Second Marriage
She married for the second time on 19 May 1945 to an ex-seaman and returned serviceman named Eric John Parsons (born Melbourne 1901, died Sydney 1958).
Tilly famously shot Eric Parsons in the leg after an argument only months before they were married. This shooting occurred at her other Sydney residence: 191 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst. The house was almost opposite the notorious Tradesman's Arms Hotel. It was at this hotel, that Tilly Devine met Eric Parsons. She was arrested by police and charged with the shooting, but was acquitted at trial on 31 March 1945. They were happily married for 13 years until Eric Parsons died of cancer on 22 November 1958.
For over 30 years, Tilly Devine lived at a house in Torrington Road, Maroubra in Sydney's eastern suburbs. A number of murders were committed at this residence.
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