Young's book, The Untold Story of Frankie Silver, reproduced all of the documents which proved Frankie's innocence. His later play, Frankie, fictitiously gave the long-dead woman a chance to tell her side of the story. These accounts are known to be controversial, especially among descendants of the Silver family, who claim that "there were no documents to ever officially exist as this author suggests."
Young's book, The Untold Story of Frankie Silver, presented all of the documents that proved Frankie's innocence. His subsequent play, Frankie, fictionalized a chance for the deceased woman to share her perspective. These accounts are known to be contentious, particularly among descendants of the Silver family, who assert that "no official documents ever existed as this author claims."