A historic River Oaks mansion tied to a notorious 1960s Houston crime case is on sale for $5.2 million.
HOUSTON — A River Oaks mansion that was once at the center of one of Houston’s most talked-about true-crime cases of the 1960s is back on the market.
The Southern colonial-style home at 1561 Kirby Drive, which has been listed for $5.2 million, served as the setting for the troubled marriage of wealthy socialite Joan Robinson Hill and her plastic surgeon husband, Dr. John Hill, which ultimately ended in Joan Hill’s mysterious death and allegations that her husband was responsible for her death.
The case — and its many twists and turns — served as the inspiration for Thomas Thompson’s bestselling book Blood and Money.
The home itself has all of the opulence one might expect of a house in one of Houston’s poshest neighborhoods, near the intersection of Kirby Drive and Brentwood Drive.
The 6,531-square-foot house sits on a 0.6-acre corner lot and has four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and three half bathrooms spread across three floors.
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