I will never believe, as some suggested, that his tears were just a ploy to win the jurys sentiments. Richard Lyon pleaded not guilty at his 1991 murder trial. Do you think you can make it downstairs? Gayle Golden overheard Richard say to Nancy in a sweet voice. My belief is that she committed suicide and framed her husband so he wouldnt be able to get custody of their children. Richard Lyon was born on April 22, 1957 to a middle class family of five children in Connecticut. On a January night in 1991, she has severe sickness which showed symptoms that included vomiting and severe stomach pains. That murderer is due to get out soon. But did the evidence support this conviction?Mystery novelist A. W. Gray made his nonfiction debut with this . 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. Whether it was deliberate, and by whom, is a matter for the police and prosecuting authority, so why would the hospital be involved in litigation (unless you imply that the hospital was medically incompetent and you wished to sue it)? No matter how much he lies about it, the truth is clear as day. Exactly. So its the hospitals fault now? Very glad to hear hes still behind razor wire. 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. And you know this how? I But there are facts to this case that just add up to Richard Lyon being guilty. Nancy's father, William "Big Daddy" Dillard, died in 2006 after a 59-year marriage to Sue Stubbs Dillard that produced four children. TX is not known for its stellar justice system. 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. Sociopaths are pathological liars and will lie to the bitter end unless there is something in it for them to be truthful. What POSSIBLE explanation is there for that? Especially their murderer of a father who killed their mother Im sure. Perhaps they need a new plea category. Hes where he belongs. }} 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. 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. But do I blame them? Curious as to how Richard explains (or explained) the baggie of empty capsules in his apartment? And the hospital filled capsules with poison and told Nancy they were vitamins??? Not sure about that. Perhaps that would prove that either her brother killed her or that Nancy was so distraught over the bad memories she took her own life. It would behoove people to actually read the trial transcripts and think. In the meantime, Richard Lyon denies that he murdered his wife. https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/jerri-sims-obituary?id=2148042, 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. There might be a bit of Better Call Saul-ness in the case. A shame about his wife though. I hope he rots in jail for the rest of his pathetic life. No one could trace it to anyone involved in the embezzlement case. She was hard-working and practical. She passed away on the 14th of January 1991. I was wondering how they were doing! I remember the Danziger case, too so incredibly sad. Our King and redeemer Jesus Christ the son of God. He is right where he belongs and that is in prison. Aware that the No. Polygraphs are absolutely pointless. Michael Mortens case is probably the best example. If I were a dr, a patient saw me claiming to be poisoned by another, and she showed signs of toxicity, Id want to be on the safe side and contact police. Nancy's closest family was not as respectable as they seemed. Without DNA evidence, it is difficult to get acceptance from an innocence project. Do not listen to others who have ulterior motives or derogatory speech. Police should just stop using them. If what you think about juries is correct, its a travesty. Ive had some people drop me hints/clues. It was determined that Richard wrote the notes about her brother. If the hospital did, I believe they are legally required to notify the police: they cannot avoid this if they may be the origin of the poisoning. No winners in this case. This was not true. Alice: From these three facts, we can ascertain that Richard does not have integrity, loyalty, morals, scruples or decency. Things then got worse when she found out that her husband Richard was having an affair in the fall of 1989. It seemed implausible to me at first as well, but implausible does happen occasionally. She told the doctor (her psychiatrist/psychologist) that she believed Richard was systematically poisoning her thats directly from the victim! But, as every Forensic Files watcher knows, idyllic-looking existences tend to give way. If I understand you correctly, youre wondering how I got your name. FRL: It was the poltergeist, then; a stranger; or Nancy herself? This was unclear from your post. 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. My husband was friends with this guy in prison. He began his prison sentence at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville. Please tell me . Oh wait, no, that was BEFORE she went to the hospital. 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. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Nancy was an Ivy Leaguer too! I wish I had more time and money to pursue his innocence, but I do not. 1) Related to Richard, This comment on behalf of this scum is as sick as the scum himself. If there are any others cases like yours, that could be evidence Rogue staff have certainly been known to poison patients. Men murder their wives all the time. If you just wanted attention from your husband, you wouldnt use arsenic at all, since it causes permanent damage. . Thats what they are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7rEfV67630. Dick Lyin. Do you visit the website? One was her psychiatrist/psychologist. One way is when they talk about the overall market, or other general information, instead of talking about the facts of THAT particular business. He did it and hes right where he belongs. Such people are unfit for office and should be punished just as they have tried improperly to punish others with prison. No longer her brothers or her colleagues as he tried to imply when he testified in his own defense? Surely if the hospital was connected with institutional accidental or deliberate poisonings, this would have been reported in the media? He just took the biblical story of Adam & Eve (which pretty much everyone born in Noth America knows), and applied current forensics and common sense to it. Her case was featured on an episode of Forensic Files season 10 named "Writer's Block". Bill Jr and Nancy were friends with this man. Richard took her to the hospital but the doctors couldn't find what had caused this severe sickness. They came from different worlds. Your email address will not be published. Well, I myself do not know definitively what happened to Nancy Dillard Lyons. She was about to testify against her former boss in a trial for an Embezzlement charge but was poisoned before she could do so. That poor man. Michael Peterson did after only 98.5 months of his life without parole sentence. I dont agree that, in the USA, juries are more likely to wrongfully acquit than convict. 100 times the normal level of arsenic in her body suggests that much was consumed but over a long period. At least one of them is already married. 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. If Nancy had done so, chances are she would still be with us. Burial. There can be SOME doubt , which is by definition unreasonable in compromising the reasonableness of the finding. But what makes you suspicious that you were poisoned at the hospital and not before? All of that was a lie written in Nancys diary by Richard. I didnt state there couldnt have been a third-party. 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. Dear RR: I will continue to post rebuttals to your blog post, which should have a disclaimer that it is an OPINION piece, borderline FICTION. The Friends of Richard Lyon website was proven to be a money-making scam. 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. The movie made it look like he could be either innocent or guilty. A Husband Tries to Mess with TexasWriters Block, (Forensic Files). Texas also has convicted several innocent people though Lyon is not one of these. General facts about wrongful convictions, general facts about pressure treated wood (that, unless she was eating it constantly, wouldnt give her those levels of arsenic in her system). Just put some updated info on website. But hes innocent?!? The old boss didnt have opportunity, and I seriously doubt the brother did either (and the hospital certainly didnt, based on the current BS FRL is spouting). But nothing in that comment was fiction: The following morning she was admitted to the emergency room of Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Who told you he was innocent? Marcus, Yeah, really. Their decision to change their names is definitely understandable. Cathy: Thank you: shall read tonight (am in UK so some difference in time!). Richard is innocent. I agree. Although Nancy enjoyed the East Coast, Richard made the well-reasoned suggestion that the couple should reside in Dallas, the Dillard family's power base. The amount of evidence is HUGE! Sent him some dip on MKJ day when he was put in solitary one time. Life in Prison looks good on you! Thats just a statement that you made up off the top of your head with no basis in reality at all. Friends of Richard Lyon should spend their time being Friends of Anna and Allison instead. Ive never seen such a strong largely circumstantial case. Everyone had access to the Lyon home immediately after Nancy was admitted to the hospital. . She loved him unconditionally and he latched onto her for his own gain. Richard was admitted on his own merits whereas Nancy was declined admission and then her father had to intervene. But most people have NEVER been stuck in an elevator. And the wounds DO look exactly like owl attack wounds I looked up pictures of other cases. He became eligible for parole 15 years later in 2006. (They are not the same Dillards who founded the Dillards department store chain. You are joking right! The evidence clearly shows he killed her. Besides, you should NEVER believe something because someone else may believe it. And Leslie is correct. And there was something to gain from Nancys death: a $500,000 life insurance payout. First published November 1, 1993. They both took the last name of Dillard and Anna got married in 2015 at the arboretum, which has an exhibit in her mothers honor. She passed away in 2009. And so Richard wasarrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. But I have a question: Is the main person of Friends of Richard Lymon either: That bid was rejected, although the Texas Department of Justice website gives no explanation. I wouldnt be surprised if they do . TX is an embarrassment when it comes to justice for its citizens. I watched Richard cry as the letter was read. But I wouldnt be surprised if he has some fool acting on his behalf. Richard Lyon suffered from addictions to alcohol and sex. Maybe if more people spent their free time helping others, the world would be a better place. The same is true of saying hes absolutely guilty, convicted or not. If she wanted to kill herself and frame him, shed use one huge dose, and those forged diary entries and the forged arsenic receipt wouldnt exist. This is not the case with Richard Lyon. A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. 30 years in jail I dont think you can say he got away with it! Homewrecker. Something just didnt seem right watching the family as they gathered. Not much different from Stolen Valor. 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. 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. He attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, then headed to the Harvard School of Design for a graduate degree in landscaping and architecture. Interesting that the Friends of Richard Lyon (https://www.richardlyon.org/) website now shows that the website has expired. Anna is now a dentist in the Dallas area. Not a very well-made movie. She died before they had a chance, on January 14, 1991, at the age of 37. The part about conspiring to cheat while college kids is intriguing. 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. She had nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. He concluded that Richard was the one who wrote that to try and cover up his crime. The comment at the YouTube site is also good. One could wonder about the so called experts evidence in view of the high profile and influence of the victims family in the city. Surely the only role of the hospital would be to certify that you had been poisoned? Amazing that Richard nor the cleaning company did not find them. Lets hope someone brings that up at the 2021 parole hearing. Im not saying that I think hes innocent, I dont really know for sure. Prosecutor passed away May 2020: Cause thats not what he told me. Never loved her. . No, its a forged document, that Richard found, that would have helped to clear Richard . The one that requires the least speculation is usually better. No rescue. What planet did you just arrive from?! 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. 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. People should have learned that by now! I bet someone puts money in his commissary account and writes letters to anyone and everyone to plead his case. But Im not as pessimistic as you that theyre composed of such fools What would you have instead? And its unclear what interpretation to make of the falsified diary entry. Nothing to eat there but I eyed the corn seeds and I nibbled a bag of the dried dessicated (arsenic-treated) kernals. He MUST have done SOMETHING for the police to be looking at him, sometimes before the person is even charged? Im not saying I think Lyon is innocent but some of your reasoning is absurd! Coincidentally, the condo is owned by a real estate developer who is connected to Trammel Crow. Actually, people all over the world follow this story. Richard Lyon was denied parole again on March 1, 2021. Its a pretty common pattern. Lili: I now gather you claim it was the hospital who (presumably unintentionally) poisoned you. Sweet deal? The last two are interesting in that Willingham was executed and Danziger suffered permanent brain damage in prison due to mistaken identity by another prisoner. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Bar exam. 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. Its not like any sane person would go knocking on their door (other than possible reporters, that is). At least in the USA. I was a patient at Dallas Presbyterian who was poisoned with arsenic. Friends: As in this case, you suggest: The hospital may very well have been negligent; it wouldnt be the first time. I hope he rots slowly where he is. He is right where he needs be to keep society safe. The assignments things a non-event: plenty of college kids cheat. Plenty of husbands cheat via affairs. Many examples of such, especially in TX. That couldnt had been easy for them. I have watched MANY juries convict for murder on VERY little evidence. She didnt appreciate his using $5,900 of their money to buy a ring for Gaisford. But did the evidence support this conviction? But he was ready for a criminal investigation into Nancy Dillard Lyons death just the same. Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34., Correction: Richard began his sentence at the Eastham Unit: 2665 Prison Road 1, Lovelady, TX 75851, Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. ~ John Adams. Of course there could but theres no reason/evidence to suppose it over and above the explanation that Lyon was the perp so the court didnt. And was it the hospital that forged documents to make it look like Nancy ordered the arsenic? Her condition deteriorated overtime and her organs started to fail. For someone that had money Richard claimed to battle with ants. Ants implicated. As a white-collar inmate this is to be expected. Lili: How terrible that you were poisoned, and I hope you have properly recovered. 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