Marie Hilley arriving at the Calhoun County courthouse in Anniston, Alabama.

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...

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Main Author: Jones, Ed
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/98918
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Summary: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.