Allison is a costume desisigner. Cmon, FRL, you sound like a character from Pilgrims Progress who has taken up residence in the Land of Denial. Even a cursory reading of his support materials makes it obvious why none of the innocence projects will take his case. Im not saying that I think hes innocent, I dont really know for sure. Give the predator two more victims. Richard Lyon's trial took place on December 2nd, 1991 and ended on January 19, 1992. During an 8-year marriage, the ambitious Nancy had juggled a successful career with motherhood after giving birth to the couple's two daughters. Prosecutor passed away May 2020: Nancy planned to move to Washington, D.C., with her daughters after the divorce, a 1991 AP story reported. Nancy's closest family was not as respectable as they seemed. Their decision to change their names is definitely understandable. And the wounds DO look exactly like owl attack wounds I looked up pictures of other cases. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. First, ALL comments are opinion pieces. Your email address will not be published. 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. Just one of the many things that should be changed in the legal system, in my opinion. You imply it was deliberate. In fact, someone died in my high school every, single year I went there. You are absolutely correct. Ants implicated. 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. She came in contact with wet, burnt, pressure treated wood. Richard Lyon was born on April 22, 1957 to a middle class family of five children in Connecticut. Marcus: Thanks. Oh wait, no, that was BEFORE she went to the hospital. In fact, theres a LOT of evidence without even approaching the motive. All they care about is winning the case to keep up their win/lose ratio, and advance their career. Perhaps they need a new plea category. Not a waste of time. You have to look at the evidence. Police should just stop using them. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. 2) Documents were forged. Says he was a model prisoner. Dick Lyin. Search obituaries CALL NOW Alexandria (318) 442-3363 Pineville (318) 640-1678 Jena (318) 992-4158 Marksville (318) 253-5979 Toggle navigation Either way, youre wasting your life on something that wont change. Again, its impalusible). 1) Vitamins/capsules that Nancy took contained poison. It creates tunnel vision, and isnt even close to reliable. If what you think about juries is correct, its a travesty. I came here tonight to see if anyone knows about the 2021 parole.. That Richard should rot in jail when he dies, should rot in hell. She had nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Thats how it works. But Nancy said the HOSPITAL was trying to systematically poison her? Thats all for this post. Ive never seen such a strong largely circumstantial case. Ha, ha, ha. Interesting that the Friends of Richard Lyon (https://www.richardlyon.org/) website now shows that the website has expired. His next parole date is in 2026. https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/reviewDetail.action?sid=04503067&tdcj=00612188&fullName=LYON%2CRICHARD+ALAN+ABOOD. Eves belief that he was poisoning her either suggests he may have been (with other circumstantial evidence) or she was framing him. Nancys family made its fortune in commercial real estate.). The drink tasted terrible and made her sick later that evening. Thanks. We judge, society judges. But did the evidenc 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. I believe they definitely got it right in this case, but how many times have you heard people say, Where theres smoke, theres fire. The problem is the cost of the trial and the fact that Texans have made Richard into a monster and Nancy into a saint makes it difficult for anyone to take the case. The doctors there refused to acknowledge the poisoning because it would involve litigation. On his most recent review date, February 3, 2016, a parole board denied him again and specified the reasons as elements of brutality, violence and conscious selection of victims vulnerability.. More than one some years. In Richards case, the hospital gave Nancy a medication they knew she was allergic to, which caused other complications as well as other damage. Curious as to how Richard explains (or explained) the baggie of empty capsules in his apartment? It investigates oil and gas. Lili: How terrible that you were poisoned, and I hope you have properly recovered. Anyone who has ever spent hours and nights heaving over a toilet with wretched upheavels and cramping knows that no one would choose this method of suicide.. 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). Sweet deal? Such people are unfit for office and should be punished just as they have tried improperly to punish others with prison. An opinion can contain facts, incorrect information, neither (only opinion, citing no facts at all), or both. But did the evidence support this conviction?<br /> <br /> Mystery novelist A. W. Gray made his nonfiction debut . But it was a bizarre coincidence. 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? Not all cases are such. That I have been 6 times is implausable, yet true. I have gut problems to this day; 50+ years later and I spend many nights in the late hours with an upheavalnot a fun thing but nothing like that sick poisoned feeling.and I know mine was a mere dusting of what that poor woman went through. He should NOT be paroled. 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). Ramsey Unit prison farm at the tender age of 34. But more importantly, he deserves a new trial. Occams razor (or Ockhams razor): suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. Otherwise, the murderer benefits from his crime by hiding evidence. Smells of a set up. Probation is only given once the person admits guilt and shows remorse. 00612188 in the capable hands of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Feel free to point out any specific thing you believe isnt fact. Juries, and people in general, often give DAs and the police, benefit of the doubt. 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????? A right in the USA that needs to be changed. 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. 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. 3) Is or has been, in a romantic/emotionally intimate relationship with Richard Lymon? The one that requires the least speculation is usually better. The following morning she was admitted to the emergency room of Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Aware that the No. At the trial, prosecutor Jerri Sims called on a handwriting expert who could see the small differences between Richards and Nancys handwriting. If only Texas and Richard could submit to a polygraph. Christopher Ochoa, Richard Danziger, and Cameron Todd Willingham (although possibly guilty of spousal abuse) come to mind. Or even a cop! Lilis presumed (because ambiguous) claim is far too tenuous as it stands to mean anything (see the questions I ask). 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. Who had a stronger motive than him? 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). Julie, 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. 3) Richards handwriting was identified by a forensic expert in Nancys diary accusing her brother of sexually abusing her. But he was ready for a criminal investigation into Nancy Dillard Lyons death just the same. But I know thats easier said than done. Follow your gut feelingand live! Amazing that Richard nor the cleaning company did not find them. Thank you. But you do not state who you are. There have been many cases attributed to that hospital. 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. I believe he killed her. I cannot believe he killed her. 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? He determined the diary entries about Nancys brother were forgeries created by Richard. Nancy might have had a dark side. Nothing to eat there but I eyed the corn seeds and I nibbled a bag of the dried dessicated (arsenic-treated) kernals. The owl did it. 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. When sufficient circumstantial evidence aggregates, each aspect of which IN ISOLATION can be explained away or attract doubt, a threshold is reached which cannot be ignored or explained away in its entirety. 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.. but only because they WANT to. May Nancy Lyons soul rest in peace. But nothing in that comment was fiction: He gave death so he deserved the same, but being locked up is still good so he knows he cannot and will not get to enjoy life in Libertyah ah ah joke on him! This was not true. Plus, the fact that the case is largely circumstantial, doesnt matter. See https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Rogue-cop-gets-20-years-in-killing-2064331.php She told the doctor (her psychiatrist/psychologist) that she believed Richard was systematically poisoning her thats directly from the victim! You also said no one commits suicide over time. Do you visit the website? They constructed a dollhouse shingle by shingle for their daughter Allison. Cause thats not what he told me. Unbelievable, isnt it? Not to mention the woman herself actually saying she thought her husband was trying to poison her! Understandable, that the daughters wish to be left alone, but people are curious, including me. Quit telling people to go to your dumbass website. Nancy found out, but instead of getting mad, she got depressed. And there was something to gain from Nancys death: a $500,000 life insurance payout. Find a Patsy. Death 14 Jan 1991 (aged 37) Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA. Who are we to judge! And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convictedand sentenced to life in prison. And lets not forget the poison-filled capsules Nancy had, or the matching empty capsules found in his apartment! Slither back into your holes, snakes. He told the woman he was cheating on her with that his wife had a sickness. That said, lets review a few facts that Lyon has not refuted. (By the way, in other applications, Creuzot is known for being merciful. This was unclear from your post. She wasnt poisoned by anyone. He was cruel and callous in watching her slowly die! Lyon will never be paroled as long as he refuses to take responsibility for the death of Nancy Dillard. We will all stand before God and have to answer for the things we have done in this life whether they be big or small. In England the protection against double jeopardy was considered a universal maxim of common law, but the English double jeopardy doctrine was extremely narrow. 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. But nobody. Then, theres the empty capsules found at Richards, and especially the bogus so-called-receipt, that Nancy supposedly signed, for a number of poisons, that Richard found. She passed away in 2009. 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.. Richard was admitted on his own merits whereas Nancy was declined admission and then her father had to intervene. 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. I hope he rots in jail for the rest of his pathetic life. The principle is widely accepted in scientific and legal procedure, being obvious, really. Based on his trial. A LOT of moronic jurors out there and guilty people go free and sadly innocent people go to prison. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. On a subsequent try, he gave her vitamin capsules laced with the poison barium carbonate. Owls HAVE attacked, and just because its bizarre, combined with a past that made him look guilty, doesnt mean it didnt happen. The two purposely tweaked their handwriting so it looked similar enough that he could get away with handing in papers shed written for him. Richard deserves to be paroled and returned to CT to his family, or what is left of it. Richard Lyon met Nancy Dillard at Harvard, where they studied to become landscape architects. I saw him yesterday. He had made a fortune in commercial real estate in Texas. 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? And it was fake. A website created by his supporters solicits pro bono legal help. William Dillard, Jr. and his wife Mary Helen raised Anna and Allison. But most people have NEVER been stuck in an elevator. 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. And, certainly, arsenic is like. After one of the most sensational trials in recent. It was Richard who supplied the bogus/forged receipt showing Nancy buying the arsenic (no one has a motive for that, except Richard). Nothing sweet about that deal. That night and nights following were over that porcelain bowl turning myself inside out but because I did not pay for that packet I did not confess. Nancy was almost 30 by the time they graduated in 1981. Short time for jury to make a decision. You certainly didnt pay close attention to the episode. Often, a hunch/bad feeling about the defendant wins out over lack of evidence. I dont agree that, in the USA, juries are more likely to wrongfully acquit than convict. They MAY make his attempt to cheat the law by murder a little more plausible, but you press them too much. Battaglia had never harmed or threatened the girls. 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. Facing reality. 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. Her husband claimed she purchased the poison to get rid of some fire ants in her yard. 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. Forensic tests. 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. He became eligible for parole 15 years later in 2006. Testifying on his own behalf at the trial, Richard Lyon tried to implicate Bagwell. Nancy Dillard Lyon, the Harvard-educated daughter of one of Texas's wealthiest real estate tycoons, died at age 37 in January 1991. I do believe Richard killed his wife. If Richard didnt do it, he fatally weakened his case by lying and forgery. Then she got hopeful. 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