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Post by kitty on Mar 19, 2016 17:18:44 GMT -5
Today is the anniversary of Joan Robinson Hills death. Was there anything posted in the news about it this year?
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Post by jane on Mar 20, 2016 17:04:53 GMT -5
Today is the anniversary of Joan Robinson Hills death. Was there anything posted in the news about it this year?
Most of the people involved in this case are dead by now, though I'm sure that the son remembers. A hundred years from now, people will still be discussing who killed Joan Robinson Hill, just like they're still discussing the Lizzie Borden case and other old murders. I'm not as much of a murder buff as some, but this is one of the most interesting cases that has been posted.
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Post by catherine on Mar 23, 2016 19:31:52 GMT -5
Today is the anniversary of Joan Robinson Hills death. Was there anything posted in the news about it this year? |
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Post by cinderfnrellaks on Jun 29, 2016 6:00:42 GMT -5
Two others – Lilla Paulus and Marcia McKittrick – were tried and convicted as accomplices. McKittrick was paroled and Paulus died of breast cancer in 1986. I've never posted on a board or forum so I hope I'm doing it right  Prior to our moving to Houston in 1977 - the only books I ever recalled my Mom owning were cookbooks, creepy Rod McKuen books of poetry, and Bibles. Since there's apparently a list of things Houston residents MUST know, see, read, etc., she bought Blood and Money. Because it was based on a Houston family's tragedy (along with the fact my parents were friends with Farrah Fawcett's parents - Jim and Pauline) we HAD to watch Murder in Texas when it aired in 1981. Even though I was only 10 - I was so captivated by the movie - I read the entire book. Thirty-five years later (since I'm just as captivated) I took advantage of the plethora of info available on the internet (which led me to your board - kudos!) and got up to speed on all the people involved - including Lilla Paulus and Marcia McKittrick. In regards to the above quoted text, many of the sources I checked have different information. Since I'm not sure which of your cited sources contained this particular info - I thought I'd share what I found: Marcia McKittrick was tried and convicted in 1974 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. She was actually paroled in 1978 (after serving 5 years.)
Lilla Paulus' was tried and convicted in 1975 and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Although she appealed the conviction in 1981 - the conviction was upheld. She remained incarcerated at Gatesville Prison until her death (from breast cancer) on May 16, 1986.Source (for both): The Victoria Advocate, July 25, 1986 via news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860725&id=EMMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G1kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7061,6542662 Source for Paulus' Appeal info: tx.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19811028_0041489.TX.htm/qxAgain - kudos to you for your board!  |
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Post by Joanna on Jul 1, 2016 17:05:43 GMT -5
I've never posted on a board or forum so I hope I'm doing it right Prior to our moving to Houston in 1977 - the only books I ever recalled my Mom owning were cookbooks, creepy Rod McKuen books of poetry, and Bibles. Since there's apparently a list of things Houston residents MUST know, see, read, etc., she bought Blood and Money. Because it was based on a Houston family's tragedy (along with the fact my parents were friends with Farrah Fawcett's parents - Jim and Pauline) we HAD to watch Murder in Texas when it aired in 1981. Even though I was only 10 - I was so captivated by the movie - I read the entire book. Thirty-five years later (since I'm just as captivated) I took advantage of the plethora of info available on the internet (which led me to your board - kudos!) and got up to speed on all the people involved - including Lilla Paulus and Marcia McKittrick. In regards to the above quoted text, many of the sources I checked have different information. Since I'm not sure which of your cited sources contained this particular info - I thought I'd share what I found: Marcia McKittrick was tried and convicted in 1974 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. She was actually paroled in 1978 (after serving 5 years.)
Lilla Paulus' was tried and convicted in 1975 and sentenced to 35 years in prison. Although she appealed the conviction in 1981 - the conviction was upheld. She remained incarcerated at Gatesville Prison until her death (from breast cancer) on May 16, 1986.Source (for both): The Victoria Advocate, July 25, 1986 via news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19860725&id=EMMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G1kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7061,6542662 Source for Paulus' Appeal info: tx.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19811028_0041489.TX.htm/qxAgain - kudos to you for your board!
I haven't studied this case like some of our members and I may be wrong, but I seem to remember reading somewhere that Lilla Paulus was convicted, then her conviction was overturned on appeal, and then a higher appeals court reinstated her conviction. I read Blood and Money and Prescription Murder and we've probably discussed the case in this group and our previous groups more than any other. Personally, I don't think there was enough evidence to convict Paulus or McKittrick. But Paulus was a nasty, vindictive woman who mistreated her own daughter and even lied in court to keep the girl from inheriting a lot of money from her father. Something that I've always wondered about is why Joan Robinson Hill and Diane Settegast were friends with a woman who had operated a bawdy house. I wouldn't have thought they were in the same social set.
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Post by catherine on Mar 21, 2021 14:15:12 GMT -5
This is probably my favorite murder case. It's now been more than a half-century since Joan Robinson Hill was murdered and I think all the principles are now dead, except possibly Connie Loesby, the fool who married John Hill and actually believed he was innocent. Has anyone checked lately to see if she's still alive? She must be close to 80 now.
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Post by Graveyardbride on Mar 21, 2021 20:37:41 GMT -5
This is probably my favorite murder case. It's now been more than a half-century since Joan Robinson Hill was murdered and I think all the principles are now dead, except possibly Connie Loesby, the fool who married John Hill and actually believed he was innocent. Has anyone checked lately to see if she's still alive? She must be close to 80 now. |
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Post by madeline on Mar 22, 2021 6:32:06 GMT -5
Connie Loesby Calaway, now 80, is alive and living in Colorado. Her husband, James C. Calaway, died in 2018. |
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Post by Graveyardbride on Mar 22, 2021 11:29:55 GMT -5
What happened to Diane Settegast and Eunice Woolen? |
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Post by pat on Mar 22, 2021 15:06:49 GMT -5
Diane died in 1991 at age 50. She was a heavy smoker and drinker. Eunice, 94, lives in an apartment in Metairie, Louisiana. |
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Post by Graveyardbride on Mar 23, 2021 3:08:06 GMT -5
The lady I knew who knew the Robinsons said one of these women was a lesbian, but I don't know remember which. Do you know which was gay? |
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Post by pat on Mar 19, 2023 5:57:30 GMT -5
This is the 54th anniversary of Joan Robinson Hill's death. Of all the unsolved murders I know about -- and there are hundreds -- I think I find this one the most intriguing. It's really a shame that it won't ever be solved.
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Post by madeline on Mar 19, 2023 9:17:34 GMT -5
This is the 54th anniversary of Joan Robinson Hill's death. Of all the unsolved murders I know about -- and there are hundreds -- I think I find this one the most intriguing. It's really a shame that it won't ever be solved. |
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