As Richard had hoped, Bill Dillard . His evil can suffocate him, for all i know, it would be only minus one scum to live on societys tax payers income as he deserved death. If you just wanted attention from your husband, you wouldnt use arsenic at all, since it causes permanent damage. Juries, and people in general, often give DAs and the police, benefit of the doubt. The problem is that this ridiculous narrative has been spread in writings, TV shows, and books. The comment at the YouTube site is also good. Just put some updated info on website. Reprint. Note: It may well serve anyone positively to refuse to eat or drink anything offered or prepared by a soon-to-be-ex. She passed away in 2009. 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. One of them ended up serving a life sentence in a Federal prison; the other ended up dead. Preyed upon her. But did the e. Perhaps others can cite examples. 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. 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. They came from different worlds. You have a relationship with him, dont you? }} 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. Nancys death was a tragedy all the way around and has affected many lives. 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. Surely if the hospital was connected with institutional accidental or deliberate poisonings, this would have been reported in the media? You also dont accidentally forge documents. 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????? Yeah, really. In my view there is too little doubt to permit acquittal, but I accept that this wasnt quite a slam-dunk. Prosecutor passed away May 2020: Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. 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. If there is a guilty party here, it is the hospital. The Nancy Dillard Lyon case from the early 1990s was an arsenic poisoning and that really was interesting because poisoning homicides are pretty uncommon. Granted, that makes him a disgusting person but not necessarily a murderer. He tried many times and with different poison. This murderous scumbag should NEVER be granted parole. Maybe his gf gave him soap on the rope? Taking a mother from her kids proves hes pure evil and also, the fact that not one single legal nonprofit wanted to take his case speaks volumes. Fortunately, the state of Texas and Nancys family werent so easily fooled. . The records for the condo show everyone who had lived there prior to her and after her, but not her. Nancy's brother becameconvinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. So at the first sign of trouble in a marriage STOP! But more importantly, he deserves a new trial. The owl + drugs & wine + Kathleens panic may very well be the cause of her death. And Leslie is correct. IF Nancy told the doctor she thought her husband was poisoning her, then why didnt he call the police and test her for it? Sent him some dip on MKJ day when he was put in solitary one time. Nancys father, William Big Daddy Dillard, died in 2006 after a 59-year marriage to Sue Stubbs Dillardthat produced four children. He told the woman he was cheating on her with that his wife had a sickness. Seems like nothing much has changed in Dallas since November 1963. Perhaps they need a new plea category. 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. What is not helpful to all affected parties is sites like this one. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but please dont let that stop you! Its not like any sane person would go knocking on their door (other than possible reporters, that is). In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. The justice system in the USA is broken. Id like to know where Peter Munsch got his info. And it was fake. Stretching about 3 miles on the Grand Prairie side of Highway 360, this 10-foot wide cement trail is part of the longer Fish Creek Linear Park Trail. Im not saying that I think hes innocent, I dont really know for sure. Look what happened! 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. Youre as bad as the p.o.s. He concluded that Richard was the one who wrote that to try and cover up his crime. Very nice life lessons, as pertains to homicide. As we seen many times. And Thank God. Ive seen many calm killers (and regular people who were lying) who passed, and many worried, freaked out victims whove failed. 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. I realize that some people think youre innocent unless you leave a full video diary detailing your actions. Thanks for writing in I had never heard that theory. To reiterate, the autopsy report said an acute dose of arsenic as cause of death. I agree, one must be a demon to kill in the first place and secondly a mother to two beautiful young girls. Death bed declarations are not considered hearsay. So sorry to hear you were made ill, Lili. So its the hospitals fault now? Im Surprised He Didnt Get The Death Penalty!! See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharee_Miller. 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. Heres a recap of Writers Block, the Forensic Files episode about the case, plus additional information from internet research. Then the police found a shocking note which Nancy wrote accusing her older brother Bill of sexually abusing her as a child. He died of a brain tumor. You are the one who seems to believe in fiction by defending this scumbag tooth and nails. Talk about clutching at straws! It will eventually all come out. Not all cases are such. Richard Lyon met Nancy Dillard at Harvard, where they studied to become landscape architects. 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). She passed away on the 14th of January 1991. A detective noted that upon being informed that Nancy had passed away from poisoning, Richard Lyon didnt ask any questions. He was cruel and callous in watching her slowly die! Granted, that makes him a disgusting person but not necessarily a murderer.. 30 years in jail I dont think you can say he got away with it! Well said. Nothing to eat there but I eyed the corn seeds and I nibbled a bag of the dried dessicated (arsenic-treated) kernals. Give the predator two more victims. Nancys death was a tragic accident. Man has to answer to man what comes later is based on personal belief. She survived that attempt. That bid was rejected, although the Texas Department of Justice website gives no explanation. 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. His next parole date is in 2026. https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/reviewDetail.action?sid=04503067&tdcj=00612188&fullName=LYON%2CRICHARD+ALAN+ABOOD. Thanks. Cops, who just want to close their case, regardless if the defendant is guilty (but there are good, hard working cops too), and crooked DAs who just want to get ahead. I was a 15 year old working in the lawn and garden section of a Target-like store in the midwest and I was starving halfway into my shift. He is innocent. A shame about his wife though. Invite friends and neighbors over to watch. I guess Texas courts dont mess around. Quit telling people to go to your dumbass website. S: The jury found it implausible that Nancy would choose to die a protracted, painful death (who would, knowing that having given yourself the chance to change your mind, youd done serious permanent damage to yourself?) His counter theory that Nancy was poisoned by arsenic while building a play house made of CCA-treated lumber is absurd, as surely their children would have been sickened, among other things. What is most disgraceful is the withholding of exculpatory evidence and the absurd 10-day prison sentence of the prosecutor found guilty of malfeasance. You have to show remorse. Not to mention his arrogance in continuing to deny what he did and actually soliciting legal help to get away with it. In Richards appeal for a new trial, which was denied, it would have proven the hand writing expert wrong. It came out in the trial. Unbelievable, isnt it? Agreed. They want to die but dont want to kill themselves outright. But most people have NEVER been stuck in an elevator. 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. 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. My comments will be based upon trial evidence. Who are we to judge! But what does any of that have to do with the intentional murder, which clearly happened BEFORE she entered the hospital? If Lyon had been a Texan cop, he may have gotten only 20 years for murder as Joseph Kent McGowen did. For someone that had money Richard claimed to battle with ants. Ants implicated. On, no, that was Richard. 3) Nancy told MULTIPLE, trustworthy witnesses that Richard was trying to poison her. But I could feel my focus changing. 30 years later I still maintain this belief. Firstly, it is difficult to take responsibility for an action that you did not do. Fingerprints and DNA arent going to matter a bit when they both live in the same damn house. Not a waste of time. What POSSIBLE explanation is there for that? For those who are curious, Anna and Allison are both well. Her husband claimed she purchased the poison to get rid of some fire ants in her yard. There are at least two separate people to whom the victim told she was poisoned by Richard. Sweet deal? Nancy was an Ivy Leaguer too! Perhaps we should have a new category of not guilty by reason of successful cover-up.. Thats what I came here to find out after watching this episode. Friends of Richard DICK Lyon should work DC or Marvel. Nancys father was none-too-pleased that his son-in-law made the decision to terminate her life support without consulting him or his wife. But did the evidenc 12 People Found Him Guilty, Due To Tremendous Amount Of Evidence. Moreover, the hospital was grossly negligent. Youre crazy (or stupid) if you believe that. I imagine the prisons low-medium security. They constructed a dollhouse shingle by shingle for their daughter Allison. 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. Lol. 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)!!! She wasnt poisoned by anyone. Genres True Crime. Surely the only role of the hospital would be to certify that you had been poisoned? Again, its impalusible). Nancys family made its fortune in commercial real estate.). So far, those organizations have declined to take on his case. TX is not known for its stellar justice system. She married Richard Lyon who was also in real estate development but was not nearly as successful as Nancy Lyon. FRL: Thanks; Ill/well read with interest. They would like their privacy and to be left alone.. Can you imagine their pain? Thats how it works. I knew you werent claiming the hos was responsible for the poisoning (though Lili may be); rather that they were negligent. Doubt they believe he is innocent since they took their moms surname Dillard. His GF/friend is just pointing to anything/everything else to use as a smokescreen. Another tragedy. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. 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. Actually, Samadhi was pretty disparaging of my post something you dont, equally, object to, plainly because Im not arguing in your favour (though the argument I offer, whether comprehended or not, is certainly not controversial, being widely accepted in discussion of evidence, theory of knowledge etc). So glad to hear they are both doing well and that their mothers design talent was passed down thanks much for writing in! A LOT of moronic jurors out there and guilty people go free and sadly innocent people go to prison. In England the protection against double jeopardy was considered a universal maxim of common law, but the English double jeopardy doctrine was extremely narrow. But members of the jury brought their healthy sense of skepticism with them for the two-week trial. That I have been 6 times is implausable, yet true. 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? Hes a murderer. figure it out. Smart move on the states side. We judge, society judges. Cathy: Hello. Jeannie or Tim? 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. 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. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(criminal)#Owl_theory And then there was the grandfather who gave his son a pass about the whole thing!! QED Adams guilt beyond reasonable doubt. AFTER youve done it. 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. In fact, theres a LOT of evidence without even approaching the motive.