A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. You need to quit polluting the atmosphere not just the memory of the real victims Nancy and her family. THANK YOU!!!! There is sin and there is SIN. Richard Lyon's trial took place on December 2nd, 1991 and ended on January 19, 1992. If they DID declare there was no merit, of course that severely weakens innocence claim. Have you ever read the data and studies around the behavior of a sexually abused female? I was a patient at Dallas Presbyterian who was poisoned with arsenic. Obviously people commit suicide over time. The problem is that this ridiculous narrative has been spread in writings, TV shows, and books. And who provided the wood? Do you visit the website? Nancys death was a tragic accident. 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. But by means of Christs ransom sacrifice we have the forgiveness of sins, as long as we are truly repentant. I thinking itS obvious he killed her..What about the pills found at that rented flat? Man has to answer to man what comes later is based on personal belief. Richard did not need Nancys help at Harvard. 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. It would be the kiss of death for anyone in TX to take this case that is what some have told me. Smart move on the states side. Do not listen to others who have ulterior motives or derogatory speech. Just because youre not aware of who the third party might have been means there wasnt any?! 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. My aunt was in ICU at the time and thats why I was there. Your comments to Samadhi are very disparaging and racist. (By the way, in other applications, Creuzot is known for being merciful. RR: A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. His GF/friend is just pointing to anything/everything else to use as a smokescreen. Thats assuming Cathy is a real person, and not Richard himself. He attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, then headed to the Harvard School of Design for a graduate degree in landscaping and architecture. All I know is what commenters have said that both daughters grew up to be accomplished adults. Death bed declarations are not considered hearsay. They had watched them bury one of their four children, thirty-year-old Tom, who died of a brain tumor in 1985. Personally, I think that any statements given by the victim SHOULD be admitted in court; the defence can attack credibility, just like any other witness. See https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Rogue-cop-gets-20-years-in-killing-2064331.php Adam/Eve: names merely used to illustrate the above principle, not the biblical story, to be taken somehow literally. Its no small thing to leave your home and your life behind, especially when you havent done anything wrong. 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. There was no evidence she was suicidal; she had children whom she loved, and hatred for Richard wasnt articulated. 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. But members of the jury brought their healthy sense of skepticism with them for the two-week trial. What is not helpful to all affected parties is sites like this one. Something just didnt seem right watching the family as they gathered. exactly how are you saying that the hospital gave Nancy Lyons arsenic? Well, I myself do not know definitively what happened to Nancy Dillard Lyons. And probably calculate the dose?! Granted, that makes him a disgusting person but not necessarily a murderer.. Michigan lacks the death penalty but life usually means life without an outright exoneration. And nothing like seeing an Ivy Leaguer brought down by his own stupidity. She passed away on the 14th of January 1991. So sorry to hear you were made ill, Lili. 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. I was only saved by the emergency brakes which stopped me between the first floor and the basement. If I were a dr, a patient saw me claiming to be poisoned by another, and she showed signs of toxicity, Id want to be on the safe side and contact police. A real trustworthy man. And no one committs suicide over the time days, months And if you just want attention from your husband (because you love your daughters), youd probably calculate the dose, not to be an overdose The wolves behind the sheeps.. Something looking obvious doesnt make it true! He posed a continued threat to public safety, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 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). Your statement he probably is your opinion. She married Richard Lyon who was also in real estate development but was not nearly as successful as Nancy Lyon. New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA. TX is not known for its stellar justice system. If you just wanted attention from your husband, you wouldnt use arsenic at all, since it causes permanent damage. Another was the emergency doctor when she was dying. 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. 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. OBVIOUSLY, he created it. That never happened. Im not saying I think Lyon is innocent but some of your reasoning is absurd! Juries lean towards conviction, they do not assume innocence as they are supposed to. The doctors there refused to acknowledge the poisoning because it would involve litigation. Police should just stop using them. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(criminal)#Owl_theory 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. For those who are curious, Anna and Allison are both well. Im not suggesting this is so simply that interpretation rather than assumption should be made. Hes where he belongs. I will follow up with specifics about Dr. Bagheri. figure it out. Well I do hope their uncle did not destroy the childrens innocence. Often, a hunch/bad feeling about the defendant wins out over lack of evidence. It afforded protection only to defendants accused of capital felonies and applied only after conviction or acquittal. Coincidentally, the condo is owned by a real estate developer who is connected to Trammel Crow. Hes a murderer. That said, lets review a few facts that Lyon has not refuted. he highest exoneration rate in the country. And Thank God. 12 People Found Him Guilty, Due To Tremendous Amount Of Evidence. So, Richard has fans, people writing or calling or visiting him from the FRL. How does all that coincide with your accidental death theory??? In. Sweet set-up. Your email address will not be published. One begins as just reaching out to a convict, and then when one begins to review the case, it become questionable. Who buys suicide? You have a relationship with him, dont you? 3) Nancy told MULTIPLE, trustworthy witnesses that Richard was trying to poison her. 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). But hes innocent?!? Thanks for writing in with the information. Again, for the money. Its likely someone in the home. 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. 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.. The quoted remark is senseless: money yes; status no. And its a real shame that good decent people are often the victims of narcissistic creeps. Guess the daughters, Anna and Allison really do wish to be left alone: neither one appears to support FORL/Cathy in their fathers conspiracy-steeped innocence. Neither does the Innocence Project. Nancys family made its fortune in commercial real estate.). Plus, the fact that the case is largely circumstantial, doesnt matter. Richard took her to the hospital but the doctors couldn't find what had caused this severe sickness. Your email address will not be published. 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. The truth will come out; however, due to blog posts like these and series like Forensic Files, it makes it more difficult. May he be haunted every day and night by what hes done. This murderous scumbag should NEVER be granted parole. He just took the biblical story of Adam & Eve (which pretty much everyone born in Noth America knows), and applied current forensics and common sense to it. If Eve had life insurance in Adams favour (or he thought so), and if he were short of money cos of high living, including trying to impress his new girlfriend, with unpaid bills, those are reasonably probative; and unless Eve elaborately set Adam up, a string of witnesses chronicling how they had signed for chemicals addressed to Adam is probative despite absence of proof that he ordered them. If you continue like this, one day you will look back on your life and realize you wasted a large part of your life on a killer (as the evidence shows). Why no outrage over what Bill Jr. did and what state would ever hand over two young girls to such a man? 30 years later I still maintain this belief. No sane person would see the evidence, then actually believe that Richard is innocent. And this website/belief/him takes up a very large part of your life, doesnt it? Feel free to point out any specific thing you believe isnt fact. The real person who had enough contact and motive was the hospital in its efforts to avoid a wrongful death/malpractice suit. Aware that the No. And whats with this Adam and Eve nonsense?! 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. He deserves to die alone in his cell. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. 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?) But most people have NEVER been stuck in an elevator. Elvis? Is Richard Lyon still in prison and do his daughters visit him? Its just conceivable that you could hate someone enough to poison yourself purely to frame them, at the expense of your own life, but its barely likely. He was part of a bipartisan effort to give alcoholic and drug-addicted offenders treatment instead of incarceration.). Or put it in her own beverage and then drink it. 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. This was unclear from your post. On a January night in 1991, she has severe sickness which showed symptoms that included vomiting and severe stomach pains. Cathy: Just read the case. This is such a tragic case for all involved. The above very briefly explains something of why the US has this principle though it cant justify it, which is a different question! Did you actually listen to the whole thing? In the meantime, Richard Lyon denies that he murdered his wife. The supposed third party needed motive AND opportunity. You are joking right! It isnt absurd about the arsenic poisoning. There are 100 others that say a different story. The medical examiner did not find any signs of a disease in her system but found lethal doses of Arsenic in her system at her autopsy which later found that she had ingested small doses every week starting from four months before her death. 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. Go to hell, and while on the way there ask him to mix up a drink for you. 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.. 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! I watched Richard cry as the letter was read. Richard gave those vitamins (filled with rat poison) to Nancy, and he still had the empty capsules. IF Nancy told the doctor she thought her husband was poisoning her, then why didnt he call the police and test her for it? Id have thought there should be a protocol about this but can imagine there isnt or wasnt (ie, it may not be that uncommon that people sick with potentially substance-attributable symptoms wrongly claim theyve been poisoned by another). Perhaps others can cite examples. 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. Someone needs to do some real investigative reporting. Excellent! They even put a picture of an owl on an FBIs most wanted poster. Seems like nothing much has changed in Dallas since November 1963. 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