Everything is bigger in Texas—including the crime scenes. This week, we’re heading to the Lone Star State to untangle a web of small-town secrets, big-time betrayal, and a motive as dry as a West Texas summer. Grab a Shiner, lock your doors, and remember: in Texas, “bless your heart” is a kindness, but “I’ve got a shovel” is a threat.
Research links below!
abc13 – “Texas Mansion Mystery: The life and murders of Joan Robinson Hill and Dr. John Hill”
HAIF – “The Murder Of Joan Robinson Hill”
Texas Archive – “Joan and John Hill Murder Investigations – KPRC-TV Collection”
People – “A Texas Socialite Died Mysteriously. Did Her Powerful Father Take Justice into His Own Hands?”
abc11 – “Iconic home in Texas Mansion Murder is on the market in Houston”
Find A Grave – “Joan Olive Robinson Hill”
Park City Daily News – “Halloween death planned for convicted candy killer”
The Free Lance-Star – “Impact of the ‘Candy Man'”
The Dispatch – “Man convicted of poisoning son”
Lakeland Ledger – “Chemist Heard In Murder Trial”
The Free Lance-Star – “Court rejects condemned man’s plea”
The Deseret News – “Lethal injection ends life of Texas dad who killed his 8-year-old son with cyanide candy”
The Victoria Advocate – “Poison Candy Trial Testimony To End”
Gainsville Sun – “‘Candy Man’ executed by injection in Texas”