No other incident in Texas History is shrouded in as much mystery as the hanging of the Hill women and the elimination of the Hill family. For many years, the men, who participated, would not talk. The few accounts in newspapers in Dallas and in Galveston were sensationalized. The story told above has been put together from many sources, including oral accounts, memoirs such as Elizabeth Roe's, and other written accounts. There are many versions of the story.
Many questions remain unanswered.