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Theories Of Mr. Hall And Mrs. Mills Murder

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Having an affair leads to nothing but trouble. Not only is it a sin but it is unfair and disrespectful to the spouses. Mr.Hall and Mrs.Mills affair went on for years. Their deaths were mysterious and never solved. A few people were blamed for their deaths but there wasn't enough evidence to convict anyone. A widow's revenge and other suspects along with other suspects and lack of evidence are two theories surrounding the Hall-Mills murder. While Mr.Hall and Mrs.Mills affair was a secret, there are many theories about what really happened to them and why. Mr.Hall was the town reverend and Mrs.Mills was the wife of the janitor and a choir member in the church. Their bodies were found under crab apple tree on September 16,1922 (The Trial Century). …show more content…

Some people suspected that Mrs.Hall knew about the affair and had been plotting her revenge and was waiting for just the right time to strike (Hall-Mills murder). Mrs.Hall said she had been at home until Mr.Hall didn't come home so she went out looking for him and when she could not find him she returned home. The prints on the card that was by the victims feet belong to Mrs.Hall brother willie, and her brother Henry was a great shot (Crimes of the 20th century). Mrs.Hall and her brothers were said to have done a lot of things regarding the murder and covering their tracks.¨According to the Mirror the 4 had bribed witnesses and the police and had sortsoaped the local prosecutor to avoid arrest in 1922.¨ (Unsolved double killing, 382). This evidence strongly suggests that Mrs.Hall are her brothers played apart in the murder. The main witness, Jane Gibson claimed that heard arguing and hitting. She also said that she saw Mrs.Hall and her and her brothers at the the murder scene (Trial of Century). The Mirror published magazine articles about the murder and Mrs.Hall was on the all of their front covers. Mrs.Hall sued the mirror for 3 million and accepted an out court

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