Life in Prison looks good on you! In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Either way, I dont think hes a threat to anyone anymore. No other reason fits everything. 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. 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. Excellent! Jeannie or Tim? Who had a stronger motive than him? He produced diary entries detailing childhood sexual abuse Nancys brother had allegedly perpetrated against her. Indeed to your reply to my comment. 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). If no one else touched it, they wouldnt have been exposed and it explains the high dosage on her fingertips. That makes no sense. On a subsequent try, he gave her vitamin capsules laced with the poison barium carbonate. But I wouldnt be surprised if he has some fool acting on his behalf. Ive also had a lot of death around me. Read what CCA pressure treated wood can do. Give the predator two more victims. 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. Ladies, if you think your husband is trying to kill you (or husbands who think their wives are trying to kill them), make sure you tell your spouse that you changed your life insurance and/or will . Something just didnt seem right watching the family as they gathered. 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? 1 suspect is always the husband, Richard was armed and ready with the aforementioned forged documents designed to look as though Nancy wrote them. The drink tasted terrible and made her sick later that evening. I can understand how a friend or family member can believe their loved one is innocent. It came out in the trial. Lyon has advocates pushing for his release, although so far, they havent had much luck. 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. 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. Genres True Crime. 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. In murdering Nancy five years later, Richard Lyon took away yet another child from the Dillard family. At the trial, internist Dr. Ali Bagheri noted that Richard was smiling, joking, and laughing with hospital staff members during his wifes emergency room visit. When you look at the FACTS, I cant think of any reason for this, other than an owl attack, which DOES happen; maybe the owl had just laid eggs. 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. 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 think William Dillard Jr. has a lot to do with it. He did not lie or forge anything. It wasnt a third party because: And whats with this Adam and Eve nonsense?! How does all that coincide with your accidental death theory??? See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharee_Miller. This was not a slam-dunk but was the most likely of all the explanations, which the court found so likely as to reach the threshold of guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Hes a man that didnt want to be married, pay child support, and keep her insurance policy. 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. Call it innocent by reason of successful cover-up. Even a cursory reading of his support materials makes it obvious why none of the innocence projects will take his case. View Nancy Dillard's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more. This article "Nancy Lyon" is from Wikipedia. Besides, you should NEVER believe something because someone else may believe it. Thats so great to hear thanks so much for writing in! Surely the only role of the hospital would be to certify that you had been poisoned? Try to do more than a cursory reading. It was almost an SMU tailgate party as they brought in catering and Bloody Marys to wait for Nancys recovery. But Nancy said the HOSPITAL was trying to systematically poison her? As far as Im concerned, this is the best possible outcome to a very tragic story. They constructed a dollhouse shingle by shingle for their daughter Allison. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Nancy Lyon. There seemed less to fear from Battaglia when it came to the couple's two young daughters, 9-year-old Mary Faith and Liberty, who was 6. Who buys accidental poisoning? 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). So sorry to hear you were made ill, Lili. She passed away in 2009. Smart move on the states side. Says he was a model prisoner. For example, I was once in an elevator that dropped 8 1/2 floors. Maybe if more people spent their free time helping others, the world would be a better place. She didnt appreciate his using $5,900 of their money to buy a ring for Gaisford. 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. But he was ready for a criminal investigation into Nancy Dillard Lyons death just the same. Otherwise, the murderer benefits from his crime by hiding evidence. Thats a ridiculous statement. Not to mention the woman herself actually saying she thought her husband was trying to poison her! But Allison and Anna are adults now. The American colonists were intimately familiar with English law and its principles were often quoted by the colonists in support of their claims that Parliament was exceeding its lawful authority and we know what that brought about! He tried many times and with different poison. He was cruel and callous in watching her slowly die! I will never believe, as some suggested, that his tears were just a ploy to win the jurys sentiments. An upcoming post will look into developments in his case since the conviction. Ive heard it all now. And Thank God. Probation is only given once the person admits guilt and shows remorse. The SEC moved rapidly and filed their suit in early 2014. I spend my time in prayer for those in need and for truth. Do you know how to spot a liar with a business proposal? Contents 1 Death 2 Investigation 3 Trial 4 References 5 Nancy Lyon One was her psychiatrist/psychologist. 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. Ive never seen such a strong largely circumstantial case. A receipt found by the police showed that she purchased Arsenic a few months earlier. It is all hearsay. Friends of Richard DICK Lyon should work DC or Marvel. Lilis presumed (because ambiguous) claim is far too tenuous as it stands to mean anything (see the questions I ask). No rescue. Ive seen both the Forensic Files and Dominick Dunne (available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5vYDUYFjqw) episodes on this. 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). I remember the Danziger case, too so incredibly sad. But we all need friends, and I admire your speaking up for him and putting the case. 384 pages, Paperback. 00612188 in the capable hands of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. What is not helpful to all affected parties is sites like this one. Interesting. She passed away on the 14th of January 1991. Im not saying I think Lyon is innocent but some of your reasoning is absurd! Its likely someone in the home. Granted, that makes him a disgusting person but not necessarily a murderer.. Here in UK judges routinely remind juries of this at the ouset; perhaps US judges do too. 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. Short time for jury to make a decision. And there was something to gain from Nancys death: a $500,000 life insurance payout. It will eventually all come out. 2. Read the article under Nancy Dillard Lyon on the website. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convicted - and sentenced to life in prison. But did theevidence support this conviction? I would have cooked, cleaned, take care of my life. Reprint. Nothing sweet about that deal. But it was a bizarre coincidence. More than one some years. Looks like the friend also ran for public office in 2020 and lost. The fake invoice for arsenic, the movie incident where he was upset because she wouldnt drink the soda (who gets upset about something like that?) Never loved her. This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 14:16. https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Nancy_Lyon&oldid=936769. Michigan lacks the death penalty but life usually means life without an outright exoneration. 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. Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34. For all of you so critical and wishing him harm, I pray that God opens your eyes and heart. People dont normally do that when they have a positive relationship with their father. Is there a link to read about him in prison? Thanks for sending the link! But I have faith. Or even a cop! Richard deserves to be paroled and returned to CT to his family, or what is left of it. Coincidentally, the condo is owned by a real estate developer who is connected to Trammel Crow. But did the evidence support this conviction?<br /> <br /> Mystery novelist A. W. Gray made his nonfiction debut . 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. More importantly, someone seems to put an awful lot of pressure on people to not take the case or talk about it. Tim, thanks so much for the kind words about the blog! Lyon later admitted to buying some poisons, for killing fire ants in his yard, he said. 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. My relationship with Richard is one of a fellow Catholic. In my view there is too little doubt to permit acquittal, but I accept that this wasnt quite a slam-dunk. You got the nerve to use the word fiction? That said, lets review a few facts that Lyon has not refuted. The quantum of circumstantial evidence is persuasive, but youre implying that such evidence is of less value than physical evidence. No evidence? Her husband claimed she purchased the poison to get rid of some fire ants in her yard. Why no outrage over what Bill Jr. did and what state would ever hand over two young girls to such a man? This narrative has been spewed for decades and portrayed in film in addition to being plastered all over the Internet.. My aunt was in ICU at the time and thats why I was there. 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. Maybe devote your energy in volunteering for needy children and adults people who matter. Nancy would get sick/notice a bad taste/powder in drinks supplied to her by Richard. Forensic Files, in my opinion, got it right. Who buys suicide? At least one of them is already married. She married Richard Lyon who was also in real estate development but was not nearly as successful as Nancy Lyon. To actually say it was accidental? The girls were raised by the Dillard family and changed their surnames to Dillard. They had watched them bury one of their four children, thirty-year-old Tom, who died of a brain tumor in 1985. And was it the hospital that forged documents to make it look like Nancy ordered the arsenic? 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. 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. Where it is shown that prosecutors have materially contributed and certainly likely caused wrongful conviction, they should be sentenced to a proportion of the sentence their victims received, in my view. Anything but discuss the actual facts. His world was mundane middle-class Connecticut - hers the wealthiest neighborhood in . 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. figure it out. 12 People Found Him Guilty, Due To Tremendous Amount Of Evidence. 2) While married, Richard had an ongoing affair. This is not the case with Richard Lyon. The complaint had sat in the Dallas Field Office, with the fully knowledge and support of Commissioner John Morgan, Deputy Commissioner Ronak Patel and the entire politically appointed State Securities Board for over 2.5 years, untouched. 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. Without DNA evidence, it is difficult to get acceptance from an innocence project. Paper Lyon. Richard is the only one with enough contact and motive. My husband had read the book before he had ever met him. Imagine if you were an innocent man who has spent 27 years in prison. Actually, people all over the world follow this story. For all I know, you are a suspect trying to keep all eyes on Richard. But did the evidence support this conviction?Mystery novelist A. W. Gray made his nonfiction debut with this . Not to mention his arrogance in continuing to deny what he did and actually soliciting legal help to get away with it. I was a patient at Dallas Presbyterian who was poisoned with arsenic. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. The hospital did not poison but failed to test for it immediately. So many people in this day and age afraid to do or say anything. Of course, it is a shame that most criminals do not make a complete video of all of their activities and instead try to cover up their crimes. That would appear to be a problem with schooling. 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. Marcus, My husband was friends with this guy in prison. 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. And, certainly, arsenic is like. So it is sadly predictable. FRL: It was the poltergeist, then; a stranger; or Nancy herself? 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. But I notice that you didnt point out anything specific that was actually incorrect, although you insinuated that the entire comment was fiction. I dont include in this fighting hard for their case, regardless of their view of guilt or innocence: I demure somewhat from the notion that counsel is strictly about establishing truth, which is properly a matter for the jury; but there can be no latitude where concealment of evidence helpful to the defence is concerned (Brady doctrine). There are 100 others that say a different story. Hes where he needs to be. Allison is a costume desisigner. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. Folks, its Camelot. Cant find her anywhere. I wondered, instead, what twisted passion had carried him through the months of premeditation, through the hours of her retching at home, through the days of her decline and death. That law/right has ended up causing a lot of innocent people to end up in jail in that country, along with the beyond foolish war on drugs, which have put a lot of innocent mothers, wives, and girlfriends to end up in jail for longer than the actual drug dealers (Im talking about 20 year mandatory sentences, mandatory sentences for anything is foolish there are always exceptions)!!! Sharee Miller did get a long vacation from her life sentence though (July 29, 2009 to Aug. 2, 2012. 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