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Gary Hilton pleaded guilty to Meredith Emerson's murder.
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    • Killer Hilton Loses Extradition Fight

    Posted: 9:48 am EDT May 2, 2008Updated: 12:21 pm EDT May 2, 2008

    BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. -- Confessed killer Gary Michael Hilton lost his fight Friday to avoid extradition to Florida in another case.

    Hilton is serving a life sentence for murder in the death of Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson.

    A Butts County judge denied his bid to avoid extradition to Florida where he is charged with the murder and kidnapping of nurse Cheryl Hodges Dunlap. Her body was found decapitated in a national forest in Florida.

    He has no attorney and represented himself at the hearing.

    Authorities say he also is a suspect in the deaths of a North Carolina couple, John and Irene Bryant.

    Copyright 2009 by WSBTV.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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