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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Gary Michael Hilton

Gary Michael Hilton stories: 2 news summaries

Killer: Georgia Hiker 'Wouldn't Stop Fighting'

Drifter tells cops she very nearly bested him in 3-day ordeal

Mar 24, 08 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Georgia hiker kidnapped on New Year’s Day used every ounce of her formidable strength, martial arts training, and wit to stay alive for 3 days, her killer told authorities. Gary Michael Hilton said Meredith Emerson fought back tenaciously when he demanded her ATM card, and managed to stall... More »

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martial arts • Meredith Emerson • Georgia hiker • Gary Michael Hilton • ATM card • Ella • kidnapper • drifter

Drifter Gets Life in Hiker Murder

'He should stay alive and slowly rot,' says victim's mother

Feb 1, 08 6:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia drifter who pleaded guilty to killing 24-year-old hiker Meredith Emerson  was sentenced yesterday  to life in prison, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Gary Michael Hilton, 61, led police to the victim's decapitated body on Blood Mountain days after her disappearance. Hilton had been charged with kidnapping and malicious murder... More »

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crime • Meredith Emerson • Georgia hiker • Gary Michael Hilton

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