If you mean the movie "Murder In Texas" is was Sam Elliot who played John Hill... he did do a good job!
My best friend and I were in the River Oaks area last summer; we went by the (former) Hill house and it was very strange. We thought the neighboring houses were very classic and "open" despite being on such a busy (Kirby) street, but the Hill house was really closed off, the tall hedges in front and tall iron gates give it a really ominous look... even if you didn't know something sad had happened there. Later, we found this thread and read the story of the current residents who had the Halloween Party with people dressed as Joan and Dr. John... wow, even we "California girls" were offended at such bad taste! And we also saw Ash's home further down Kirby, which I understand has been remodeled and is completely different than it looked when the Robinson's lived there. The really amazing thing to us was how the thread photos of the inside of the Hill house, especially the "music room" are so opulent, but when you drive down Brentwood and see the room over the garage (where, according to "Blood and Money" the music room was located) is looks small and nothing more than a storage space. We also thought the "eternal flame" outdoor lights were a little over the top and creepy in the middle of a summer afternoon! If you have a chance to drive by sometime, its really something to see... might send a chill up your spine.
I wish Dominick Dunne would profile this story! Oh, and there is a short news archive from CBS news from the early 1980's I have seen that shows "Boot" and Connie (3rd Mrs. Hill) and has an interesting interview with Joan's friend Dottie who was a nurse. Its worth borrowing from Vanderbilt (can be found online) News Archives!
I have some photos but they're too large to upload with this entry so I will try again on another entry!
