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Conviction May 25, 1975 Homicide

Frank Hilley

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date May 25, 1975
Location Anniston, Alabama
Victim Age 45
Gender Male

Frank Hilley died in Anniston, Alabama in 1975 of what was initially diagnosed as infectious hepatitis. After his body was exhumed, his death was attributed to arsenic poisoning, and his wife Audrey Marie Hilley was convicted of his murder in 1983. She had also poisoned their daughter Carol, who survived. Marie Hilley escaped custody in 1987 and died of exposure shortly after being recaptured.

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Last Known Information
May 25, 1979, family home in Anniston, AL
Date of Incident
May 25, 1975
Current Status
Conviction

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