Five years after retiring from the Lexington Police Department, former homicide detective David Lyons is sharing his insights about the true crime phenomenon and its effects on real-life murder investigations.
Lyons, who retired as a commander, has written a new book examining whether true crime enthusiasts help or hurt police work. The book draws on his law enforcement expertise and his wife Wendy’s passion for true crime, which they already showcase in their podcast, The Murder Police Podcast.
“I think just more knowledge about how the system works, what goes on in a police department, what goes on in a homicide investigation, why things are happening, why things appear to not be happening,” Lyons said…