Case 221
Frank & Carol Hilley
In May 1975, 45-year-old Frank Hilley passed away suddenly at his home in Anniston, Alabama after suffering from severe nausea and stomach cramps. Shortly after, his teenage daughter Carol started showing similar symptoms, sending her mother Marie Hilley into a panic.
An unexpected arrest leads to the unravelling of a shocking story and a hunt for one of the most elusive fugitives in recent US history.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Jessica Forsayeth
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
NEWS ARTICLES
Mother charged in arsenic case – The Anniston Star
Another body exhumed in poisoning probe – The Anniston Star
Carol determined to continue quest for a normal life – The Anniston Star
Hilley autopsy ordered – The Anniston Star
Sheriff Snead joins search for Mrs Hilley – The Anniston Star
Tips pour in, but not Mrs Hilley – The Anniston Star
Arsenic killed Frank Hilley – The Anniston Star
Hilley charged again – The Anniston Star
Speculation abounds about Mrs Hilley – the Anniston Star
Fob James to offer reward for news about Mrs Hilley – The Anniston Star
Where is Marie Hilley? – The Anniston Star
Carol Hilley; the poisonings and three years later – The Anniston Star
Marie Hilley ‘had charisma, says lifelong friend – The Anniston Star
Marie lived a ‘soap opera’ – The Anniston Star
Marie Hilley’s new husband fears for her life – The Anniston Star
Limited psychiatric test ordered for Mrs Hilley – The Anniston Star
Homosexuality and drugs surface in Hilley trial – The Anniston Star
Hilley trial – The Anniston Star
Hilley trial in fifth day – The Anniston Star
Prisoner testifies as state rests case – The Anniston Star
Defense rests in Hilley trial – The Anniston Star
Marie’s sentence: life plus 20 years – The Anniston Star
Order widens Hilley probe – The Anniston Star
Arsenic not cause of girl’s death – The Anniston Star
Audrey Marie Hilley once again a fugitive – The Anniston Star
Warrant sought for Hilley – The Anniston Star
RMC physicians unable to revive famous patient – The Anniston Star
The Marie Hilley saga ends – The Anniston Star
Mrs Hilley likely in woods 24 to 36 hours – The Anniston Star
Marie ‘a risk’ in prison files – The Anniston Star
John Homan mourns an extraordinary wife – The Anniston Star
Mrs Hilley’s son asks state to pay for her funeral – The Anniston Star
Speak out…On Marie Hilley’s funeral – The Anniston Star
Marie Hilley’s husband slain – The Anniston Star
BOOKS
Poisoned Blood: A true story of murder, passion, and an astonishing hoax – Philip E. Ginsburg
Black Widow – Robin McDonald
OTHER
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