nibbled a bag of the dried dessicated (arsenic-treated) kernals. Charles Couch lied under oath and by the way, did any of you see this? Michael Mortens case is probably the best example. I do believe Richard killed his wife. If only Texas and Richard could submit to a polygraph. His next chance will come in 2021, when hes 64. My relationship with Richard is one of a fellow Catholic. TX is not known for its stellar justice system. Funny how people can put all their energy and concern into the guilty and never show any real concern for the true victims. We may be all sinners but not all of us commits murder. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. he highest exoneration rate in the country. I hope he rots in jail for the rest of his pathetic life. He became eligible for parole 15 years later in 2006. Quick trial. Texas also has convicted several innocent people though Lyon is not one of these. One could wonder about the so called experts evidence in view of the high profile and influence of the victims family in the city. Personally, Id probably force a mistrial, as I care far more for real justice, than the law. During her six-day stay at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas,Nancys violent illness continued and she begged the medical staff to save her life. I bet you that Friends of Richard Lyon are either one or both of his daughters, or someone hes dating or doing a sweetheart hustle on from jail (a common hustle where inmates answer singles ads and con women into sending them money). but only because they WANT to. Another was the emergency doctor when she was dying. 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. 2. He maintains that he had nothing to do with Nancys death: His supposed crime was that he poisoned his wife, Nancy, so he could inherit her money and status in the community and then, begin his new life with his mistress. Preyed upon her. On a subsequent try, he gave her vitamin capsules laced with the poison barium carbonate. Agreed. Everything Marcus said made sense. }} Nancy Cooke Dillard Lyon (6th August 1953 - 14 January 1991) was an American woman who was poisoned with Arsenic and killed by her husband Richard Lyon. There was no proof that Richard had any arsenic, Nancy had no arsenic in her stomach, there was no arsenic found in any of the food or in the house, the pill bottles did not contain poison nor Richards fingerprints, and they were found over six months after Richard left the condo (which the police had access to) and the condo was owned by a friend of Tramwell Crowe. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(criminal)#Owl_theory It afforded protection only to defendants accused of capital felonies and applied only after conviction or acquittal. And yes, there are MANY innocent people in jail, and on death row, especially in Texas. Yeah, really. That said, lets review a few facts that Lyon has not refuted. Not a waste of time. Dillard parents. She also shut him off from their joint bank accounts. Good thing youre not a detective! The movie made it look like he could be either innocent or guilty. 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? Richard did well for himself as a project manager at a landscape architectural firm. I know I need to be nice! Again, the truth will come out. Ironically, I received an anonymous email asking me to check out Stephanie Bates, the women who found the pills, and I have. 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! Very sad. To say this was accidental is absolute insanity. 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. Lilis presumed (because ambiguous) claim is far too tenuous as it stands to mean anything (see the questions I ask). Hes where he needs to be. I watched the Sandra Locke made-for-tv movie recently. 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. I But there are facts to this case that just add up to Richard Lyon being guilty. One was her psychiatrist/psychologist. Watch the Forensic Files episode on YouTube. This comment on behalf of this scum is as sick as the scum himself. A detective noted that upon being informed that Nancy had passed away from poisoning, Richard Lyon didnt ask any questions. Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Oh, no Richard again! 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). I didnt state there couldnt have been a third-party. Sociopaths are pathological liars and will lie to the bitter end unless there is something in it for them to be truthful. If so, you would leave them alone. Lyon is guilty of a horrible murder and is fortunate he got life, not death. By 1990, they had two small daughters and lots of friends, swam at the country club, and joined in vacations underwritten by Nancys parents, William W. Dillard Sr. and Sue Stubbs Dillard. 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. All of that was a lie written in Nancys diary by Richard. he could inherit her money and status in the community Interesting thought, that predators are stealing status, along with material spoils. Thats what they are. From these three facts, we can ascertain that Richard does not have integrity, loyalty, morals, scruples or decency. Interesting correlation https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/26/us/the-poison-is-arsenic-and-the-suspect-wood.html. Anna is now a dentist in the Dallas area. It would be the kiss of death for anyone in TX to take this case that is what some have told me. But most people have NEVER been stuck in an elevator. Forensic tests. 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????? On, no, that was Richard. Ive seen both the Forensic Files and Dominick Dunne (available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5vYDUYFjqw) episodes on this. But, because of that law/so-called right, juries dont want to risk acquitting someone unless they are sure, because theres no way to fix it. In murdering Nancy five years later, Richard Lyon took away yet another child from the Dillard family. Dallas drama. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. The strands of hair served as a map of doses of arsenic that coincided with Richards interactions with his wife. Either way, youre wasting your life on something that wont change. If Richard didnt do it, he fatally weakened his case by lying and forgery. As a mother of a son, this case and others are examples of how the rich can control the justice system. Plus, the fact that the case is largely circumstantial, doesnt matter. 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