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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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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
Jun 10, 2022


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 27, 2022


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
May 13, 2022


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 29, 2022


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
Apr 1, 2022


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 25, 2022


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
Mar 12, 2022


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 19, 2022


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
Feb 5, 2022


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 22, 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


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
Dec 11, 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 29, 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 15, 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
Oct 8, 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...

Robin Lyons
Sep 10, 2021


Love of his Life
Any vacation you go on should be fun and hopefully rejuvenating—a respite from the work grind. People go on cruises to be pampered. A...

Robin Lyons
Sep 3, 2021


Wife Killer
Are you still close to any friends from your childhood? If you weren’t and one reached out to you, would you trust them? The wife—a...

Robin Lyons
Aug 20, 2021


The Sleep-Over
It happened in the pre-dawn hours on a tree-lined street with single-family homes. An older woman, a mother of two, her fiancé, two...

Robin Lyons
Jul 30, 2021


On The Run
In 1968, someone spotted the teenager placing a chalk mark outside a family’s home. The next night a group of teenagers threw homemade...

Robin Lyons
Jul 23, 2021
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