Robin Lyons
Sweetheart Scam
If you know of person living alone, ask questions about any possible “love connections.” Winter and holidays are when many single people...
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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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Robin Lyons
- Oct 6
Incensed Ex
The divorce was final. In the settlement, the wife’s attorney successfully won for her: · Half of the ex-husband’s retirement · ...
Robin Lyons
- Sep 22
Two Heartless Humans
Where this saga began: Husband and wife went to Africa to hunt big game. The husband had local workers construct a special cabin for his...
Robin Lyons
- Jul 21
Canceled Wedding
Anyone who has been married knows how stressful the days leading up to the wedding can be. The wedding planners are fine tuning their...
Robin Lyons
- May 5
Web of Corruption
In this case, he couldn't be a corrupt public employee without corrupting other people. This true crime is about a web of corruption at...
Robin Lyons
- Mar 31
Social Media Privacy
At the time of this post, there has been talk on mainstream news about a TikTok ban imposed by the United States government. And as much...
Robin Lyons
- Feb 18
Top Secret
This true crime may sound like a Tom Clancy novel, but it’s not. A couple thought they could outsmart the FBI. They were wrong. He sent a...
Robin Lyons
- Jan 14
Electronics Scheme
Poor Walmart. I see so many cases of fraud and theft against Walmart, it’s surprising they can get insurance. Here’s yet another attempt...
Robin Lyons
- Dec 31, 2022
The Slow Steal
It’s unknown if the company knew the extent of crimes in their new employee’s past—writing bad checks, embezzlement, forgery, and...
Robin Lyons
- Dec 17, 2022
Hiding in Plain Sight
The FBI recently captured a man who’d been on the run for eight years. Before he hid in plain sight, he worked as an accountant for a...
Robin Lyons
- Dec 3, 2022
The Sting
Remember the Varsity Blues cases that blew up in the faces of many affluent families seeking acceptance for their children into Ivy...
Robin Lyons
- Sep 16, 2022
A Smooth-Talking Con Man
The married couple in their 70s had planned well for the golden years. A few successful business ventures and wise investments provided...
Robin Lyons
- Jul 22, 2022
Money Man
I’m sure you’ve had this same thought… if a criminal put in as much time and effort into a lawful job or creating a lawful business as he...
Robin Lyons
- Feb 26, 2022
Corruption on the Interstate 12 Corridor
Reported to be known as the White Devil among drug traffickers, to everyone else he was a decorated U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...
Robin Lyons
- Feb 12, 2022
Hunting Trophies
Have you heard of Operation Crash? Did you know there’s a market (albeit a black-market) for rhinoceros' horns? There’s also a U.S. task...
Robin Lyons
- Jan 29, 2022
Untrustworthy
This true-crime spotlights a woman in her late 60s who had worked for a non-profit, child development services organization for over 30...
Robin Lyons
- Jan 15, 2022
Murder at the Movie Theater
This murder/robbery crime remains an open case. The FBI have been looking for this suspect for 17 years. The suspect was a showboat,...
Robin Lyons
- Jan 8, 2022
Scoundrels
Have you ever wondered if anything happens to the people behind the telemarketing scams that call victims claiming to be from a...
Robin Lyons
- Nov 13, 2021
Pure Garbage
A once prominent attorney who defended high-profile cases ended up being the defendant in his own case which sent him to prison for...
Robin Lyons
- Nov 5, 2021
Ghost Employee
Would you know if your business had a ‘ghost’ employee? Perhaps you wouldn’t if your business had a large roster of employees. That’s why...
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