Join facebook to connect with tabitha hilley morris and others you may know. Audrey marie frazier hilley 19331987 find a grave memorial. Her life and killing spree are the subjects of the 1991 telefilm wife, mother, murderer. Audrey marie hilley murdered her husband, attempted to kill her daughter, may have murdered her motherinlaw and then faked her own death.
Hilley skipped bail and lived as a fugitive for three years, remarrying and changing her identity twice, before her capture. Anniston police said a documentary crew was in town today from discovery id filming shots to tell the story of a notorious 40year. Escaped murderess audrey marie hilley, the black widow of alabama who killed her husband and almost killed her daughter with arsenic, died thursday of. Until reading this book, all i knew of marie hilley was what id seen in the dramatized film wife, mother, murderer. Her life and killing spree are the subjects of the 1991 television movie wife, mother, murderer. In january of 1980, the grand jury returned an indictment against hilley for the murder of her husband, frank hilley. True story of marie hilley, coldblooded killer ginsburg, philip e. True story of marie hilley, coldblooded killer by philip e. The hilleys worked together at a local foundry, where frank was a foreman.
Anniston police said a documentary crew was in town today from discovery id filming shots to tell the story of a notorious 40yearold murder case that stretched from alabama. The astonishing true story of the notorious black widow who preyed on her husband and daughter and faked her own death the washington post book world. Documentary crew in anniston shooting film on notorious. I read well into the night because i was unable to let go until i knew everything i could about this enigmatic 100 pound pond creature, audrey marie hilley. She got away with the murder of her husband for many years, attempted to kill her daughter, played the role of her own nonexistent twin sister, and was finally arrested on a bad check charge. Audrey marie frazier hilley was one of the nations most infamous black widow killers. Soon the cold would stop her heart and lungs, and she. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hilley, audrey marie, 19331987 lc linked data service. Audrey marie hilley was an escaped murderer who killed her husband and tried to kill her daughter with arsenic. When law enforcement authorities arrested audrey marie hilley in vermont in 1983, they thought she was someone else. When they asked her name, she said she was audrey marie hilley, and she was wanted on bad check charges.
Marie hilleys life progressed in an unexceptional way until the day she started to. Her life and spree are the subjects of the 1991 telefilm wife, mother, murderer. Firsttime author ginsburg probes the strange case of audrey marie hilley, an alabama housewife who poisoned her husband and attempted to poison her daughter. Marie hilley, seemingly an ordinary housewife, was convicted of the poisoning murder and attempted murder of her husband and daughter, respectively. Poisoned blood and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Marie hilleys life progressed in an unexceptional way until the day she started to poison her husband. Homemaker audrey marie hilley killed her husband, frank, in 1975, and attempted to kill her daughter three years later. Audrey marie hilley, who had received a threeday pass from prison to visit her second husband at a hotel, was muddy and incoherent when she was found thursday on a porch in a rural area. The life of audrey marie hilley, who, in order to start a new life, took drastic action. The author takes the reader on a trail that includes several identities, a new marriage and a fake suicide. Soon convulsions would wrack audrey marie hilley, 54, an escaped murderer who killed her husband and tried to kill her daughter with arsenic. This good behavior earned her several oneday passes from the prison, and she always returned on time. True story of marie hilley, coldblooded killer new edition by ginsburg, philip e.
They married in 1950 and had two children, mike and carol. What makes her case extraordinary is how she managed to elude arrest for three years. If you like serious true crime that reads like a novel conceived by one of the great fictional crime writers, you will enjoy this true story. The gruesome tale of marie hilley and the worlds most. Nov 06, 2018 audrey marie hilley was truly an enigma. Her heartless crimes and calculating schemes were the topics of headlines throughout the 1980s as her case played out in bizarre twists and turns. Take a look below for 27 more interesting and strange facts about audrey marie hilley. For four years the crime went undiscovered, until she attempted to murder her daughter. In february 1987, however, hilley escaped after she was given a threeday pass to visit her husband, john homan, who had moved to anniston to be near his wife. When police put her name out on the wire the word came back quicklyshe was indeed audrey marie hilley, but she had more than just check charges to face back in alabama. It was a hit because, at the time, judith light, the actress who played audrey marie hilley, was known for her role on the comedic sitcom whos the boss. The true story of marie hilley, coldblooded killer. She got a job just across the state line in brattleboro, vermont at book press. Great mini book about serial arsenic poisoner audrey marie hilley.
In 1983, marie hilley, by appearances a normal smalltown housewife, was convicted of murdering her husband and attempting to murder her teenage daughter, presumably for their life insurance. Marie, as she was called was a spoiled only child who was a compulsive shopper since an. Married frank hilley while he was on leave from the navy. Audrey marie hilley was an american woman sentenced to life in prison in. Most widely held works about audrey marie hilley poisoned blood. Audrey marie hilley june 4, 1937 february 26, 1987 was an american murderer. Audrey marie hilley june 4, 1933 february 26, 1987 was an american murderer. Marie, as she was called was a spoiled only child who was a compulsive shopper since an early age and was always preoccupied with money. Her choice of victims, which also included her mother and motherinlaw, were the people close to her. Frank and marie hilley of aniston, alabama, had been high school sweethearts, with frank romantically writing letters to marie while he did an enlistment in the us navy. Ginsburg is the strange and brutal story of audrey marie hilley, a woman so cold that she poisoned her family because she was strapped for cash and felt that her lifestyle was more important than the lives of her husband and daughter. My first reaction was that the impersonation made it sound like a murder story dressed up with an oddity, like one of those oldtime newspaper. Born as audrey marie frazier in anniston, alabama to huey and lucille frazier. From library journal in 1983, marie hilley, by appearances a normal smalltown housewife, was convicted of murdering her husband and attempting to murder her teenage daughter, presumably for their life insurance.
Audrey marie hilley was indicted by the grand jury of calhoun county in october of 1979 for the attempted murder by poisoning of her daughter, carol hilley. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Audrey marie hilley homan began serving her sentence in 1983 and was a quiet, model prisoner. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Audrey marie hilley was an escaped murderer who killed. Escaped murderess audrey marie hilley, the black widow of alabama who killed her husband and almost killed her daughter with arsenic, died thursday of exposure in her hometown as police searched. On january 12, 1983, they apprehended her at book press. R robin mcdonald when law enforcement authorities arrested audrey marie hilley in vermont in 1983, they thought she was someone else. With judith light, david ogden stiers, kellie overbey, david dukes. This alabama murder will be featured sunday on investigation. One of alabamas most notorious murder cases will be the subject of the investigation discovery series american monster this weekend. Audrey marie hilley was an escaped murderer who killed her husband an. Sep 18, 2018 with poisoned blood, i learned about the climax of the story first, when new hampshire newspapers reported the arrest of audrey marie hilley and the discovery that she was wanted for murder in alabama. She was a cunning woman who craved the good life and slipped arsenic to loved ones for money.
Today, im featuring another alabama black widow, marie hilley. The series will profile the case of audrey marie hilley and. Audrey eluded police for four years with a clever use of lies and an ability to blend into the background. The true story of audrey marie hilley, paperback by delaney, anna, isbn 1543197108, isbn 9781543197105, brand new, free shipping in the us audrey marie hilley was an escaped murderer who killed her husband and tried to kill her daughter with arsenic. Audrey marie hilley 19331987 3 works search for books with subject audrey marie hilley 19331987. The movie starred judith light in the title role, with whip hubley and david ogden stiers. How a journalist got inside the mind of killer marie hilley.
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