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Robin Lyons
Internationally Selling Mystery Author
My hard-hitting, true crime posts aim to inform you and provide me with story inspiration. Have a look and see what you think.
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Beyond Rehabilitation
This crime was all over national news at the time it happened, and whenever the shooter was in court. What got little “airtime” was his father’s role in the crime.

Robin Lyons
Jul 4


A Senseless Crime
On his last night, at around 10:30 pm, a caller ordered a pizza for delivery. When the delivery man arrived at the location, he found the owner of the property had let it go into uninhabited ruin.

Robin Lyons
May 30


Justice Delayed is Justice Denied, but Not in This Case
Who hasn’t risen early to try to catch a sunrise photo? The 71-year-old man in this case had a new camera he wanted to try out. He went...

Robin Lyons
May 9


Say Nothing and Walk Away
Have you ever been to the market and observed children being unruly? How do you handle it?
Robin
May 2


MISFIRE
Every day, a law enforcement officer puts their life on the line and goes to work.

Robin Lyons
Apr 4


Not Your Ride
Imagine you’re a young woman out for a night celebrating with friends. Then you feel you’ve had one too many cocktails. What’s the...

Robin Lyons
Mar 21


The Nicest Man in Town
Every town needs a veterinarian. Like the people in his small Oregon town, the actions of the veterinarian in this true crime will also...

Robin Lyons
Mar 8


A Complete Senseless Act
Have you ever been in a situation when money is tight and you’re not sure how you’ll be able to pay your rent? I have.

Robin Lyons
Mar 1


Dark History
In 2005, a 36-year-old man worked at his family’s restaurant. In 2007, he was on trial for breaking into a young woman’s home. The...

Robin Lyons
Sep 6, 2024


True Grit
The 24-year-old athletic woman had broken up with her 30-year-old boyfriend and moved on to dating someone else. Two weeks after the...

Robin Lyons
Jul 19, 2024


Fearful, yet Courageous
You wouldn’t think to call a woman on parole and attending drug and alcohol rehab courageous, but in this true crime, she was exactly that.

Robin Lyons
Jun 14, 2024


Dishonor to the Badge
While an active law enforcement officer, he preyed on women....

Robin Lyons
Jun 7, 2024


I Think I Killed My Mommy
Perhaps the 29-year-old woman in this true crime should have lived on her own instead of with her mother. If she had, there’s a chance...

Robin Lyons
May 24, 2024


Payback
Two police officers, partnered for about one week and out of the academy 14 months, were sitting in their patrol car, doing paperwork,...

Robin Lyons
Mar 2, 2024


The Barking Dog
Almost everyone has, at some point, had a neighbor with a barking dog. If you aren’t on friendly terms with the neighbor, there’s not...

Robin Lyons
Jan 27, 2024


Mental and Physical Scars
After working in public education for almost thirty years, one observation I’ll share is that often schools promoted teachers to...

Robin Lyons
Mar 4, 2023


The Bad Apple
It’s a shame that we can’t fully trust the people we hire to perform work in our homes. Of course, there are more trustworthy contractors...

Robin Lyons
Feb 4, 2023


Hate-Fueled Fury
The 19-year-old nursing student spent several weeks planning his attack. Armed with an assault rifle, extra magazines strapped to his...

Robin Lyons
Aug 26, 2022


Disorderly Conduct
Have you ever witnessed an unruly passenger on a flight? Thankfully, I haven’t. The unruly passenger on this flight blamed a medical...

Robin Lyons
Jun 24, 2022


Unruly Passenger
Since the horrific U.S. attack on Sept. 11, 2001, if there’s an unruly passenger aboard a flight, the flight crew and other passengers do...

Robin Lyons
Apr 15, 2022
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