Authorities Searching N. Ga. For Body Of N.C. Man
Posted: 3:02 pm EST January 23, 2008Updated: 2:23 pm EST January 24, 2008
CLEVELAND, Ga. -- The search got underway Thursday for 80-year-old John Bryant. Officials said they do not believe they will find Bryant alive but are hoping for evidence in the growing case against accused killer Gary Michael Hilton.Law authorities plan to search in northeast Georgia for any sign of a missing North Carolina man who is presumed dead in a case that has been linked to Hilton. Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead says local, state and federal oficials will search Thursday and Friday in an area that includes Towns and Union counties for the body of 80-year-old John Bryant. He and his wife, 84-year-old Irene Bryant went missing in October after setting out for a hike in western North Carolina. Irene Bryant was later found dead from multiple blows to her head. North Carolina authorities have said there is a "positive link" between Hilton and her death. Bankhead says numerous sources have said Hilton was in northeast Georgia in late October. Hilton, 61, has been charged in the beating death and decapitation of 24-year-old Meredith Emerson, whose body police found Jan. 7 in a Georgia state forest with Hilton's help. Authorities also are looking at whether Hilton was involved in two murders in Florida.
Previous Stories:
- January 16, 2008: Emerson's Parents Will Adopt Her Dog
- January 15, 2008: Hilton Suspected In Fourth Hiker's Disappearance
- January 15, 2008: Hilton Named Suspect In N.C. Murder
- January 15, 2008: Indigo Girls Honor Murdered Hiker
- January 12, 2008: Gary Hilton Employer Speaks Out
- January 11, 2008: Memorial Service Held For Meredith Emerson
- January 10, 2008: Waitress: 'We Could've Saved Her'
- January 10, 2008: Florida Murder Victim Decapitated; Hilton Named 'Prime Suspect'
- January 9, 2008: Family Suspects Hilton In Levi Frady Murder
- January 9, 2008: Police: Hiker Was Alive For 3 Days
- January 8, 2008: Suspect Leads Officials To Missing Hiker's Body
- January 7, 2008: No Bond For Emerson Kidnap Suspect
- January 7, 2008: Hiker's Father Makes Plea For Help
- January 7, 2008: Kidnapping Suspect In Court Today
- January 5, 2008: Police Charge Hilton With Kidnapping Hiker
- January 5, 2008: Police: Missing Hiker Likely Dead; Suspect Charged
- January 5, 2008: 'Person Of Interest,' Missing Hiker's Dog Found
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