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Gary Hilton Moved To Florida On Murder Charge
Posted: 2:10 pm EDT June 6, 2008Updated: 3:01 pm EDT June 6, 2008
BUTTS COUNTY, Ga -- Confessed killer Gary Hilton was turned over to Florida officials Friday to face another murder charge.Hilton admitted kidnapping and decapitating hiker Meredith Emerson on New Year's Day in the north Georgia mountains. He later showed police where he dumped her body in return for a promise they would not ask for a death sentence for Hilton.SLIDESHOW: Meredith Emerson Photos Hilton was indicted by a grand jury in Leon County in the murder of Crawfordville resident Cheryl Dunlap, 46, a Florida State University nurse and Sunday school teacher. Prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty. Dunlap's body was found Dec. 19 in the Apalachicola National Forest.
Florida authorities picked up Hilton at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Butts County prison where he is serving a life sentence.Hilton has also been named as a suspect in the murder of an elderly couple in North Carolina.Officials did not release details of Hilton's transfer for security reasons. He will be held in the Leon County Jail in Tallahassee.
Cheryl Hodges Dunlap
Florida authorities picked up Hilton at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Butts County prison where he is serving a life sentence.Hilton has also been named as a suspect in the murder of an elderly couple in North Carolina.Officials did not release details of Hilton's transfer for security reasons. He will be held in the Leon County Jail in Tallahassee.
Previous Stories:
- May 2, 2008: Killer Hilton Loses Extradition Fight
- April 30, 2008: Police: Gary Hilton Not Involved In University Student's Disappearance
- April 9, 2008: Gary Hilton: 'I'm A Sociopath'
- March 24, 2008: Emotionless Hilton Describes Killing Meredith Emerson
- March 24, 2008: Gary Hilton Indicted In Florida Woman's Murder
- February 13, 2008: Hack Saw, Porn, Needles, Bong Found In Hilton's Van
- February 4, 2008: Skeleton Identified As Missing Hiker; Hilton Suspected
- January 31, 2008: Hilton Admits Killing Meredith Emerson
- January 24, 2008: Authorities Searching N. Ga. For Body Of N.C. Man
- January 18, 2008: Hilton's Missing Van Found
- January 15, 2008: Hilton Suspected In Fourth Hiker's Disappearance
- January 15, 2008: Hilton Named Suspect In N.C. Murder
- January 14, 2008: North Carolina, Florida Investigators To Interview Hilton
- January 13, 2008: Hilton's Ex-Boss Speaks Out
- January 11, 2008: Duluth Police Encountered Hilton
- 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: Dashcam Video Shows Gary Hilton
- 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
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