Southern Fried true crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners, and there may also be some explicit language used.

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As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas.

That includes an infamous murder scandal that rocked Houston beginning with the mysterious death of socialite Joan Robinson Hill in 1969.

Joan was the adopted daughter of millionaire all-man Ash Robinson.

And in the 1950s, she was the embodiment of beauty, wealth, and privilege.

Agifated equestrian, Joan showed horses all over the United States, earning her first ribbon at age five.

Her obsession with horses mirrored her father's obsession with her.

There was nothing Ash Robinson wouldn't do for his little girl.

Tulling around Houston and her convertible, with her blonde ponytail flying,

Joan was popular, boisterous, and spoiled.

Her father had big dreams for her, and they did not include the men she chose to marry.

After two short-lived marriages, Joan married a third time to a young doctor named John Hill.

The hills were fixtures in the Houston social scene, but their social standing covered up a largely loveless marriage.

They had nothing in common and lived very separate lives.

Joan fell ill suddenly in March of 1969.

Her death just days later devastated her parents, particularly her father, who became convinced his son-in-law had murdered his brother.

This sparked a scandal lasting years, with Ash Robinson hellbent on a vinging his daughter's death.

The public trials and private machinations of this mystery and scandal captivated Houston and made national news.

And the story of Joan Robinson Hill, Dr. John Hill, and the tireless vengeance of Ash Robinson,

spurned several books, a TV movie, and lives on in the public's continued fascination with this case.

Welcome to episode 69, the saga of Ash Robinson, Joan Robinson Hill, and Dr. John Hill.

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