Robin Lyons
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...
Internationally Selling Mystery/Thriller 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
- Aug 13
Cold-Blooded Plan
What defines a cold-blooded killer? It may be subjective, I think a Dateline Investigative Reporter nailed it when she made the following...
Robin Lyons
- Jul 16
Pure Evil
It’s hard to forget your high school boyfriend/girlfriend. You also remember their character attributes. In this true crime, because her...
Robin Lyons
- Jul 9
Desperate Mother and Father
Losing a child tragically could push a loving mother to the edge of sanity and desperate for justice. That’s exactly what pushed the...
Robin Lyons
- Jun 11
Science Class Shooting
Since the Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999, there have been 337 school shootings in the USA. That staggering number,...
Robin Lyons
- May 28
Death Lesson
Small town residents are more trusting of strangers that big-city dwellers. People still leave their doors unlocked when they aren’t home...
Robin Lyons
- May 14
Not A Loving Son
A 60-something, unemployed (for 30+ years) man lived with his elderly mother who lived on some rural property. Friends became concerned...
Robin Lyons
- Apr 30
Fatal Turn
Divorce can bring out the worst in people. Typically, by the time someone tosses out the threat of divorce, the two people aren’t fond of...
Robin Lyons
- Apr 2
One Rowdy Night
There is no statistic to validate this assumption, but I think almost every bar or tavern has at least one frequent customer who...
Robin Lyons
- Mar 26
Deadly Divorce
Many couples get divorced. It’s a reality that sometimes relationships don’t work. Children can complicate divorce. Who gets the kiddos...
Robin Lyons
- Mar 12
Master Manipulator
How would two murderous prison inmates escape from a maximum-security prison that nobody else had in over 100 years? Prison staff aided...
Robin Lyons
- Feb 19
Trouble on the High Seas
If you’ve ever been on a cruise, you know it can be a ton of fun. If you go with a group of family members or friends, it makes it even...
Robin Lyons
- Feb 5
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
After this heinous crime occurred, and the court sentenced a teen boy to life in prison without the possibility of parole, his appeal...
Robin Lyons
- Jan 22
Heat-of-Passion
The life-altering sequence of events for the ex-police officer in this true-crime case began when he and his wife took their 18-year-old...
Robin Lyons
- Jan 15
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
- Dec 11, 2021
A Vengeful Man
Struggling with too much debt, an unemployed law enforcement officer plotted to commit suicide by cop after killing his ex-wife. His plan...
Robin Lyons
- Oct 30, 2021
Divine Right
It may happen more often than we know—that a journalist investigating a story uncovers a crime. In this true-crime case, three...
Robin Lyons
- Oct 16, 2021
Family Affair
A divorced couple’s bitter battle over custody led to the father’s murder. The mother’s boyfriend lured the father to a location by...
Robin Lyons
- Oct 9, 2021
Last Ride
A young 20–year-old mother was at a friend’s apartment when a 39-year-old man at the apartment asked her for a ride. She gave him a ride....
Robin Lyons
- Sep 11, 2021
Wish he was Dead
Even if you wish your ex-boyfriend, ex-husband or father of your child were dead, you shouldn’t say that to anyone. In this true-crime...