Prosecutors laid out the case against Richard Lyons in the 2008 murder of his daughter, Mya. And they're pretty damn graphic. Richard Lyons is accused of striking his daughter in the head with a lockbox, stabbing her 30 times, then driving to a hospital and claiming the Mya Lyons "may have been bitten by a dog." more ›

The 2008 murder of 9-year-old Mya Lyons took another twist yesterday when her father, Richard Lyons, was arrested on a "no-bond warrant" as a suspect in connection with his daughter's murder. more ›

Today marks the second anniversary of the murder of 9-year-old Mya Lyons, found stabbed to death in an Auburn-Gresham alley near her father's home on the night of July 14, 2008. And two years later, the case remains unsolved. In the days following her murder, police questioned a "person of interest," found a knife near the murder scene that may have been the murder weapon, and even questioned Mya's father, Richard Lyons, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Richard later filed a lawsuit against Metra because, according to the Chicago Defender, "failed to properly maintain the area where Mya’s body was found. The end of the poorly lit alley where she was found had overgrown weeds near the tracks and in a vacant lot." more ›

Police have confiscated the van belonging to Mya Lyon’s father, Richard Lyons. Reportedly, he drove Mya to the hospital in the van after finding her stabbed in an alley near their home. more ›

Richard Lyons, father of murdered 9-year old Mya Lyons, was questioned by police on Thursday and submitted to a polygraph test according to his sister, Dawn Douglas. Police officers visited Richard at his Auburn Gresham home and asked if he would come in for questioning. Lyons complied and was released a few hours later. Douglas also said that, according to Lyons, other family members are being submitted to polygraph tests as well. Results of Lyons' test were not yet known. So far, Lyons and his family have cooperated fully with police. According to Douglas, "They said this is to make sure they're covering their bases...to put that rumor that the family had anything to do with it to rest." Police are also pleased with the cooperation they've had from the family to this point.

Chicago Police spokeswoman Monique Bond declined to discuss the interview, but she did say: "The family is very cooperative. We've been talking to a number of individuals, including family members."

Investigators caught a potential break in the Mya Lyons case Monday when an intern for Cleanslate, a nonprofit cleanup company, found what appeared to be a "kitchen-type knife" approximately 100 feet from the alley where the body of the 9 year-old was found last week. According to John Rush, managing director of Cleanslate, "It certainly wasn't just tossed. It was buried amongst the growth, but it wasn't rusted neither...and it had blood stains on it. Add those things together and it looks like a piece of evidence. It very well may not be, but it is quite a coincidence." more ›

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Police are talking to a "person of interest" in Mya Lyons's death this afternoon. more ›

More details are emerging in Mya Lyons's murder today. Her autopsy showed that she was not sexually assaulted, and police say her father, Richard Lyons, is not a suspect. more ›

Mya Lyons, 9, was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death last night. Lyons was found in the alley behind her father's apartment on the 8400 block of South Gilbert Court. more ›