![]() ![]() Taking the brunt of her blame are the local police force helmed by a particularly empathetic Chief (A wonderful Woody Harrelson) and a truly nasty piece of work in his deputy (A career best for Sam Rockwell). “Raped while dying”, “Still no arrests” and “How come, Chief Willoughby?” don’t make for pretty reading and the town are not happy. Seven years after Mildred Hayes’ daughter was raped and burned alive, the lack of progress in the search for her killers prompts her to take action in the form of some nifty sloganeering on three knackered billboards on the town’s border. In the film, Mildred's billboards read: "Still no arrests?", "How come, Chief Willoughby?", "Raped while dying". The Attorney General Should Investigate.” “Steve Page Brutally Murdered his Wife in 1991,” the billboard stated. He claimed Vidor Police Department has taken bribes instead of catching the killer, according to Beaumount Enterprise. In 2012 he put one billboard up and accused Page's estranged husband, Steve Page. Page's dad, James Fulton, began putting up billboards along 1-10 in the Vidor area. Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll tells PEOPLE that the case is still open and believes that Page's death was likely a "crime of passion". It was 100 yards from her home and was bonnet-down in a ditch.īut authorities believe that her death was staged - and that it was no accident. ![]() In May 14, 1991, Page was found dead inside her car in Vidor, Texas. Investigators have doubled the reward for any information that leads to an arrest in the murder of Kathy Page, 34. It was inspired by a 27-year-old murder case in Texas that remains unsolved. The signs hold the police accountable for letting her daughter down after she was raped and killed. Is Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri a true story?įrances McDormand plays the grief-stricken mum who was furious after police failed to solve her daughter's murder.ĭeciding to opt for the shock tactic, Mildred Hayes purchased three billboards just outside the town. THE Oscar-winning film features a strong-willed mum Mildred Hayes who is on a mission to find out who killed her daughter.īut the moving, darkly comic, and emotive film is actually based on the case of Kathy Page. ![]()
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