But hopefully he sees the pain he put Nancys daughters her whole family & friends through!! Hes where he needs to be. But he did not kill his wife. I dont agree that, in the USA, juries are more likely to wrongfully acquit than convict. Plus, the fact that the case is largely circumstantial, doesnt matter. Perhaps others can cite examples. Cathy: Thank you: shall read tonight (am in UK so some difference in time!). A combination of an aggressive work schedule and the duties of raising young children took its toll on Nancy. Nancy Dillard Lyon, on the other hand, was not as fortunate. The grieving husband also showed authorities an anonymous letter Nancy had received; it threatened violence if she went ahead and testified against a former colleague named David Bagwell who allegedly embezzled $720,000 from Trammell Crow. 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. Richard forged the part of the diary about the abuse. 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. If you could call him that! You have a relationship with him, dont you? Dillard parents. Your email address will not be published. Facing reality. If there is a guilty party here, it is the hospital. . Oh, no Richard again! Thats how it works. No, we cant. Nancy had told doctors about the mystery wine; maybe it was from Bagwell and contained arsenic. Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? 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. He MUST have done SOMETHING for the police to be looking at him, sometimes before the person is even charged? Prosecutor passed away May 2020: After being treated as Royalty by Texas Securities top enforcement dog, Joe Rotunda and the lose way in which the law suit was handled by the SEC, the only thing that might come as a surprise is that Joe (Rotunda) and Jay (Oman, Deputy Director of Enforcement) did not give Couch a ride to the airport., One of our clients, I understand, made repeated request to both agencies to seize or freeze Couchs assets, to stop the selloff of investors assets and take measures to prevent his leaving the country. How does all that coincide with your accidental death theory??? 00612188 in the capable hands of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He left an irrefutable paper trail that shows he bought it. Did the hospital find arsenical poisoning or is that your own diagnosis? She was about to testify against her former boss in a trial for an Embezzlement charge but was poisoned before she could do so. But insofar as stupid people get a vote, need representing, and should themselves represent their own stupid stratum or community of US citizens, its still unclear why they shouldnt serve on juries. 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. It investigates oil and gas. Do not listen to others who have ulterior motives or derogatory speech. Richard first sprang into action by sprinkling a powdered poison into a soda he bought for Nancy at the movies. She was about to testify against her former boss in a trial for an Embezzlement charge but was poisoned before she could do so. Its no small thing to leave your home and your life behind, especially when you havent done anything wrong. Hes a sociopath, through and through. Richard is emblematic of weasels everywhere, producing fake documents and trying to put his crime off on other people. No winners in this case. All requests were flippantly dismissed and Charles Couch now sets beyond the reach of American justice complements of Joe Rotunda, Texas Securities Enforcement Division, the Texas State Securities Board and the SEC., When you consider that the Texas Securities Enforcement Division with 6 regional offices and 100 staffers but can only eek out 13.5 civil and criminal enforcement actions per year, in the Worlds epicenter of oil and gas fraud, it becomes quite clear that there is either mass corruption or/and or mass incompetence permeating the Texas State Securities Board. He died of a brain tumor. 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. In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. The woman who rented the condo cannot be located a tip off that she was paid off. Lili: How terrible that you were poisoned, and I hope you have properly recovered. 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. . 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). But judging on how often Ive seen DAs fight AGAINST releasing innocent people who have been wrongfully convicted, there is something VERY wrong in that system, and those are the prosecutors who get ahead to become equally crooked judges. "Nancy and Richard Lyon were a wealthy Dallas couple who had everything but lost it all. Maybe his gf gave him soap on the rope? At least one of them is already married. Michael Mortens case is probably the best example. 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.. Arsenic kills quickly in sufficient dose. That poor man. But Allison and Anna are adults now. I have watched MANY juries convict for murder on VERY little evidence. Then she got hopeful. There, he met Nancy Dillard, whose parents were wealthy and influential enough for her fathers nickname to be Big Daddy. Bar exam. If Eve died of poisoning that wasnt accidental or suicidal and assuming the absence of a toxic serpent (not that it could cause ingestion poisoning) its safe to assume Adams proximity is probative, despite absence of his fingerprints/DNA. Go to hell, and while on the way there ask him to mix up a drink for you. What POSSIBLE explanation is there for that? In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. Lots of questions here which render your claim perplexing. Cmon, FRL, you sound like a character from Pilgrims Progress who has taken up residence in the Land of Denial. Genres True Crime. TX is an embarrassment when it comes to justice for its citizens. Richard Lyon was denied parole again on March 1, 2021. They MAY make his attempt to cheat the law by murder a little more plausible, but you press them too much. FRL: Thanks; Ill/well read with interest. First published November 1, 1993. . Perhaps they need a new plea category. Ironically, Texas is the leading state in false convictions and leads the nation in exonerations with 23 in 2017 alone! To actually expect people to buy that is insanity. If only Texas and Richard could submit to a polygraph. May he never walk free again. People should have learned that by now! Texans pride themselves on their tough on crime reputation. Not all people are as closed-minded as you are. Read the article under Nancy Dillard Lyon on the website. 39When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?, 40And the King will say, I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!. Dont drop the soap Richie!! Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. Often, a hunch/bad feeling about the defendant wins out over lack of evidence. Richard was admitted on his own merits whereas Nancy was declined admission and then her father had to intervene. The person who did this (which I believe is Richard) sure didnt think twice about what was good for them. That was my thought when her brother, who molested her so bad she needed surgical repair, filed for custody of her GIRLS before Nancy was barely cold in her grave! And suppose HE IS innocent, why should you call him arrogant, and why would he admit to something he did not do? Especially their murderer of a father who killed their mother Im sure. What is not helpful to all affected parties is sites like this one. Thats assuming Cathy is a real person, and not Richard himself. First, ALL comments are opinion pieces. The rich and powerful can accomplish anything they want, even to frame an innocent man. Homewrecker. I can tell. The evidence adduced at trial revealed that the victim, Nancy Dillard Lyon, became sick in the early evening hours of January 8, 1991. Nancy Cooke Dillard Lyon Birth 6 Aug 1953. The doctors who took care of Lyon made 2 phone calls to the Dallas County Police and to medical examiner Jeffrey Barnard listing that her death looked like a homicide. Sa. 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. Quit telling people to go to your dumbass website. So it is sadly predictable. 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). 2) While married, Richard had an ongoing affair. Can we read hearts? 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. On a subsequent try, he gave her vitamin capsules laced with the poison barium carbonate. 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. 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. Sweet deal? Who buys accidental poisoning? In 1991 Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a powerful Dallas real estate tycoon, was murdered, poisoned with arsenic. The powerful family had to make someone responsible and answer for it, and as always, TX seems to look at the spouse. All of that was a lie written in Nancys diary by Richard. In Richards appeal for a new trial, which was denied, it would have proven the hand writing expert wrong. Coincidentally, the condo is owned by a real estate developer who is connected to Trammel Crow. They had watched them bury one of their four children, thirty-year-old Tom, who died of a brain tumor in 1985. (The principle, incidentally, accepted by the court: there was no third-party). He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. She didnt appreciate his using $5,900 of their money to buy a ring for Gaisford. Precisely because of that, those further removed from the case claim they lack objectivity. Time to leave the Land of Denial and move to the Land of Reality. 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). When she and her older brother, Bill, were young teenagers, they engaged in incestuous sexual games, which may have crossed the. We may be all sinners but not all of us commits murder. He killed her for the life insurance money. 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. If no one else touched it, they wouldnt have been exposed and it explains the high dosage on her fingertips. Testifying on his own behalf at the trial, Richard Lyon tried to implicate Bagwell. Preyed upon her. 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. As we seen many times. Do you visit the website? Juries, and people in general, often give DAs and the police, benefit of the doubt. Fortunately, the state of Texas and Nancys family werent so easily fooled. . FRL: It was the poltergeist, then; a stranger; or Nancy herself? One way is when they talk about the overall market, or other general information, instead of talking about the facts of THAT particular business. Thanks for writing in with the information. Granted, that makes him a disgusting person but not necessarily a murderer.. There might be a bit of Better Call Saul-ness in the case. Cause thats not what he told me. Richard did not need Nancys help at Harvard. And there can be few crueler ways to kill than this appalling manner. That never happened. It was almost an SMU tailgate party as they brought in catering and Bloody Marys to wait for Nancys recovery. Nancys father, William Big Daddy Dillard, died in 2006 after a 59-year marriage to Sue Stubbs Dillardthat produced four children. 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. Your email address will not be published. She loved him unconditionally and he latched onto her for his own gain. Very sad. Juries lean towards conviction, they do not assume innocence as they are supposed to. Richard and Nancy had two daughters. Short time for jury to make a decision. Nancy planned to move to Washington, D.C., with her daughters after the divorce, a 1991 AP storyreported. How ridiculous! Alice: From these three facts, we can ascertain that Richard does not have integrity, loyalty, morals, scruples or decency. Its bizarre, and if anyone ever suspected me of murder, it may look bad (they had nothing to do with me). You also said no one commits suicide over time. If you just wanted attention from your husband, you wouldnt use arsenic at all, since it causes permanent damage. As far as Im concerned, this is the best possible outcome to a very tragic story. 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. His world was mundane middle-class Connecticut - hers the wealthiest neighborhood in . The SEC moved rapidly and filed their suit in early 2014. Nancys death was a tragic accident. In. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. 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?) As a white-collar inmate this is to be expected. I agree. Nancy Dillard Lyon was a very successful real estate development project manager from a wealthy family. These facts dont constitute a dangerously unscrupulous person and arent probative of murder. It was all a big joke to them. (They are not the same Dillards who founded the Dillards department store chain. You are joking right! There are far too many crooked DAs and crooked cops. What planet did you just arrive from?! The comment at the YouTube site is also good. The two purposely tweaked their handwriting so it looked similar enough that he could get away with handing in papers shed written for him. Nice playacting. And you know this how? 3) Nancy told MULTIPLE, trustworthy witnesses that Richard was trying to poison her. She died before they had a chance, on January 14, 1991, at the age of 37. Note: It may well serve anyone positively to refuse to eat or drink anything offered or prepared by a soon-to-be-ex. Some facts raise concerns about reasonable doubt. Personally, Id probably force a mistrial, as I care far more for real justice, than the law. The truth will come out; however, due to blog posts like these and series like Forensic Files, it makes it more difficult. She was hard-working and practical. Forensic Files, in my opinion, got it right. On a January night in 1991, she has severe sickness which showed symptoms that included vomiting and severe stomach pains. Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. Im sure we all wish them well and are sorry for their loss. And so Richard was arrested, tried, and convicted - and sentenced to life in prison. Lyon later admitted to buying some poisons, for killing fire ants in his yard, he said. Im Surprised He Didnt Get The Death Penalty!! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. Im following up: do either of the daughters have a relationship with their father? I feel he is smart enough to find bored and lonely sycophants to engage in defending him when even FIVE legal services that offer assistance to unjustly convicted prisoners have declined to take on his case. 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). Not sure about that. But did the evidence support this conviction?<br /> <br /> Mystery novelist A. W. Gray made his nonfiction debut . Welcome to CrimeBox The Murder of Nancy Dillard Lyon Show more Show more Forensic Factor: A Murder in Texas - Full Episode (S6, E4) | A&E A&E 1.5M views 1 year ago Golden State Killer victim. 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? There was no evidence she was suicidal; she had children whom she loved, and hatred for Richard wasnt articulated. Here in UK judges routinely remind juries of this at the ouset; perhaps US judges do too. I didnt state there couldnt have been a third-party. After seeing the evidence, youd have to be an idiot to believe Richard, if youre thinking in your right mind. Besides, you should NEVER believe something because someone else may believe it. Richard deserves to be paroled and returned to CT to his family, or what is left of it. 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. On, no, that was Richard. Her case was featured on an episode of Forensic Files season 10 named "Writer's Block". An upcoming post will look into developments in his case since the conviction. A jury convicted him of first-degree murder, and Lyon began a life sentence at the W.F. Not to mention his arrogance in continuing to deny what he did and actually soliciting legal help to get away with it. Without DNA evidence, it is difficult to get acceptance from an innocence project. Mystery novelist A. W. Gray made his nonfiction debut with this . Is there a link to read about him in prison? Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. 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. 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. 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. Good for him. Sharee Miller did get a long vacation from her life sentence though (July 29, 2009 to Aug. 2, 2012. She told the doctor (her psychiatrist/psychologist) that she believed Richard was systematically poisoning her thats directly from the victim! 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. Another tragedy. Either way, youre wasting your life on something that wont change. But Im not as pessimistic as you that theyre composed of such fools What would you have instead? The owl + drugs & wine + Kathleens panic may very well be the cause of her death. But I could feel my focus changing. I bet you that Friends of Richard Lyon are either one or both of his daughters, or someone hes dating or doing a sweetheart hustle on from jail (a common hustle where inmates answer singles ads and con women into sending them money). Meanwhile, a laboratory found lethal amounts of arsenic in Nancys hair, liver, and kidneys. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Nancy Lyon. But Nancy said the HOSPITAL was trying to systematically poison her? 1) Vitamins/capsules that Nancy took contained poison. The problem is that this ridiculous narrative has been spread in writings, TV shows, and books. No rescue. Seems like nothing much has changed in Dallas since November 1963. Friends: As in this case, you suggest: The hospital may very well have been negligent; it wouldnt be the first time. It was Richard who supplied the bogus/forged receipt showing Nancy buying the arsenic (no one has a motive for that, except Richard). 2) Documents were forged. . HOWEVER, the paper trail leading to Richard, regarding the ordering of the fatal poisons is not circumstantial, and neither is the fraudulent receipt provided by Richard. The owl did it. 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). More importantly, someone seems to put an awful lot of pressure on people to not take the case or talk about it. But more importantly, he deserves a new trial. The justice system in the USA is broken. The truth will eventually come out. Richard is innocent. The following morning she was admitted to the emergency room of Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. 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. At the trial, prosecutor Jerri Sims called on a handwriting expert who could see the small differences between Richards and Nancys handwriting. He posed a continued threat to public safety, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Either way, I dont think hes a threat to anyone anymore. If self-inflicted why? figure it out. That murderer is due to get out soon. Another way of stating: the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation. 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. Someone needs to do some real investigative reporting. Also, when she was dying in the hospital, she told the doctor there that she thought Richard was poisoning her (the doctor waited until Richard finally left her side)! He should never get out. QED Adams guilt beyond reasonable doubt. From these three facts, we can ascertain that Richard does not have integrity, loyalty, morals, scruples or decency. In my view there is too little doubt to permit acquittal, but I accept that this wasnt quite a slam-dunk. At least in the USA. He was paid off to lie to protect his own skin and to secure the prosecutions case, something even A.W. Your email address will not be published. I imagine the prisons low-medium security. Nancy had called him a Dr. They must have a view regardless of expressing it. 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? And this isnt based on sensationalism. The evidence clearly shows he killed her. William Dillard, Jr. and his wife Mary Helen raised Anna and Allison. 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. Richard made that up about her brother. Ivy League sweethearts. Looks like the friend also ran for public office in 2020 and lost. Something just didnt seem right watching the family as they gathered. He is a monster and I hope he never sees freedom. But we all need friends, and I admire your speaking up for him and putting the case. 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. And probably calculate the dose?! This article "Nancy Lyon" is from Wikipedia. He concluded that Richard was the one who wrote that to try and cover up his crime. Cmon, FRL. Nancy Dillard Lyon, daughter of a Dallas real estate tycoon, reached the heartrending conclusion that her marriage to husband Richard, whom she met when they were both grad students at Harvard, was over. According to friends, Nancy had the ideas, Richard the speedy execution.. Do you have evidence or first hand account? Jeannie or Tim? If he had not been arrested and allowed to raise their two daughters, he would have more than likely killed them. He determined the diary entries about Nancys brother were forgeries created by Richard. I truly believe in Richard Lyons innocence, as do many other Australians who followed the story. So at the first sign of trouble in a marriage STOP! Nancy's brother became convinced her adulterous husband, Richard, was responsible. Things then got worse when she found out that her husband Richard was having an affair in the fall of 1989. She passed away in 2009. 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. 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. Occams razor (or Ockhams razor): suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. Evidence was circumstantial. But most people have NEVER been stuck in an elevator. Your comments to Samadhi are very disparaging and racist. Aware that the No. His GF/friend is just pointing to anything/everything else to use as a smokescreen. That couldnt had been easy for them. 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. I worry about Lyon getting out. Read what CCA pressure treated wood can do. He attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, then headed to the Harvard School of Design for a graduate degree in landscaping and architecture. A Husband Tries to Mess with TexasWriters Block, (Forensic Files). To answer one of your questions, the bottle of pills was found eight months later! Many examples of such, especially in TX. Situation like that they could had hired to handle the cause of the issue! Justice is not served when the powerful can corrupt the system. 2. Hell never be released until he admits killing her. One of them ended up serving a life sentence in a Federal prison; the other ended up dead. But the money hadnt spoiled Nancy. He was cruel and callous in watching her slowly die! Perhaps we should have a new category of not guilty by reason of successful cover-up.. My relationship with Richard is one of a fellow Catholic. Good thing youre not a detective! The assignments things a non-event: plenty of college kids cheat. Plenty of husbands cheat via affairs. 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. Nancys family made its fortune in commercial real estate.). And their current story of accidental death is beyond ridiculous. Nancy's father, William "Big Daddy" Dillard, died in 2006 after a 59-year marriage to Sue Stubbs Dillard that produced four children. Ive had some people drop me hints/clues. That alone says it all and yes read about many times. My husband was friends with this guy in prison. 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