 The magistrate agreed that the city had no evidence to prosecute Lyons and dismissed her case.Following her "retirement" from crime in 1913, Lyons eventually settled in Detroit, where she wrote her memoir, "Why Crime Does Not Pay", and became a known philanthropist and prison reformer.She also owned 40 houses, not including vacant property, due to real estate and business investments worth $500,000 (approximately $12.7 million in 2018).