SOLVED: The Murderous Mother 1
Murder: True Crime Stories
Crime House
4.6 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
To outside observers, Frank and Marie Hilley were the ideal 1950s couple. But behind closed doors, their marriage was far from perfect. Frank did everything he could to keep his wife happy, but it was never enough. And she took it out on him in the most terrifying way imaginable. Murder: True Crime Stories is part of Crime House Studios. For more, follow us on Instagram @crimehouse.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, Carter Roy here. |
| 0:04.4 | If you're loving murder, true crime stories, you need to check out Crimes of, the newest show from Crime House. |
| 0:11.7 | Crimes of is a weekly series that explores a new theme each season, from crimes of the paranormal, unsolved murders, mysterious disappearances, and more. Their first season is |
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| 0:41.0 | New episodes out every Tuesday. This is Crime House. |
| 1:01.8 | You've probably heard the phrase, happy wife, happy life. Frank Hilley lived by that saying, |
| 1:09.9 | whatever his wife wanted, she got. And for many years, |
| 1:14.3 | those words of wisdom served him well. As the Hillies established their family in the small |
| 1:20.1 | town of Anniston, Alabama, their neighbors admired their picture-perfect lifestyle. But in |
| 1:26.9 | 1975, everything changed. |
| 1:31.2 | Tragedy struck the Hilly family. |
| 1:33.9 | All that misfortune proved the dark side of the phrase, |
| 1:37.7 | happy wife, happy life. |
| 1:40.3 | Because his wife was never really happy. |
| 1:49.7 | And ultimately, that cost Frank, his life. |
| 2:19.3 | People's lives are like a story. There's a beginning, a middle, and an end. But you don't always know which part you're on. Sometimes the final chapter arrives far too soon, and we don't always get to know the real ending. I'm Carter Roy, and this is Murder, True Crime Stories, a Crime House original. Every Tuesday, I'll explore the story of a notorious murder or murders. |
| 2:24.3 | I'll be bringing awareness to stories that need to be heard with a focus on those who are impacted. |
| 2:31.3 | At Crime House, we want to express our gratitude to you, our community, for making this possible. |
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| 2:48.0 | This is the first of two episodes about the 1975 murder of Frank Hilley, a family man from |
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