Ive had some people drop me hints/clues. Surely the only role of the hospital would be to certify that you had been poisoned? You have to show remorse. The following morning she was admitted to the emergency room of Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. She wasnt poisoned by anyone. New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA. The owl did it. 3) Is or has been, in a romantic/emotionally intimate relationship with Richard Lymon? Either way, youre wasting your life on something that wont change. The truth is, there is just far too much that cant be explained away. 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. For those who are curious, Anna and Allison are both well. Police should just stop using them. But he was ready for a criminal investigation into Nancy Dillard Lyons death just the same. His next chance will come in 2021, when hes 64. View Nancy Dillard's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more. The problem is that this ridiculous narrative has been spread in writings, TV shows, and books. You say she wasnt tested but shes likely to have exhibited poisoning symptoms, and that should have caused concern. Richard forged the part of the diary about the abuse. He posed a continued threat to public safety, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. But hes innocent?!? Everyone had access to the Lyon home immediately after Nancy was admitted to the hospital. We wont know because the police never looked for an owls nest. See https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Rogue-cop-gets-20-years-in-killing-2064331.php He was cruel and callous in watching her slowly die! There is a paper trail showing Richard as the person who ordered the poisons. Then she got hopeful. Funny how people can put all their energy and concern into the guilty and never show any real concern for the true victims. Of course, I have seen some DAs who do care if the defendant is innocent. And whats with this Adam and Eve nonsense?! What POSSIBLE explanation is there for 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. Anything but discuss the actual facts. She survived that attempt. All they care about is winning the case to keep up their win/lose ratio, and advance their career. he highest exoneration rate in the country. And its a real shame that good decent people are often the victims of narcissistic creeps. The woman who rented the condo cannot be located a tip off that she was paid off. Many examples of such, especially in TX. As far as Im concerned, this is the best possible outcome to a very tragic story. But it must be the hospital who Nancy said gave her a nightcap that made her deathly ill, or gave her strange tasting pop at the movies with a strange powder floating on top? 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. Im Surprised He Didnt Get The Death Penalty!! 2) While married, Richard had an ongoing affair. Their decision to change their names is definitely understandable. Lili: How terrible that you were poisoned, and I hope you have properly recovered. As FF presents it, theres little doubt Lyons guilty. 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????? he even lied to his mistress saying Nancy had a rare blood disorder (why the f**k would he need to lie about that?). Again, the truth will come out. Just one of the many things that should be changed in the legal system, in my opinion. But I could feel my focus changing. Read the article under Nancy Dillard Lyon on the website. I wonder if theyve given up the fight or if its just an oversight? }} Thats why I always say, I believe, or the facts point to his guilt. It is unreasonable to think that the children would have never been around while their mother made their playhouse (BTW, did tests ever even show arsenic in the wood? But, tell me: Why else was she clasping owl feathers and her own hair in her hand??? Sa. She died before they had a chance, on January 14, 1991, at the age of 37. Follow your gut feelingand live! Nancy had called him a Dr. It was almost an SMU tailgate party as they brought in catering and Bloody Marys to wait for Nancys recovery. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharee_Miller. But members of the jury brought their healthy sense of skepticism with them for the two-week trial. I cannot believe he killed her. Richard is innocent. Situation like that they could had hired to handle the cause of the issue! She didnt appreciate his using $5,900 of their money to buy a ring for Gaisford. . 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. Doubt they believe he is innocent since they took their moms surname Dillard. While the rest of us have the opinion he is guilty. Ive never seen such a strong largely circumstantial case. The assignments things a non-event: plenty of college kids cheat. Plenty of husbands cheat via affairs. And she told at least two people (doctors) that Richard was trying to kill her. Lyon has advocates pushing for his release, although so far, they havent had much luck. The Friends of Richard Lyon website was proven to be a money-making scam. The evidence clearly shows he killed her. "Nancy and Richard Lyon were a wealthy Dallas couple who had everything but lost it all. Please tell me . Facing reality. Theres always someone. Elvis? I was a patient at Dallas Presbyterian who was poisoned with arsenic. If self-inflicted why? Thats the problem Perhaps youre implying that too many Americans are stupid, so unfit to serve. Still, she lived. Give the predator two more victims. Tami Ayn Gaisford, Richards girlfriend, testified that Richard had told her that Nancy died from a rare fatal blood disease more proof that he was a liar. During sentencing, Judge John C. Creuzot said that Lyon used various and sundry chemicals to kill Nancy. Well said. 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. Is there a link to read about him in prison? You need to quit polluting the atmosphere not just the memory of the real victims Nancy and her family. 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. youre insane, just like him. 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. Then the police found a shocking note which Nancy wrote accusing her older brother Bill of sexually abusing her as a child. And who provided the wood? Maybe his gf gave him soap on the rope? She passed away in 2009. More than one some years. But Nancy said the HOSPITAL was trying to systematically poison her? (By the way, in other applications, Creuzot is known for being merciful. Why would she put arsenic poison in her own vitamin pills and then take them? No one ever made mistakes on dosages?! Things then got worse when she found out that her husband Richard was having an affair in the fall of 1989. If she were framing the husband, she could have done it rather quicker and hence less painfully. Short time for jury to make a decision. Very glad to hear hes still behind razor wire. When Richard Lyon first began sneaking poison into his wifes beverages, he probably hoped she would die quickly and doctors would attribute the tragedy to natural causes, end of story. Nancys father, William Big Daddy Dillard, died in 2006 after a 59-year marriage to Sue Stubbs Dillardthat produced four children. We judge, society judges. Sociopaths are pathological liars and will lie to the bitter end unless there is something in it for them to be truthful. But did the evidence support this conviction? They want to die but dont want to kill themselves outright. AFTER youve done it. Hes where he belongs. He has something to work towards, something to aspire to, something to live for, plus think of all the attention he gets (the FRL writer here must have nothing but time on her hands to dedicate herself to this project with such prolific efforts). The inheriting of considerable wealth (presumably) has been a perfectly sufficient motive for numerous others murderers and while its no proof in itself, what makes it unlikely in his case in the absence of stronger contenders AND with other suspicious circumstances AND with a wife he evidently cared little for given his affair? Because it follows along the south fork of Fish . Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. And the wounds DO look exactly like owl attack wounds I looked up pictures of other cases. Why no outrage over what Bill Jr. did and what state would ever hand over two young girls to such a man? Another tragedy. Precisely because of that, those further removed from the case claim they lack objectivity. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he alleged. Here in UK judges routinely remind juries of this at the ouset; perhaps US judges do too. He is innocent. Tim, thanks so much for the kind words about the blog! No, we cant. To reiterate, the autopsy report said an acute dose of arsenic as cause of death. 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. 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. Ah yes, the little known accidental death by ingesting capsules filled with rat poison, then moving onto arsenic in nightcaps and pop (based on Nancys own words regarding poison in her drinks) when the rat poison didnt work out, THEN followed up by a forged receipt found by Richard to cover up the accidental poisoning, making it look like Nancy ordered the poison, along with other forged documents (something that always happens in accidental poisonings oh, wait, no, it doesnt). His father sold insurance. That couldnt had been easy for them. Hes still in prison, according to the Texas DOC. But more importantly, he deserves a new trial. To actually say it was accidental? We have a press release coming soon dealing involving my dealing with the legendary Texas Rangers on the subject of corruption v incompetence at the TSSB.. Charles Couch, the owner of Couch Oil and Gas, located in Dallas, Texas who has had multiple documented criminal fraud and money laundering complaints filed against him, has apparently, left the country for Ghana Africa, despite multiple warnings by those keenly observing Couchs divestment of investor owned assets, movement of large sums of money and the creation of an alleged fraud involving gold mining in Ghana. He prepared documents designed to make it look as though a) Nancy committed suicide, b) her brother murdered her to hide family secrets, or c) an ex-colleague had her killed to stop her from testifying in an embezzlement case. A detective noted that upon being informed that Nancy had passed away from poisoning, Richard Lyon didnt ask any questions. Correction: I noticed that FRL was responding to a different comment (not mine), when calling it fiction, but otherwise, my comment stands as is. Contents 1 Death 2 Investigation 3 Trial 4 References 5 Nancy Lyon 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. At least in the USA. The SEC moved rapidly and filed their suit in early 2014. Allison is a costume desisigner. But did the e. The colonists were also familiar with how narrowly the right against double jeopardy had been defined in England and sought to enlarge the definition by making the right against double jeopardy applicable to all crimes not just capital felonies. 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. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Preyed upon her. Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. Otherwise, the murderer benefits from his crime by hiding evidence. And there can be few crueler ways to kill than this appalling manner. Thanks. The above very briefly explains something of why the US has this principle though it cant justify it, which is a different question! They even put a picture of an owl on an FBIs most wanted poster. OBVIOUSLY, he created it. She was about to testify against her former boss in a trial for an Embezzlement charge but was poisoned before she could do so. First, ALL comments are opinion pieces. Im sure we all wish them well and are sorry for their loss. If they DID declare there was no merit, of course that severely weakens innocence claim. Nancy found out, but instead of getting mad, she got depressed. This was not true. Nancy's brother becameconvinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. Justice is not served when the powerful can corrupt the system. You are absolutely correct. You are the one who seems to believe in fiction by defending this scumbag tooth and nails. Why is the TX justice system so worried about finding out the truth? Its likely someone in the home. The amount of evidence is HUGE! And who are you may I ask? Thanks for sending the link! I imagine the prisons low-medium security. Talk about clutching at straws! Michigan lacks the death penalty but life usually means life without an outright exoneration. I wonder if they believe his innocent claim? Nancy's closest family was not as respectable as they seemed. . Thats all for this post. The hospital has to be proven negligent but if they are not forthright then it takes a lot of power and money to sue. Rot in that cell you scumbag Richard Lyon. There is still the chance Genene Jones will be released if she is not convicted of another childs murder. 1 suspect is always the husband, Richard was armed and ready with the aforementioned forged documents designed to look as though Nancy wrote them. He thought Nancy was a money making machine!!!! The strands of hair served as a map of doses of arsenic that coincided with Richards interactions with his wife. I spend my time in prayer for those in need and for truth. Interesting. Ironically, I received an anonymous email asking me to check out Stephanie Bates, the women who found the pills, and I have. 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? I was only saved by the emergency brakes which stopped me between the first floor and the basement. 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. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. Doctors frantically did tests to find the cause of her illness. My relationship with Richard is one of a fellow Catholic. Imagine if you were an innocent man who has spent 27 years in prison. Like I said, I dont know if hes innocent or guilty, but a lot of you people commenting on here make ridiculous statements that obviously dont prove that hes guilty and really just add more nonsense to the mix. The first two didnt work, and you finally finished her off with arsenic, a tried-and-true method of producing death., Creuzot gave him life in jail and a $10,000 fine. Until next week, cheers. 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. Time to leave the Land of Denial and move to the Land of Reality. After seeing the evidence, youd have to be an idiot to believe Richard, if youre thinking in your right mind. I suggest you watch, Life After Life, the Michael Morton story. Richard Lyon met Nancy Dillard at Harvard, where they studied to become landscape architects. Anna is now a dentist in the Dallas area. Adultery and greed are characteristics of the young ladys husband. 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. Lyon later admitted to buying some poisons, for killing fire ants in his yard, he said. And this website/belief/him takes up a very large part of your life, doesnt it? That never happened. Meanwhile, a laboratory found lethal amounts of arsenic in Nancys hair, liver, and kidneys. Plus, the fact that the case is largely circumstantial, doesnt matter. During her six-day stay at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas,Nancys violent illness continued and she begged the medical staff to save her life. Thats what I came here to find out after watching this episode. All the evidence against him and he still wont fess up to his crime. Sensationalizing this with false narratives and TV crime drama does not help anyone involved. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Arsenic kills quickly in sufficient dose. It was all a big joke to them. That I have been 6 times is implausable, yet true. Testifying on his own behalf at the trial, Richard Lyon tried to implicate Bagwell. A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. The Nancy Dillard Lyon case from the early 1990s was an arsenic poisoning and that really was interesting because poisoning homicides are pretty uncommon. Inconclusive. He did not lie or forge anything. It seemed implausible to me at first as well, but implausible does happen occasionally. It afforded protection only to defendants accused of capital felonies and applied only after conviction or acquittal. 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. Even if irrefutable evidence comes to light after he/she is acquitted, that person can never be charged again! Of course, double jeopardy is in the Fifth Amendment and the Constitution isnt debatable! Ive seen many calm killers (and regular people who were lying) who passed, and many worried, freaked out victims whove failed. 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). A combination of an aggressive work schedule and the duties of raising young children took its toll on Nancy. Nancy planned to move to Washington, D.C., with her daughters after the divorce, a 1991 AP storyreported. It came out in the trial. 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. 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. Lyon is guilty of a horrible murder and is fortunate he got life, not death. He is right where he belongs and that is in prison. Burial. 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. But the money hadnt spoiled Nancy. If Nancy had done so, chances are she would still be with us. 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. To say this was accidental is absolute insanity. We in Connecticut who know him and his family, maintain that he is innocent. This scenario was found less likely than that she was poisoned which is reasonable and with which I agree. 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. And it was fake. Correction: FROM THE TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS: There is no PHYSICAL evidence that directly links Richard to sneaking poison into his wifes beverages. 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? Anyone who says outright that someone is innocent, who wasnt with that person every second (basically, a conjoined twin), is a fool. . For example, I was once in an elevator that dropped 8 1/2 floors. Evil never wins. (Writers Block, Forensic Files), The last post told the story of the poisoning death of Richard Lyons wife, architectNancy Dillard Lyon, at the age of 37, in a case covered by Forensic Files episode Writers Block.. And a bigger shame that if she suspected he was poisoning her that she didnt simply get as far away from him as she could. Your email address will not be published. Not a waste of time. 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. In Richards appeal for a new trial, which was denied, it would have proven the hand writing expert wrong. I would have been a really good loyal husband too. Mystery novelist A. W. Gray made his nonfiction debut with this . In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. The evidence adduced at trial revealed that the victim, Nancy Dillard Lyon, became sick in the early evening hours of January 8, 1991. Richard is the only one with enough contact and motive. So it is sadly predictable. As we seen many times. Obviously people commit suicide over time. The same is true of saying hes absolutely guilty, convicted or not. she is dead HE KILLED HER!! 2. The truth will eventually come out. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Who cares if he/she is innocent? Again, its impalusible). If there are any others cases like yours, that could be evidence Rogue staff have certainly been known to poison patients. And suppose HE IS innocent, why should you call him arrogant, and why would he admit to something he did not do? Battaglia had never harmed or threatened the girls. Worse criminals dont serve that much sometimes. I shouldve added above that of course juries can and should only judge on the evidence presented to them, rather than adding their own second-guesses, prejudices etc to the mix. 30 years in jail I dont think you can say he got away with it! Which had proven his lies!! You are very blind. Couldnt wait to get his hands on two more little girls, better yet THESE girls came with a hefty inheritance from their mother, who he victimized repeatedly as a child! Not much different from Stolen Valor. Toxic husband. I hope I would do the same where I perceived a gross miscarriage of justice. 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. But I wouldnt be surprised if he has some fool acting on his behalf. If you just wanted attention from your husband, you wouldnt use arsenic at all, since it causes permanent damage. Dallas, Dallas County, . I knew you werent claiming the hos was responsible for the poisoning (though Lili may be); rather that they were negligent. Nothing sweet about that deal. IF Nancy told the doctor she thought her husband was poisoning her, then why didnt he call the police and test her for it? But did the evidenc Thank you. Never loved her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7rEfV67630. Preyed upon her. Exactly. To determine who wrote the note, police sent it to Hartford Kittel who examined the note by taking samples of Richard and Nancy's known writing. Is Richard Lyon still in prison and do his daughters visit him? Thanks for writing in I had never heard that theory. Evil he is. Richard did not need Nancys help at Harvard. Have people from all over the world. No rescue. 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. Of course, Im sure they wish their mother was alive too. On a January night in 1991, she has severe sickness which showed symptoms that included vomiting and severe stomach pains. Who are we to judge! Forensic tests. The truth will come out; however, due to blog posts like these and series like Forensic Files, it makes it more difficult. Homewrecker. I dont agree that, in the USA, juries are more likely to wrongfully acquit than convict. No longer her brothers or her colleagues as he tried to imply when he testified in his own defense? That poor man. Ill carry you.. It isnt absurd about the arsenic poisoning. And lets not forget that, among even more evidence (like Richard previously emptying their bank accounts, and not knowing Nancy changed the beneficiary on her life insurance), theres the long vacation he took with his mistress less than 5 weeks after Nancy died. Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34. Not sure about that. Perhaps they need a new plea category. Required fields are marked *.

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