Teacher Raped and Murdered by Depraved Father and Daughter Duo

Diane Tilly’s dying words were those of love and forgiveness

Liz Jin
6 min readOct 3, 2021
Diane Tilly was an educator who was beloved by her students and fellow teachers; photo image.

58-year old Diane Tilly was a remarkable woman. She was a teacher and co-founder of Robbins Academy, an alternative high school for troubled youths in San Antonio, Texas. The students at Robbins Academy were teenagers who had been kicked out of other institutions for behavioral problems. Everyone had given up on them. But not Diane.

Dubbed “the miracle worker,” Diane found a way to connect with these teenagers. She had two biological children of her own, yet she considered her many students her extended family. In turn, the students and staff at Robbins Academy adored her, and many students kept in touch with Diane long after they graduated.

In November 2004, Diane was living her best life. Her students were thriving, she was expecting her second grandchild, and she was in a loving relationship with her boyfriend, whom she was planning to see over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Diane Tilly was murdered in 2004, leaving behind two adult children; photo image.

Unfortunately, her life would come to a horrific end on November 22, 2004, at the hands of a depraved father and daughter duo.

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Liz Jin

“I wake up in the morning with a desire to both save the world and savor the world. That makes it hard to plan my day.”