Unforgotten Casebook — One case. Every angle. One place.1991 · Dallas, Texas
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Nancy Dillard Lyon died from arsenic poisoning in Dallas in January 1991. The investigation examined her marriage and the origin of the poison. Her husband Richard was convicted, and the case inspired both a nonfiction book and a television drama.
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Explore this bookExplore the screen storyInvestigation Discovery · Season 1, Episode 2 · Listed air date 2012-11-24
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A. W. Gray
A nonfiction account of Nancy Lyon’s death and the prosecution, presenting the author’s interpretation of the evidence.
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Investigation Discovery · Season 1, Episode 2 · Listed air date 2012-11-24
Includes coverage of Nancy & Richard Lyon.
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Investigation Discovery · Season 3, Episode 10
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A&E · Season 1, Episode 11 · 2003
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Sondra Locke · 1995 · dramatized television film
A scripted television adaptation of the Nancy Lyon case. This contemporary newspaper review identifies its factual basis and cast.
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A published court opinion reviewing the evidence in the Nancy Lyon prosecution and affirming the trial judgment.
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