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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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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 31, 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 17, 2022


Misguided Co-Workers
Have you ever bought or sold anything on eBay? If not, it’s basically an online auction house—highest bidder gets the item. EBay doesn’t...

Robin Lyons
Dec 10, 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


Failed Bank Robbery
Believe it or not, bank robberies still happen. The bank robber in this true crime didn’t seem to have a plan. In a small mid-west town,...

Robin Lyons
Nov 26, 2022


Repeat Offender
When a 30-year-old career criminal failed to make car payments on his Honda Accord, the title holder dispatched a team to repossess the...

Robin Lyons
Nov 19, 2022


Criminal Intent
He worked as an Assistant District Attorney for over three years. Prior to becoming an ADA, he worked as a criminal defense attorney. His...

Robin Lyons
Nov 12, 2022


Conduct Unbecoming an Officer
It would shock me if there is anyone in the USA who does not know of what happened in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2020. With that said,...

Robin Lyons
Nov 5, 2022


Not So Special
Russia, Russia, Russia is in the news a lot these days which may be why I thought about this case. For seven years, the Minnesota man...

Robin Lyons
Oct 8, 2022


Tragic Bullying
October is Bullying Awareness Month. This true crime case is about a 13-year-old boy who experienced bullying that started in seventh...

Robin Lyons
Oct 1, 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 17, 2022


The Things She Did for Love
A single woman in her 60s can be lonely and desperate for love. At her sentencing, the 62-year-old single woman reportedly said, “I just...

Robin Lyons
Sep 10, 2022


A Busy Day at Walmart
Gun control, gun rights, and the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution are touchy subjects. The Forth Amendment about Search...

Robin Lyons
Sep 3, 2022


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 27, 2022


Hooligans
Everyone knows about the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. The city suffered unrest after his death. Later that same...

Robin Lyons
Aug 20, 2022


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
Aug 13, 2022


Angry Drunk
If you’ve ever been in a toxic relationship, this case might sound personal. It did to me. In court, the wife said, “My sense of...

Robin Lyons
Aug 6, 2022


A Bunch of Malarkey
This true crime case involves a school custodial supervisor and several male students—most were friends of the employee’s son. The...

Robin Lyons
Jul 30, 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 23, 2022


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 16, 2022
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