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Poisoned Blood

A True Story of Murder, Passion, and an Astonishing Hoax

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Pretty, smart, and pampered, Audrey Marie Hilley grew up in a small Alabama town believing she was entitled to the best of everything. But marriage to her high school sweetheart, a cushy secretarial job, and motherhood were not enough to satisfy Marie, and she soon began to act out in troubling ways. Only when her husband, Frank, became sick with a mysterious illness, did it seem that she was ready to put someone else's needs ahead of her own. The truth was far more disturbing.

Four years after Frank died, Marie's daughter, Carol, began to experience debilitating stomach pains. The young woman was near death when the horrifying reality finally emerged: Marie had poisoned her husband with arsenic and was attempting to do the same to her daughter. It was the first in a series of shocking twists that exposed Marie Hilley as a cold-blooded chameleon capable of the most sinister of crimes. From Alabama to Florida to New Hampshire, her trail of death and deceit included multiple identities, a second marriage, a false kidnapping, a fake death, several dramatic escapes, and a final act of desperation that brought the whole sordid saga to an astonishing end.

©1987 Philip E. Ginsburg (P)2020 Tantor Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions Crime Murder Social Sciences True Crime Violence in Society Marriage Exciting
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Not a story I had ever heard of. An intriguing journey through a fascinating woman's life. if it hasn't been made into a film it should be.

fascinating story

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This is an incredible and gripping true crime story that I had previously been totally unaware of. The problem was the length which was ridiculous. The author goes into such minute detail it literally clogged up my brain. The epilogue’ alone lasts a full hour - possibly a record?

Far, far too long!

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I enjoyed the narration and exciting way the book was read. You will not be able to put it down.

An excellent book

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This was an incredible true story I had never heard of before. The narration was excellent. It is a very long book but it’s worth it.

A really gripping listen

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Very good listen!

Not a story I was aware of but was well written, and I didn't want to stop listening.

Captivating

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