Courtroom at the trial of Marie Hilley in Anniston, Alabama.

Carol Hilley and District Attorney Robert Field are seated at the table on the right. Marie Hilley was convicted of the murder of her first husband and for the attempted murder of her daughter. She was arrested in 1979 but escaped and lived under two different aliases until she was recaptured in 198...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paravicini, Haywood
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/98854
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Summary:Carol Hilley and District Attorney Robert Field are seated at the table on the right. Marie Hilley was convicted of the murder of her first husband and for the attempted murder of her daughter. She was arrested in 1979 but escaped and lived under two different aliases until she was recaptured in 1983. Hilley briefly escaped again while on a furlough in February 1987 but died of exposure a few days after authorities apprehended her.