Again, the truth will come out. Again, its impalusible). I believe they definitely got it right in this case, but how many times have you heard people say, Where theres smoke, theres fire. Does that make sense to ANYONE?!? No, we cant. Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? You certainly didnt pay close attention to the episode. Michael Peterson did after only 98.5 months of his life without parole sentence. One begins as just reaching out to a convict, and then when one begins to review the case, it become questionable. TX is not known for its stellar justice system. And you know this how? Death bed declarations are not considered hearsay. And in case that didnt work, Richard could rely on a receipt for arsenic trioxide, barium carbonate, and two other deadly substances signed by Nancy as evidence that she deliberately poisoned herself. Until next week, cheers. (By the way, in other applications, Creuzot is known for being merciful. I guess Texas courts dont mess around. An opinion can contain facts, incorrect information, neither (only opinion, citing no facts at all), or both. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. Yeah, really. 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. All I know is what commenters have said that both daughters grew up to be accomplished adults. I have watched MANY juries convict for murder on VERY little evidence. Her husband claimed she purchased the poison to get rid of some fire ants in her yard. Its no small thing to leave your home and your life behind, especially when you havent done anything wrong. How does all that coincide with your accidental death theory??? Marcus I hope I would do the same where I perceived a gross miscarriage of justice I hope you would have someone fight for you or your child if there was a gross miscarriage of justice. 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. 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. Wedding planning began soon after commencement, and Nancy became Mrs. Richard Lyon in February 1982. 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. To actually expect people to buy that is insanity. Nancy Dillard Lyon was a very successful real estate development project manager from a wealthy family. If you could call him that! Folks, its Camelot. What does that have to do with the poison pills given to Nancy, the empty capsules matching those pills in Richards apartment, or the forged documents (fake receipt and diary entries) found to be in Richards handwriting? He should NOT be paroled. There might be a bit of Better Call Saul-ness in the case. Christopher Ochoa, Richard Danziger, and Cameron Todd Willingham (although possibly guilty of spousal abuse) come to mind. And the anonymous threatening letter on behalf of her former coworker was a big nothing. A grim-looking Richard showed up on Goldens doorstep in January 1991 to ask if she and her husband would look after his daughters while he took Nancy to the emergency room. Often, a hunch/bad feeling about the defendant wins out over lack of evidence. But you do not state who you are. 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. Hes a murderer. Not a waste of time. Its likely someone in the home. As a police rep on one FF ep commented of a conviction the case of which was re-tried, resulting in acquittal, said: What do you say? Especially their murderer of a father who killed their mother Im sure. Lol. Cause thats not what he told me. Friends of Richard DICK Lyon should work DC or Marvel. Theres always someone. I do believe Richard killed his wife. All of that was a lie written in Nancys diary by Richard. The evidence adduced at trial revealed that the victim, Nancy Dillard Lyon, became sick in the early evening hours of January 8, 1991. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. Here in UK judges routinely remind juries of this at the ouset; perhaps US judges do too. I saw him yesterday. Maybe The doctors there refused to acknowledge the poisoning because it was a fantasy, self-administered due to mental illness, or a myriad other possibilities. Nancy Cooke Dillard Lyon Birth 6 Aug 1953. Im Surprised He Didnt Get The Death Penalty!! It isnt absurd about the arsenic poisoning. I wonder if theyve given up the fight or if its just an oversight? Worse criminals dont serve that much sometimes. It afforded protection only to defendants accused of capital felonies and applied only after conviction or acquittal. Ive had some people drop me hints/clues. He is right where he needs be to keep society safe. 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. Marcus: Thanks. And yes, there are MANY innocent people in jail, and on death row, especially in Texas. 1) Related to Richard, The costs for a case like this is too much for them to handle and risk. Richard Lyon was born on April 22, 1957 to a middle class family of five children in Connecticut. 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! Thats all for this post. In the meantime, Richard Lyon denies that he murdered his wife. You have to look at the evidence. Nancy's father, William "Big Daddy" Dillard, died in 2006 after a 59-year marriage to Sue Stubbs Dillard that produced four children. Exactly. She thought the affair might just blow over. He began his prison sentence at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Sweet deal? This article "Nancy Lyon" is from Wikipedia. Your email address will not be published. View Nancy Dillard's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more. He was guilty of one thing adultery, and for that he has paid a dear price. Even a cursory reading of his support materials makes it obvious why none of the innocence projects will take his case. I cannot pretend to know what happened between Richard and Nancy, but I believed then, as now, that Richard loved her once as deeply as he must have grown to hate her. 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. Granted, that makes him a disgusting person but not necessarily a murderer. Despite Multiple Warnings Charles Couch, Alleged Oil And Gas Con Man Is Allowed To Skip The Country Colt Ledger & Associates Inc. is the private investigation firm in USA. Good thing youre not a detective! Or naked and give you clothing? Ha, ha, ha. Funny how people can put all their energy and concern into the guilty and never show any real concern for the true victims. They would like their privacy and to be left alone.. Can you imagine their pain? There WERE owl feathers and her own hair found in her hands; what POSSIBLE explanation is there for that, other than an owl attack? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. During an 8-year marriage, the ambitious Nancy had juggled a successful career with motherhood after giving birth to the couple's two daughters. 12 People Found Him Guilty, Due To Tremendous Amount Of Evidence. It never happened! The owl + drugs & wine + Kathleens panic may very well be the cause of her death. Read the article under Nancy Dillard Lyon on the website. The amount of evidence is HUGE! Many doctors discount what their patients say, and hospital staff are often overworked with little sleep. The evidence clearly shows he killed her. It is all hearsay. If self-inflicted why? Why no outrage over what Bill Jr. did and what state would ever hand over two young girls to such a man? Sweet set-up. But I notice that you didnt point out anything specific that was actually incorrect, although you insinuated that the entire comment was fiction. Very glad to hear hes still behind razor wire. Adultery and greed are characteristics of the young ladys husband. Thanks for sending the link! Time to leave the Land of Denial and move to the Land of Reality. Ironically, I received an anonymous email asking me to check out Stephanie Bates, the women who found the pills, and I have. That Richard should rot in jail when he dies, should rot in hell. If Richard didnt do it, he fatally weakened his case by lying and forgery. Someone needs to do some real investigative reporting. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. He posed a continued threat to public safety, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 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. Post jury interviews revealed that they were on the verge of acquittal but the Couch testimony and hand writing testimony swayed them. They must have a view regardless of expressing it. Cathy: Just read the case. Nothing sweet about that deal. More importantly, someone seems to put an awful lot of pressure on people to not take the case or talk about it. Per se they dont amount to guilt, but a jury will aways ask why they were engaged in (One reason might be to strengthen genuine innocence post hoc that one fears will be insufficiently compelling but an intelligent man such as this would have to be extremely foolish to forge evidence and to have thought he could get away with it. Nancy had called him a Dr. 1 suspect is always the husband, Richard was armed and ready with the aforementioned forged documents designed to look as though Nancy wrote them. Dillard parents. The quoted remark is senseless: money yes; status no. He is innocent. 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. But did the e. Richard Lyon pleaded not guilty at his 1991 murder trial. There are at least two separate people to whom the victim told she was poisoned by Richard. Incidentally, William and Sue Dillard had already lost one of their adult children, Thomas, in 1986. Death 14 Jan 1991 (aged 37) Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA. Not all cases are such. Most had known Nancy's parents, Bill and Sue Dillard, for years. FRL: Thanks; Ill/well read with interest. He MUST have done SOMETHING for the police to be looking at him, sometimes before the person is even charged? But nothing in that comment was fiction: 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. The architect thought he had all the angles covered. No sane person would see the evidence, then actually believe that Richard is innocent. Then the police found a shocking note which Nancy wrote accusing her older brother Bill of sexually abusing her as a child. The rich and powerful can accomplish anything they want, even to frame an innocent man. An upcoming post will look into developments in his case since the conviction. But it was a bizarre coincidence. 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. 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. I dont agree that, in the USA, juries are more likely to wrongfully acquit than convict. Richard Lyon met Nancy Dillard at Harvard, where they studied to become landscape architects. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. One of them ended up serving a life sentence in a Federal prison; the other ended up dead. No other reason fits everything. If juries are presented with partial or misleading evidence (which could be more accident than design such as failure of the defence to do a reasonable job of interrogating evidence), the wrong outcomes very possible. Although I dont believe for one second that Richard Lyons is innocent (the facts say hes guilty), the case of Michael Peterson is different. Friends: Ive done an (inexhaustive) internet search for dallas presbyterian hospital arsenic and dallas presbyterian hospital poisoning. Only the Lyon case shows. As Richard had hoped, Bill Dillard . Hes where he belongs. 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. Ironically, Texas is the leading state in false convictions and leads the nation in exonerations with 23 in 2017 alone! Correction: FROM THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS: There is no PHYSICAL evidence that directly links Richard to sneaking poison into his wifes beverages. . Occams razor (or Ockhams razor): suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. She came in contact with wet, burnt, pressure treated wood. Its bizarre, and if anyone ever suspected me of murder, it may look bad (they had nothing to do with me). Parole was denied on 03/01/2021. Richard did well for himself as a project manager at a landscape architectural firm. May he never walk free again. Richard and Nancy had two daughters. This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 14:16. https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Nancy_Lyon&oldid=936769. Slither back into your holes, snakes. I feel sorry that Nancy was not treated properly. Required fields are marked *. They merely suggest a person capable of cheating in the first two citations of the kind that millions do. This was unclear from your post. Very nice life lessons, as pertains to homicide. He was paid off to lie to protect his own skin and to secure the prosecutions case, something even A.W. Talk about clutching at straws! 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. What is most disgraceful is the withholding of exculpatory evidence and the absurd 10-day prison sentence of the prosecutor found guilty of malfeasance. But hopefully he sees the pain he put Nancys daughters her whole family & friends through!! I hope I would do the same where I perceived a gross miscarriage of justice. Your comments to Samadhi are very disparaging and racist. Allison and Anna wish to be left alone by EVERYONE. Heres a recap of Writers Block, the Forensic Files episode about the case, plus additional information from internet research. Friends of Richard Lyon should spend their time being Friends of Anna and Allison instead. Fingerprints and DNA arent going to matter a bit when they both live in the same damn house. IF Nancy told the doctor she thought her husband was poisoning her, then why didnt he call the police and test her for it? It wasnt a third party because: People dont normally do that when they have a positive relationship with their father. It is being revised and will be back up by spring. 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. A serpent? Im sure youve had many more affairs in the Prison showers, but not with good looking bimbos lol. What a slime bag. For someone that had money Richard claimed to battle with ants. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. 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! The problem is that this ridiculous narrative has been spread in writings, TV shows, and books. I can understand how a friend or family member can believe their loved one is innocent. exactly how are you saying that the hospital gave Nancy Lyons arsenic? There is sin and there is SIN. If they DID declare there was no merit, of course that severely weakens innocence claim. You are a fool. No rescue. 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