Cheryl Dunlap Murder-Evidence Connected To GHM

[SeriouslySearching]

We already know of some evidence which connects Hilton to Cheryl's case and more will be coming out.

1. They place Hilton in the area at the time of her death.
2. The video taken from the ATM appears to be Hilton's body type and the way he carries himself. He is also wearing a black knit cap which appears in the video with the Deputy Sheriff.

[JinxieJada]

Not sure how to put this w/o seeming overly graphic, but umm - the similiarities to the final state that the bodies were found in? (Cheryl And Meredith)

Cause of death...

[KR2tonenow]

Not sure how to put this w/o seeming overly graphic, but umm - the similiarities to the final state that the bodies were found in? (Cheryl And Meredith)

Cause of death...

decapitation for both women.

[SeriouslySearching]

I don't think we have found confirmation of that yet tho. I believe it came from an unverified source.

[gardenmom]

I don't think we have found confirmation of that yet tho. I believe it came from an unverified source.

Are you talking about verification on Cheryl's decapitation? That has been confirmed. Check the links from yesterday.

[close_enough]

Are you talking about verification on Cheryl's decapitation? That has been confirmed. Check the links from yesterday.

yes, you're right...the article is dated Jan 10th...

News reports have now surfaced saying authorities have confirmed that murder victim Cheryl Dunlap was decapitated.
Residents who live near the national forest say they've heard talk of that since her body was discovered in December.

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/13689927.html

[Pharlap]

yes, you're right...the article is dated Jan 10th...

News reports have now surfaced saying authorities have confirmed that murder victim Cheryl Dunlap was decapitated.
Residents who live near the national forest say they've heard talk of that since her body was discovered in December.

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/13689927.html


Can't remember if it was here or another board(:eek:) a source close to the story(not sure if it was a neighbor) said Cheryl was, a while ago....

[GlitchWizard]

Can't remember if it was here or another board(:eek:) a source close to the story(not sure if it was a neighbor) said Cheryl was, a while ago....

The hunters that found her told everyone they knew the day they found her. We all knew LOOOOONG before anyone admitted it to the public. The papers would only say he went to great lengths to make it hard to identify the body. There was a huge local stink about law enforcement not being forthcoming with that information. Some people thought it was important that the public knew, others thought it wasn't the business of the public.

[Tallytowngirl]

Another story about the evidence found in Hilton's van mentions they think they've found evidence that connects Hilton with Cheryl Dunlap.

"We not only recovered things that were helpful to Florida but some other timeline items that also will be helpful to North Carolina,” said Cagle.Also
The GBI would not confirm which specific items are part of cases in other states. They did say all of the Georgia evidence will now be sent to the state crime lab in Florida. (italics mine for emphasis)

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/15283884/detail.html

I wonder - the feds are now in charge of the Bryant case, but the evidence is being sent to Florida... I don't know enough about procedure to venture a guess as to why. Anybody have an idea? It isn't because we've got no backlog!

[FLMom]

I'm wondering if the "things" found include ticket or receipt stubs for parking in a state park or national forest. That's the first think park officials will look for when they see your car. . . whether or not you have a ticket from the honor box or a reciept from the entrance station. Somehow I can see Hilton paying the $3-$5 entrance fee to forego any hassles.

[drumstick]

I don't see an IPOD or briefcase on this evidence list (Kesse case) but I might have missed something after getting derailed by a few items that gave me pause ....

item# 76 pink gloves
item# 127 yellow & pink baseball hat
item# 146 ....pink toothbrush

I don't know who owned these items but I know they belonged to someone and it wasn't Hilton.

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[indigomood]

Local investigators went to Georgia today to receive evidence collected from the investigation of drifter Gary Michael Hilton.

Four crime scene personnel with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office will bring the evidence to the FDLE Crime Lab for processing Thursday or Friday.

local investigators have not had an opportunity to interview Hilton.

“Obviously, that would be an ideal situation,” Wood said. “We would love to do that. But historically, and I can only speak to the Georgia case, Mr. Hilton is not amenable to an interview without conditions that he proposes. And we’re not really in a position right now that we feel compelled to offer him any conditions or concede to any of his conditions. We feel really good about the way this case is moving forward.”

more at link
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/BREAKINGNEWS/80213016

Investigators served a search warrant Tuesday to take a DNA sample from Hilton, which they will use to compare to evidence that has been or will be processed by the FDLE lab.

[Native New Yorker]

Can you believe the nerve of this monster?? "Conditions that he proposes"???

I am so happy that they can move ahead on this case, without needing to make deals with the devil......

[Tallytowngirl]

Can you believe the nerve of this monster?? "Conditions that he proposes"???
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Yah, not only a sociopath, but a narcissist besides. No, I can't believe the nerve... It sounds like there's enough evidence to link him definitively to Cheryl and the Bryants too.

I wonder if they'll find evidence to anybody else that we haven't even heard about yet?

[Tallytowngirl]

Originally published Feb. 14, 2008
Local officials collect more Hilton evidence (http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/NEWS01/802140322)


Last week, the two agencies and the State Attorney's Office met with Georgia and North Carolina officials. They agreed to release the evidence to Florida investigators.
FDLE lab personnel will go through the evidence for hair, fibers, DNA, blood and fingerprints, said Maj. Mike Wood, of the Sheriff's Office.
"There's just so much evidence that can be mined out of this entire process," Wood said. "It's almost beyond description. It's a little bit overwhelming, quite frankly, but we're very confident that it's going to be of benefit to us in the Cheryl Dunlap investigation, as well as the Bryants'. It has a serious potential to tie the unknown cases at this juncture."

[Hiker]

GMH is obviously terrified by the death penalty and it sounds like he is willing to talk if that is waived. Personally, I would waive it in both the Bryant and Dunlap cases so the families involved can have some closure.

GMH is 61 yo, in poor health, has MS.... the chances he will die a natural death before the mandatory appeal process is exhausted and he is executed are very good.

GMH is in jail and he isn't getting out to kill again..... I'm more interested in doing what is in the best interest of the families of the victims than in what happens with GMH - even if it means GMH gets a break or concessions.

[drumstick]

I think all this stuff he collected from his victims would be considered "trophies". As sick as that is .... it's a common thread that serial killers seem to share.

Since there appears to be an enormous amount of it for le to sift through and look for leads I would guess that it will takes months to link other victims to their belongings found in Hilton's possession.

Hopefully by releasing the evidence list, the family members of other missing people will have a chance to look it over and maybe identify an item in their own cases.

The more people that see it, the better....

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[DeltaDawn]

I think all this stuff he collected from his victims would be considered "trophies". As sick as that is .... it's a common thread that serial killers seem to share.

Since there appears to be an enormous amount of it for le to sift through and look for leads I would guess that it will takes months to link other victims to their belongings found in Hilton's possession.

Hopefully by releasing the evidence list, the family members of other missing people will have a chance to look it over and maybe identify an item in their own cases.

The more people that see it, the better....

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I agree on all counts. With the wide collection of hats esspecially, I think those were his trophies. One was yellow and pink, another was Hawaiian with flowers..definitely not something he would purchase. It is mindboggling when you consider the number of hats..if most are connected to someone else then he had many, many vics over the years.

JMHO

[dragonfly]

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200771211012

This link includes the pictures of the ATM in Florida. Interesting to notice the clothes being worn. The men's dress shirt and the navy Cap. I didn't see any dress shirts included in the inventory list..no doubt he knew to get rid of that. What about the hat?

[dragonfly]

http://www.wsbtv.com/video/15006358/index.html?taf=atl

Do you think this cap he's wearing in the webcam looks like the hat in the Florida ATM security film? If this is a navy hat...just a genearl description I don't see that listed anywhere in the contents of the van. Did I miss it...or do you think he routinely threw away incriminating clothing.

[Truly]

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200771211012

This link includes the pictures of the ATM in Florida. Interesting to notice the clothes being worn. The men's dress shirt and the navy Cap. I didn't see any dress shirts included in the inventory list..no doubt he knew to get rid of that. What about the hat?

dragonfly, look at Hilton's photo from the North Georgia News as he was being booked into the Union County jail. He has the EXACT same stance as the person in the photo using Cheryl's atm.
http://nganews.com/arrest.htm

That is also a very interesting point that there were no jeans or other normal articles of clothing in the evidence collected from the van; just expensive hiking apparel. They did find some type of knit cap, duct tape, and goggles in the evidence van.

[panglossian]

Good catch on the jeans, Truly. I wonder if blood soaked jeans were in the dumpster. I don't remember a list of contents from the dumpster.

Dragonfly, I am having trouble seeing the hat in the ATM to know if they are the same. I think I read somewhere, maybe another blog, that the detail had been enhanced in that photo and a link.

[Truly]

He was also wearing a dark knit hat in the sheriff's dashcam video, which as several people mentioned earlier might connect Hilton to Cheryl's atm.

I know, pang, wouldn't it seem like he'd have regular clothes, work clothes, shirts warmer than mesh? I don't recall seeing a list of things he was throwing in the dumpster, but it was certainly taken as evidence, since they found Meredith's UGA id and fleece tops in there. There were a lot of backpacks and sleeping bags. Wonder what else?

[Tallytowngirl]

To me, it looks very much like the same hat in both dash cam vid and the photo from the ATM on Tennessee st. Kinda of a dark blue or black knit "beanie" (?). Maybe it was his favorite hat, and he was wearing it when they caught him.

I wonder if Hilton had an obsession with hats because he was balding? (I know somebody who has a huge collection of hats for that very reason - and he never goes outside without wearing one)

Hiker - I agree with you - Hilton isn't going to get out of jail, and to be honest, trying somebody for the death penalty is extremely expensive and time consuming. He probably would die before he even was executed. It might be worth while to "trade" the death penalty for information...

[Tallytowngirl]

Oh, I forgot to mention - as sick as this sounds - what are the chances the long sleeved shirt and jeans in the ATM pics are Cheryl's? I haven't any idea what she was wearing when she was abducted. He's a skinny sort of guy, he might have been able to wear her stuff.

It looks like he was wearing John Bryant's coat when he hit the Ducktown ATM... perhaps he thought by wearing the victim's clothes, he'd "pass" as the victim? (plus of course additional stuff like a mask and goggles)

[Truly]

The Baseball Cap: America's Favorite Hairpiece.:D

.

I wonder if Hilton had an obsession with hats because he was balding? (I know somebody who has a huge collection of hats for that very reason - and he never goes outside without wearing one)

[DeltaDawn]

While Hilton was in FL this Dec 2007 he got a warning from the forest deputy because he was not supposed to be camping where he was (atleast I think that was the reason). When they searched his van after he was arrested for Merdith's murder, they found that warning..so that places him in Fl , in the area, near the time Cheryl was abducted.

There is another young women who is missing from Fl who was going to the Smokie Mtns to camp. This was in 2005. After Hilton was captured a lady working at a store in the NC mountains in Dec 2005, thought she recognized Hilton as the man with this young women in her store. The young women has not been heard from since. I am wondering if the camping gear and some of the female items, pink tooth brush, pink jacket, hats, gloves, etc could be hers. Her hiking gear, suitcases, laptop, nothing has been found.
Article about Rossana the young women from south Fl

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/NEWS01/80114093

[DeltaDawn]

If he did this off and on between work for the past several years, let's say 6 or 7 times a year then we are looking at alot of vics. I think using the bankcards only recently started because he had not worked in so long.

What a huge amount of DNA and fingerprints to go through to try to find out who Hilton has been murdering. We know that the Bryants, Cheryl and Meredith are the tip of the iceberg. Hope this will give some other families the closure they need or an answer to where there family member is and what happened to them.

JMHO

[panglossian]

While Hilton was in FL this Dec 2007 he got a warning from the forest deputy because he was not supposed to be camping where he was (atleast I think that was the reason). When they searched his van after he was arrested for Merdith's murder, they found that warning..so that places him in Fl , in the area, near the time Cheryl was abducted.

There is another young women who is missing from Fl who was going to the Smokie Mtns to camp. This was in 2005. After Hilton was captured a lady working at a store in the NC mountains in Dec 2005, thought she recognized Hilton as the man with this young women in her store. The young women has not been heard from since. I am wondering if the camping gear and some of the female items, pink tooth brush, pink jacket, hats, gloves, etc could be hers. Her hiking gear, suitcases, laptop, nothing has been found.
Article about Rossana the young women from south Fl

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/NEWS01/80114093

I'm wondering why he kept that warning notice. He seems like the defiant type who would throw it out the window with an expletive as soon as the deputy was out of view. Sometimes when you get stopped by LE and you show them a warning, they'll let you off because you just got one. He may have thought it might be useful, just in case.

[Native New Yorker]

another "trophy" for him, is what I think it was...I think he got a real thrill out of outwitting LE, getting his hand slapped from time to time for minor things....when his real deeds went unseen.
I can imagine him looking at the paper and laughing, to tell you the truth.....

[Hiker]

It looks like he was wearing John Bryant's coat when he hit the Ducktown ATM... perhaps he thought by wearing the victim's clothes, he'd "pass" as the victim? (plus of course additional stuff like a mask and goggles)Here is a detail of the photo of GMH at the Ducktown, TN ATM. Note the unusual 'V' opening toward the neckline design of the jacket and the duct tape. Have any of the Bryant family ID'ed this as their father's jacket? I know a yellow rain jacket has been mentioned, but this jacket is designed like the type kayakers and whitewater rafters wear - though it would work for a hiker I suppose.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/lowcarbscoop/Detailed.jpg

[panglossian]

Hiker- I googled police yellow jackets after seeing some LE wearing something similar to the jacket shown in your ATM link. The reflective tape is in the same spot. Just found that interesting.

[concernedperson]

A Florida Grand Jury has indicted Hilton for the murder of Cheryl Dunlap today.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/02/28/hilton_0229.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

[Truly]

A Florida Grand Jury has indicted Hilton for the murder of Cheryl Dunlap today.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/02/28/hilton_0229.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

Thank you, concernedperson. Personally, I hope they hold off on the death penalty until all of the crimes which the 61 year old Hilton may have committed are brought to trial and prosecuted. It must be somewhat of a relief for Cheryl's family that this is moving forward, and I hope other families also get the opportunity to charge Hilton and seek justice.

Thank you so much for the update. Investigators must have evidence connecting Hilton to Cheryl's murder, or else he is talking.

[Native New Yorker]

Thanks, concerned person! Does this now mean that he gets moved to Florida for possible trial, or does it depend on how he decides to plead? He will get a new public defender ( in Florida)..of that I am sure. Glad this is moving along.

[concernedperson]

Thanks, concerned person! Does this now mean that he gets moved to Florida for possible trial, or does it depend on how he decides to plead? He will get a new public defender ( in Florida)..of that I am sure. Glad this is moving along.


They haven't decided whether or not to seek the death penalty. I would say that he will be moving to Florida to attend this trial though. I don't think the Florida DA's feel the need or compassion to accept a plea.JMO.

[Tallytowngirl]

I heard on the radio this morning that Florida is planning on seeking the death penalty, but haven't found any news articles to corroborate.

Tallahassee Democrat article (http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080229/NEWS01/802290340&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL)

WCTV (with video) (http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/16083597.html)

[Tallytowngirl]

From the WCTV website:

Gary Michael Hilton is indicted for the following offenses:
1 Count of Murder – No Bond
1 Count of Kidnapping – No Bond
2 Counts of Grand Theft - $25,000 each count
Leon County Sheriff's Office

What's the point of a $50,000 bond for the grand theft?

[panglossian]

Thanks Tallytowngirl. I am on connectively challenged internet(dial up) and appreciate the links you and the rest of the great posters on the Gary Hilton threads find that would otherwise take me forever to locate.

It seems the vans yielded something after all to move this case to an indictment.

[Hiker]

I heard on the radio this morning that Florida is planning on seeking the death penalty, but haven't found any news articles to corroborate.CNN: (http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/29/hilton.indict/index.html) Florida prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against Gary Michael Hilton, who already is serving a life sentence in Georgia for killing a young woman he met hiking on New Year's Day.

[Native New Yorker]

I have been following this board on the Tallahassee Democrat for about a week....very interesting posts.....

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat:e82f5d39-1de2-4768-8885-11c710d422b9Forum:0f68a77c-19d4-44f5-b805-72161556ce7aDiscussion:a26c27db-3216-45d2-ba0e-96fb303a2939&plckCurrentPage=19&sid=sitelife.tallahassee.com
(http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat:e82f5d39-1de2-4768-8885-11c710d422b9Forum:0f68a77c-19d4-44f5-b805-72161556ce7aDiscussion:a26c27db-3216-45d2-ba0e-96fb303a2939&plckCurrentPage=19&sid=sitelife.tallahassee.com)

[Emily Booth]

This is a great link NNY! Fascinating! I hope all of the GMH encounters are getting reported to LE.

[Tallytowngirl]

I have been following this board on the Tallahassee Democrat for about a week....very interesting posts.....

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat:e82f5d39-1de2-4768-8885-11c710d422b9Forum:0f68a77c-19d4-44f5-b805-72161556ce7aDiscussion:a26c27db-3216-45d2-ba0e-96fb303a2939&plckCurrentPage=19&sid=sitelife.tallahassee.com
(http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckForum&plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat:e82f5d39-1de2-4768-8885-11c710d422b9Forum:0f68a77c-19d4-44f5-b805-72161556ce7aDiscussion:a26c27db-3216-45d2-ba0e-96fb303a2939&plckCurrentPage=19&sid=sitelife.tallahassee.com)

Holy smokes, did you read that article from Greene Publishing that was on the Democrat Crimestoppers blog at the above link? Somebody thinks she saw Hilton accompanied by two men (and Hilton's dog) a few years back, and thinks they were helping Hilton try to get to her...

http://www.greenepublishing.com/archivethirtyseven.html

The article is the second one down: A close encounter with a killer mind.

[Tallytowngirl]

Sorry, old news... but I hadn't seen it posted here. I got wind of it from Tallahassee Democrat Blog. (I hadn't looked at it in a while! Thanks NNY!!! for posting that link!)


I posted above a quote from a WCTV article:

Gary Michael Hilton is indicted for the following offenses:
<snip>
2 Counts of Grand Theft - $25,000 each count

Turns out one of the counts of grand theft was Cheryl's ATM card, the other was Cheryl's car.

Meggs said the two counts of grand theft were for Hilton’s alleged theft of money with Dunlap’s ATM card and for using her car without her permission. He did not elaborate.

From Hilton indicted in Florida Murder (http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=112071&provider=top)
updated 2/29/08

[Hiker]

PUBLIC DEFENDERS APPOINTED

Two assistant public defenders have been appointed to represent the man indicted in the December killing of Crawfordville resident Cheryl Dunlap.

Ines Suber, chief of the capital murder division, and Steve Been were appointed to represent Gary Michael Hilton, who is currently in a Georgia prison.

State Attorney Willie Meggs had called for a hearing today, because he said Hilton was not entitled to a public defender until he’d been arraigned and declared indigent...
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs...GNEWS/80313010 (http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080313/BREAKINGNEWS/80313010)

[Native New Yorker]

Hiker, thanks so much for that link....
looking at what I am surmising is a recent pic of Hilton, I must say that he really, really gives me the creeps...
if Evil had a face, this would be it....
sad that his face was the last one seen by so many unfortunate victims.....

[Hiker]

This month's Appalachian Trail Conservancy's magazine, AT Journeys (http://www.appalachiantrail.org/site/c.jkLXJ8MQKtH/b.2226967/k.8076/AT_Journeys_Archives.htm), has a 1-page summary-type article on this tragedy. It quotes Winton Porter, owner of Mountain Crossings (http://www.mountaincrossings.com/index.asp) (the outfitter at foot of Blood Mountain) as saying that he had been trying to have GMH run off for several months. Hilton was living in or near shelters in the area, but authorities told him nothing could be done because Hilton was complying with most regulations.

Unfortunately, this article is not available on-line and the material is copy written so I cannot copy it.

[Tallytowngirl]

looking at what I am surmising is a recent pic of Hilton, I must say that he really, really gives me the creeps...


Yes, Hiker - thanks for the link!

If that's a current picture of Hilton (which it looks like it is), he's looking worse now than he did before... guess being inside a jail and not out in the woods playing his merry little games is getting to him.

ah, shucky darn.

[panglossian]

Thanks Hiker... I am looking into requesting the AT Journeys through my extensive library system.
I think Hilton looks subdued and medicated.

[Native New Yorker]

Yes, but he still has evil in his eyes......

[Native New Yorker]

http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=113940

words just fail me on this!!!

[concernedperson]

http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=113940

words just fail me on this!!!

You know why? He knows he could get the death penalty in Florida as there is no deal with prosecutors.

[Native New Yorker]

Article from the AJC.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/04/03/hilton_0404.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

[MCDRAW]

It always amazes me, that killers that take the lives of others, whine and cry when there is a chance that their lives will be taken. I know they are cowards but you would think that they would pretend otherwise.

[Native New Yorker]

well, you know that Florida just cannot wait to give him the same welcome that they gave to Ted Bundy! I will be very happy when he is taken there....

[Native New Yorker]

Hilton wrote in the petition that he is being denied his “constitutional right to due process” and that he is being held “virtually incommunicado” in the Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Ga. He said he has not been given a copy of the Florida arrest warrant.

“I have no access to the telephone, the Internet and very little U.S. mail,” he said in the handwritten petition. “The postage stamp and envelope that I am using to mail this was given to me by another inmate. I am being held so closely that it was only today, April 16, that I was able obtain the mailing address of this court, and I’m not really sure that it is the correct address. This means it took me 13 days just to get this court’s possible address.”

http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080423/BREAKINGNEWS/80423019&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

[MCDRAW]

Hilton wrote in the petition that he is being denied his “constitutional right to due process” and that he is being held “virtually incommunicado” in the Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Ga. He said he has not been given a copy of the Florida arrest warrant.

“I have no access to the telephone, the Internet and very little U.S. mail,” he said in the handwritten petition. “The postage stamp and envelope that I am using to mail this was given to me by another inmate. I am being held so closely that it was only today, April 16, that I was able obtain the mailing address of this court, and I’m not really sure that it is the correct address. This means it took me 13 days just to get this court’s possible address.”

http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080423/BREAKINGNEWS/80423019&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL


I'm wondering who would write him. Why should he have internet access? Does he think he is on vacation? Prison's do not provide stamps and envelopes. They don't even provide soap, toothpaste, or a toothbrush. At least prisons in my state don't, my brother was in prison for a year.

[galvino]

It was announced in my local paper yesterday (NC) that Fla is seeking the death penalty.

[GlitchWizard]

I'm wondering who would write him. Why should he have internet access? Does he think he is on vacation? Prison's do not provide stamps and envelopes. They don't even provide soap, toothpaste, or a toothbrush. At least prisons in my state don't, my brother was in prison for a year.

I've hiked the woods near where they found Cheryl. To my recollection, there isn't any internet access there, either, so I don't think he's missing out on anything.

As for who would write him - even the worst of the worst of offenders often have family who love them dearly.

[Native New Yorker]

http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/ajc/hilton.pdf

TEXT of Hilton's motion....

[MCDRAW]

I've hiked the woods near where they found Cheryl. To my recollection, there isn't any internet access there, either, so I don't think he's missing out on anything.

As for who would write him - even the worst of the worst of offenders often have family who love them dearly.


Sure they have family that love them. I love my brother, even if he hasn't made the best choices. I just haven't heard anything about any of Hilton's family. I assumed he didn't have any family left.

[fran]

It always amazes me, that killers that take the lives of others, whine and cry when there is a chance that their lives will be taken. I know they are cowards but you would think that they would pretend otherwise.

I really don't understand why he's whining and crying about everything. After all, they did let him wear a bullet-proof vest to court! ;)

fran

PS........what a POS!:behindbar

[MCDRAW]

I really don't understand why he's whining and crying about everything. After all, they did let him wear a bullet-proof vest to court! ;)

fran

PS........what a POS!:behindbar


Your right! The bullet-proof vest comment cracked me up!

[Tallytowngirl]

Hilton to be heard by judge in extradition hearing (http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/BREAKINGNEWS/80502006)

By Nic Corbett • DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER • May 2, 2008
This morning may be Gary Michael Hilton’s last chance to fight extradition to Florida
Not much more than that - just a heads up that there'll be more to follow.

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[Native New Yorker]

http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=115266

[Tallytowngirl]

phooey.

Gary Hilton has 30 days to appeal extradition order (http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/BREAKINGNEWS/80502006)


but if the appeal doesn't work, he's being sent to Florida - woo hoo.

Judge orders Gary Hilton extradited to Florida (http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/05/02/hilton_0503.html)

[LillyRush]

I really don't understand why he's whining and crying about everything. After all, they did let him wear a bullet-proof vest to court! ;)

fran

PS........what a POS!:behindbar

There was one courtroom picture I saw where it did look like he was wearing one. :crazy: Are you joking? Or was that really a bullet proof vest?:chicken:

[Tallytowngirl]

Yeah, really was a bullet proof vest.

Thing is, I'm perfectly ok w/ Hilton staying alive - at least for a while. If he's alive, he can tell us where the bodies are buried. Otherwise, we'll never know.

If Florida seeks the Death Penalty (which I believe is the case), there's a whole lot of potential for bargaining. Don't know whether that's what they're thinking...

He'd suffer one helluva lot more in jail for what little is left of his life, than he would being euthanized. He's a loaner, loves the outdoors. He'd never see another tree or dog again, and he'd be surrounded by LOTS of big guys who won't like him. Doesn't that sound sweet?

[LillyRush]

I just read yesterday that the prosecutor in Florida does plan on pursuing the death penalty in Cheryl's case.

Thanks for verifying the bullet-proof vest comment.

[Native New Yorker]

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is in Georgia and will bring Gary Michael Hilton to Leon County today, said State Attorney Willie Meggs.

from the Tallahassee Democrat

[concernedperson]

He is on the way to face the death penalty charges against him. The DA said trial would be in a year or so.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/06/06/hilton_extradited_florida.html?cxntlid=homepage_ta b_newstab

[Native New Yorker]

"About 10 a.m. Friday, three cars from Florida pulled off Ga. 36 in Butts County and headed south on I-75 with Hilton in the middle one, Meggs said.
"We told them to take back roads in case Georgia changed its mind," Meggs said. "We're just making sure we get him here.""

[FLMom]

Updated: Sheriff Campbell says it's Florida's turn to prosecute Hilton

The man charged in the December death of Crawfordville resident Cheryl Dunlap was brought to Leon County on Friday despite his attempts to fight extradition from Georgia.

Gary Michael Hilton, 61, arrived about 3:15 p.m. at the Leon County Jail in a white SUV surrounded by three unmarked Leon County Sheriff’s Office vehicles.

http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080606/BREAKINGNEWS/80606013/-1/BREAKINGNEWS

[FLMom]

Updated: Judge keeps Gary Hilton in Leon County Jail without bail

Man accused in Cheryl Dunlap's death extradited Friday to Leon County

Leon Circuit Judge Charles Francis presided over the first local court appearance of Gary Michael Hilton, who has been charged with first-degree murder in the December slaying of Cherly Dunlap.

Francis, who was at the jail for Hilton's appearance, set no bail.

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080607/NEWS01/806070327

[noZme]

one baby step closer to finding out evidence leon county has in the case.

lot's of us anxious to know the facts.

the trial could probably fill campbell stadium.... maybe that's a good idea. charge admission to offset expense of prosecution.

[gryphon]

The AJC is reporting that he is on the way to FLA.
http://www.ajc.com/gwinnett/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/06/06/hilton_extradited_florida.html

[Native New Yorker]

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/BREAKINGNEWS/80625012

State prosecutors this week have filed a list of evidence in the Gary Michael Hilton case at the Leon County courthouse.




Hilton, 61, was indicted on charges of murder, kidnapping and grand theft in the death of 46-year-old Cheryl Dunlap, a Crawfordville resident who disappeared Dec. 1, 2007. Her body was found in the Apalachicola National Forest about two weeks later.
The list of evidence includes a surveillance video from Hancock Bank, bank records, DNA samples, Cheryl Dunlap’s driver’s license, a security tape from Wayside Farm General Store and other assorted items, according to court records.

The State Attorney’s Office also included a list of 384 witnesses interviewed in connection with the case.

[concernedperson]

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/BREAKINGNEWS/80625012

State prosecutors this week have filed a list of evidence in the Gary Michael Hilton case at the Leon County courthouse.




Hilton, 61, was indicted on charges of murder, kidnapping and grand theft in the death of 46-year-old Cheryl Dunlap, a Crawfordville resident who disappeared Dec. 1, 2007. Her body was found in the Apalachicola National Forest about two weeks later.
The list of evidence includes a surveillance video from Hancock Bank, bank records, DNA samples, Cheryl Dunlap’s driver’s license, a security tape from Wayside Farm General Store and other assorted items, according to court records.

The State Attorney’s Office also included a list of 384 witnesses interviewed in connection with the case.

Sounds like they are including everyone who was interviewed vs. all evidence. Now, with that said if they found Cheryl's drivers license in Hilton's possession that would be huge.

[Native New Yorker]

I am very glad that they are moving forward in this case....from what I have read, she was very much loved by all who knew her....
and yes, indeed, the driver's license, even if not in his possession, may have had his prints on it.
Hilton had gotten away with so much for so long, that I think he became too sure of himself....

[MeoW333]

Hopefully he gets cocky and starts bragging about all the murders he's committed if he knows he's getting the death penalty anyway. I'm sure there's a ton more. People just don't up and start killing at age 61; especially not in the manner he did. He's been at it a long while.

[MCDRAW]

I agree, he has been at it a long time.

[Native New Yorker]

Hilton's attorney tells judge she needs more time to prepare his murder defense

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080729/NEWS01/807290330&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

Please note the irony that you can BUY that photo of Hilton from the Tallahassee Democrat. Note also how well fed he looks!

[concernedperson]

Hilton's attorney tells judge she needs more time to prepare his murder defense

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080729/NEWS01/807290330&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

Please note the irony that you can BUY that photo of Hilton from the Tallahassee Democrat. Note also how well fed he looks!

Don't think I will be buying the photo but he does look healthier than in any other pic I have seen of him. Sad, isn't it?

[MCDRAW]

He does look healthier. But I am betting he is missing the woods and his freedom to breathe fresh air whenever he wants to, just my opinion.

[MeoW333]

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080801/NEWS01/808010338/1010

"
State files response in Dunlap case
State prosecutors have responded to the assistant public defenders for Gary Michael Hilton, the man charged with murdering Crawfordville woman Cheryl Dunlap in December 2007, to say charges can't be dismissed, as the defense requested."

[joe jones]

http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/BREAKINGNEWS/80902014/-1/RSS18

charges stick

[Reader]

For a second time, the judge in the Gary Michael Hilton case has denied a request to dismiss Hilton's murder indictment because grand jurors may have been biased by media coverage.

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809290325

[Native New Yorker]

thanks for the update!