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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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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 17, 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
Dec 3, 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
Sep 16, 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
Jul 22, 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 26, 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
Feb 12, 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 29, 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 15, 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
Jan 8, 2022


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 13, 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...

Robin Lyons
Nov 5, 2021


Fatal Flight
It It’s fire season on the west coast. This case caught my attention because at the time I posted this, a fire is raging in the county...

Robin Lyons
Sep 17, 2021


Lavish Lifestyle
If you’ve never experienced a loved one on Hospice Care you should consider yourself lucky. My father and mother-in-law were both on...

Robin Lyons
Aug 27, 2021


Dark Web
Everyone has heard of the internet, a.k.a. surface web. Many have heard of Google’s Incognito method of secretly accessing the internet....

Robin Lyons
Jul 16, 2021


Zoo Thief
Zoos largely rely on government grants, charitable donations, and visitor revenue to support all that goes into the operation of a zoo....

Robin Lyons
Jul 2, 2021


Fake Airline ID
I’m pretty sure most people who work for an airline company enjoy the perk of free flights. Typically, employment perks are limited to...

Robin Lyons
Jun 11, 2021


K-9 Conspirator
Do you know someone on active military duty or a veteran? I’m sure most everyone does. My father, my brother, and my son-in-law were/are...

Robin Lyons
May 14, 2021


Three-Alarm Blaze
Fire investigators quickly suspected arson when in the final phase of construction a three-alarm blaze destroyed two buildings with...

Robin Lyons
Mar 13, 2021


Give Me All The Money
Did you ever live with a roommate after leaving your parent’s home? I did, briefly. How would you respond if your roommate asked you to...

Robin Lyons
Feb 20, 2021


OPM Addiction
Since this is the biggest shopping week of the year, I thought it would be fitting to share research on a true-crime involving a school...

Robin Lyons
Nov 28, 2020
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