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May 18, 2023 · So, after a three-week trial, Richard Lyon was found guilty of first-degree murder of Nancy Lyon and sentenced to life. At present, he is serving his sentence in The W. F. Ramsey Unit at 1100 FM 655, Rosharon in Texas, while still maintaining his innocence.
Defendant: Richard Allen Abood Lyon. Crime Charged: Murder. Chief Defense Lawyer: Dan C. Guthrie. Chief Prosecutor: Jerri Simms. Judge: John C. Creuzot. Place: Dallas, Texas. Date of Trial: December 2, 1991-January 19, 1992. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence: Life in prison and $10,000 fine.
The Dallas County medical examiner, who ruled her death a homicide, found lethal concentrations of arsenic in her body. Richard, then 34, was arrested and charged with her murder. Less than a...
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Nov 16, 2017 · Richard Lyon. Richard Lyon pleaded not guilty at his 1991 murder trial. But a Texas court rejected his blame-the-victim strategy, which included a contention that Nancy had brought about her own slow demise by intentionally consuming arsenic and barium carbonate over a long period of time.
Mar 28, 2013 · Four months after Nancy’s death, Richard Lyon was charged with first degree murder. On the first day in court, skeletons in the Dillard family closet revealed another possible suspect.
Lyon made the marriage miserable because he chronically spent more than they made. Richard Lyon poisoned his wife with an arsenic compound and made it look like an illness. This is a story of incest, adultery, murder and fraud.
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Poisoned Dreams: A True Story of Murder, Money and Family Secrets is a 1993 true crime book about the murder of Nancy Lyon, written by A. W. Gray and published by Dutton. This was the first true crime book written by Gray, who previously wrote mystery novels. Lyon died of poisoning.