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Missing Georgia resident Meredith Emerson's body was found on January 7. Gary Michael Hilton has been convicted of her kidnapping and murder. Hilton was detained after trying to use Emerson's credit card. The autopsy results indicate that she was killed on January 4 — implying that she was alive for three days after she went missing.
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- Age: 24
- Resides: Buford, Georgia
- Previously Resided: Colorado
- Alma Mater: University of Georgia
- Had been hiking on Blood Mountain Trail
- Labrador Retriever, Ella, was hiking with her
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- MSNBC: Killer Says Female Hiker Fought Him to the End (March 23, 2008)
- "Meredith Emerson used her wits and martial arts training when she was attacked in the north Georgia mountains by a drifter who eventually killed and decapitated her, the convicted killer told investigators."
- CNN.com: Hilton pleads guilty, gets life for killing hiker (January 31, 2008)
- "Gary Michael Hilton pleaded guilty Thursday to killing hiker Meredith Emerson, and was sentenced to life in prison. Hilton, 61, wore an orange jumpsuit and bulletproof vest as he sat somberly through the sentencing."
- The New York Times: Killing of a Young Hiker Puts North Georgia on Edge (January 14, 2008)
- CNN: Friends remember slain hiker as 'angel,' 'firecracker' (January 11, 2008)
- Roommate: "I can find peace today knowing Meredith was so very loved."
- CNN.com: Hiker Was Alive for Days Before She Was Killed (January 8, 2008)
- CNN.com: Missing Hiker's Body Found, Ex-roommate Says (January 7, 2008)
- Houston Chronicle: Body of Missing Georgia Hiker is Found (January 7, 2008)
- Atlantic Journal Constitution: Hiker suspect investigated for missing Forsyth hairdresser (January 7, 2008)
- FOXNews: Missing Georgia Hiker Believed Dead, Suspect Charged with Kidnapping (January 6, 2008)
- CNN.com: Blood-stained clothes, missing hiker's ID found (January 5, 2008)
- " Police found clothing belonging to Emerson in a dumpster outside the store where Hilton was arrested. The clothing was covered with a "substantial amount of human blood"."
- WSBTV: Missing Hiker's Belongings Found in Dumpster (January 5, 2008)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution: "GBI Questions 'person of Interest' in Missing Hiker Case" (January 4, 2008)
- CNN.com: Person of Interest in Missing Hiker Case in Custody (January 4, 2008)
- Ella, Meredith's Labrador Retriever was found 45 minutes away from Blood Mountain on the afternoon of January 4. Police have Mr. Hilton in custody, and are questioning him.
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Search for missing Buford woman, another hiker intensifies (January 4, 2008)
- FOXNews: Police Hunt for Missing Georgia Hiker, Person of Interest Who Last Saw Her (January 4, 2008)
- MyAtlTv: Person of Interest Named in Hiker Case (January 3, 2008)
- CNN.com: Police Seek 'weathered' Man Seen with Missing Hiker (January 3, 2008)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Police trying to determine if yellow jacket links three hikers (January 3, 2008)
- A surveillance camera caught a man in a yellow jacket using a murdered elderly couple's ATM card. Gary Michael Hilton, wearing a similar jacket, was seen with Meredith Emerson shortly before she vanished.
- WMGT: Missing Hiker Sought In North Georgia Mountains (January 3, 2008)
- 11Alive: Missing Hiker Called 'Pure Tough' (January 3, 2008)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution: "Search to Go on for Buford Woman" (January 3, 2008)
- WSB Atlanta: Search Resumes for Missing Georgia Hiker (January 3, 2008)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution: "Authorities Search Snow-covered Trail..." (January 2, 2008)
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