Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. the Hamiltons had over Christmas over the defendant's payment for his son's car repairs Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. And while he may have stepped over his boundaries professionally, he said he never had an affair with her. "I always took threats like that seriously," he said. We changed it to, instead, that-- Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love. Spruill told jurors he has an opinion on how the killer got out of the house without leaving a blood trail even though the evidence doesn't provide an answer. Dick Horton heard the story firsthand from the friend. Dennis Murphy, Dateline NBC: Who was she? But I do love you. "She Possibilities: Was it a robbery gone bad? There were no The defense's expert, bevel, couldn't go that far. John Hamilton: My wife's, my wife, my wife I think my wife is dead. Wes Lane: Nothing. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? And we're thinkin' that maybe he was having an affair. A Valentine's Day Murder in Oklahoma - ABC News "I don't know, she looks like somebody hurt her." It's Valentine's morning and socialite Susan Hamilton lies nude, smashed in a pool of blood. "She was taken down almost immediately and spun onto her face, Spruill said. been beaten with a blunt instrument. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80157405/susan-hamilton. And finally, there was the story told by blood. At the end, I think she was calmer and she said, "I'm gonna think about it.". Her face savaged: almost unrecognizable. After all, only two people in the world knew what was really going on inside the Hamilton marriage. "His face showed To the investigators, the only plausible explanation was that the doctor had bundled up the murder weapon to dispose of it somewhere along the way as he raced back for his second surgery, a bloody bundle that leaked. Knowing that they were about to put his patient under anesthesia, Hamilton returned to the clinic, performed the surgery, and then came back home to finish cleaning up, Lane said. Shary Coffey, Susan Hamilton's best friend for 37 years, testified the victim told her on Feb. 7 that she thought her husband was having an affair. Feb. 13, 2003 -- Everyone says Susan Hamilton was the love of her husband's life. Hamilton (5 Jan 1946-14 Feb 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80157405, citing Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City . Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. And the only explanation of that event is the wounding to Mrs. Hamilton. That high society doctor was Dr. John Hamilton -- an OB/GYN who in addition to his regular practice, ran an abortion clinic -- a role that in conservative Oklahoma, would bring him some unwelcome notoriety. There were things done that were dangerous. Susan.". Her husband was arrested that day and later charged with her murder. And I didn't want any obstruction. The investigator testified he thought the killer first took a shower and then let the water run for an extended period of time. Dr. John Hamilton, though, was ready to explain it all, and his version of the truth would be completely different than the prosecutor's. Prosecutors Allege Murder Between Surgeries. If convicted of first-degree murder, Hamilton, 53, could be sentenced to life in prison with or without the possibility of parole. I think that that just goes to I think probably in my heart I knew she was dead. with John Hamilton. A neighbor was about to give the cops the dish. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. He died in October 2021, according to information obtained from a different source. Horton said her mother got The judge ruled that he would not allow any testimony about threats the abortion doctor and his wife may have received. The-- they don't agree. Oklahoma City police declined on Wednesday to release additional information about the slaying. pic.twitter.com/JX4vEnAq2O, Crimes with Christine (@CrimeswChris) March 25, 2021. Susan Hamilton, 55, had discovered on her husband's telephone bills Dr. Steve Jimerson -- a colleague of John's -- was best man. And, but it also said something to the effect how much she loved me and our time together. And it was there they noticed something else odd. In TV interview, Oklahoma doctor says he didn't kill wife But that Wednesday morning, John arrived home from the hospital, and found a horrific scene: Susan, lying beaten and strangled on their bathroom floor. Did it ever. Mack Martin: I never saw anything to indicate that John said, "If I can't have you, nobody can.". Search above to list available cemeteries. "They have still got all kinds of scientific and technical evidence that has to be evaluated and reviewed, Martin said. she tried to act strong at first. Wes Lane: All the air in the courtroom was gone. The doctor stopped giving his wife cardiopulmonary resuscitation and went to move the car, but he was shaking so badly he couldn't get the key in the ignition, defense attorney Mack Martin said. Dick: They had to find the stripper. loyal patients, former employees and fellow physicians, all standing behind the doctor. The way that we are taught to do CPR, we interlock our hands. In addition to delivering babies, John Hamilton performed abortions at his clinic, and Susan worked there too. All rights reserved. a good marriage, even though He and his wife, Susan, had met in 1985 at a friend's birthday party. Aguirre, also known as Nina, said she first went to the defendant for an abortion in the early 1990s, but she also saw him at his gynecology office. What he hoped to show the skeptics through trial was that yes, the doctor was indeed a man who loved his wife -- loved her maybe too much. The other says, "It's his shirt that convicts him." Steve Jimerson: She was very strongly pro-choice, and-- and very outspoken about it, about the right of women. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. The defense claims Oklahoma City police jumped to the conclusion that Hamilton was the killer and ignored other evidence. Dick: Right. Make sure that the file is a photo. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Instead they uncover a horrific crime scene, with two badly mutilated bodies. Hamilton, an obstetrician-gynecologist, started performing CPR and called 911. "You could have heard a pin drop," remembers Lane. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton loved his wife to death, District Attorney Wes Lane told an Oklahoma County jury Thursday. John Hamilton, a prominent doctor in Oklahoma City, showered his wife with gifts, starting with a Porsche he gave her the day they married. would put together a novel theory of just what happened between husband and wife, something maybe grimly fitting for Valentine's Day. An authoritative figure on the stand turning blood evidence from damning into benign. Could a man have loved his wife to death. The prosecution wasn't going to be able to tap your expertise. sentenced to prison for life with or without the possibility of parole. "When he saw that this incredible woman was looking like she was leaving him, he lost it. The medical examiner had determined that Susan had been strangled with two neckties, but her fatal injuries came from being bludgeoned with a blunt object, a murder weapon never found. Drag images here or select from your computer for Susan Shibley Hamilton memorial. A random intruder? His former medical partner, for one, thinks that would be impossible. It took the jurors just two hours to reach their verdict. Her husband was arrested that day and later charged with her murder. Maybe he ends up terminating that to save his marriage. Spruill said she probably grabbed at the necktie with both of her hands. It was over by 8, and afterwards, John stopped by the hospital, where he had another procedure scheduled for later that morning. Their fourteen-year marriage, however, resulted in Susans heinous murder. Defense attorneys say the victim's blood and flesh got in the car when Hamilton realized after calling 911 his car was blocking the drive for emergency vehicles. John Hamilton called his David Bradbury: The way that this woman had been beaten, I mean, her face was swollen, her face was bloody. Daughter of Kamille Kareen and Louise Sibley.Mother of 2 children.Lived to age 55 years.Murder victim. MSNBCW : January 8, 2022 2:00am-3:00am PST - Internet Archive On "Dateline NBC, as in his legal appeals, Hamilton criticized Bevel and the accuracy of his blood spatter analysis, which Hamilton called "junk science.. Dennis Murphy: A lot of people don't get that. It started out negative. Dennis Murphy: You thought that the second operation was gonna be backed up? How the case changed, the bottom fell out of everything. Please. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. He was jailed immediately and denied any bail. He said he performed a surgery around 7 a.m., then came home to exchange Valentine's cards with his wife. John Hamilton, 53, ordered an expensive arrangement of red orchids for his wife, but he never got the chance to give them to her. The group had faxed Hamilton a "wanted" poster the same week as the murder, and the doctor told Primetime he and his wife had both received threatening phone calls the week she was killed. By the time emergency workers arrived, it was clear that Susan Hamilton was dead. jurors about the disagreement And that's what had happened to Susan Hamilton on that Valentine's Day morning. Hamilton had told the 911 operator he was performing CPR. As a Finnish lawyer, Simon Ekpa has made a name for himself in the legal profession. What made John show his dark side? Let's go find some experts to prove our case.' "The evidence will be she was just as much in love with him.". Ross Gardner: We took a one-to-one image of Mrs. Hamilton's head -- the injury, the laceration. But It took the jury less than two hours to convict Hamilton of first-degree murder, and he was later sentenced to life in prison. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Blood that then transferred from his hands and clothes to the car. Wes Lane, the prosecutor, was surprised to find he had an unpopular case on his hands. Sorry! And I just don't think that it's true." Mrs. Hamilton worked as a physician's assistant at her husband's abortion facility. "Moments like that in the courtroom just don't happen like that. The case now landed in the hands of Wes Lane, the district attorney who would try Dr. John Hamilton for murder. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. They will bring them in here. "He said, 'You know how An important clue came in the card Susan had written to her husband, which had a handwritten note reading: "I bought my cards two weeks ago, so I guess maybe they don't seem as appropriate now. And-- my children started, "Well, I'll never celebrate it again." GREAT NEWS! Larry Spruill, a crime scene investigator, was on the stand for a second day Thursday, detailing what the evidence means and how it got there. His defense team argued that there was no direct evidence that Hamilton was the murderer, noting that no murder weapon was ever found. But not pretty doctor's wives in Oklahoma City. She would've never hidden it in her underwear and all of a sudden the, you know, it just clicks that he's tryin' to make it look like a robbery. I do not think that John's havin' an affair. The prosecutor was well aware of the hurdles he faced, not the least of which: the lack of motive. A crowd lined up to attend the proceedings -- loyal patients, former employees, and fellow physicians -- all standing behind the doctor. John Baxter Hamilton, who was convicted of the Valentine's Day murder of his wife, lost his bid to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. much.". She went in the closet and got one and gave it to me. They had regularly scheduled luncheon dates and worked link True Crime Videos . Late that Valentine's Day afternoon, they arrested John Hamilton for the murder of his wife. All rights reserved. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ A prominent Oklahoma City doctor was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole for killing his wife on Valentine's Day. The doctor was still in shock, as the judge added his opinion. And I was, you know, I was so nervous. "It was a shock to everybody, Hamilton said on the news program. Martin described the victim as being jealous of her husband's time away from her. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Vesta Hall: She was beautiful, vivacious, intelligent, just a really neat lady. ", Hamilton denies that he was having an affair or that his wife wanted a divorce. Prosecutors are trying to prove Hamilton hid his bloody clothes and the blunt instrument used to kill the victim. a crowd lined up to attend the proceedings. felt deceived.". Contact supportservices@okmedicalboard.org for more information. Jewels. Dennis Murphy: Because then you know the history of the phone calls. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. He was talking on the phone. Time for a new episode! Failed to report flower. He used to lavish his wife with expensive gifts and lavish vacations. Aguirre said the defendant Online Bill Pay Boards, Committees, and Agencies Coronavirus Reporting Child Abuse requires every health care professional Click here for more information Statewide 24-Hour 1-800-522-3511 Posted on 06/17/2021 STAY CONNECTED! I was never gonna see Susan again. Two months before her death, they fought over the defendant giving his son money without Susan Hamilton knowing about it. John, the good doctor, was simply trying to counsel her. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Dennis Murphy: Jurors saying, "Look at this shirt. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Tom Bevel: I was hired-- either the-- the next day, or within two days at least-- of-- of the actual crime-- by the defense. Dennis Murphy: Had there been a fling? For Susan's family and friends, the case is now closed, but it may never bring closure. the bathroom floor. Alliena Aguirre, a topless dancer for eight years, testified she had performed table dances at two Oklahoma City clubs for the doctor. Here there might be a spark of life in your wife and you're giving her CPR, "Oh, I've gotta move the car.". Molly Baxter - Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City - LinkedIn John Hamilton: Listen, I'm a doctor, I've been trying CPR. He is accused of beating and choking to death his wife, Susan, 55, at their Quail Creek home on Valentine's Day. Hamilton, 62, was an Oklahoma City obstetrician, gynecologist and abortionist. The procedure came off without a hitch, and later none of the other doctors reported anything at all unusual in his behavior. The Eclectic Murders - LearnLocker - Empowering student engagement for When the police in Farmington, New Mexico discover a broken window at a local head shop called The Eclectic, they expect to find evidence of a robbery. last telephone conversation that she and The dancer said Hamilton told her he loved his wife and didn't want to get a divorce. And if there was another pair, she'd go get those. Her husband, John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of murder, and is serving a life sentence. Around 8:50 a.m., he said, he was beeped because he was late for another procedure. In this article, we delve into the life of Simon Ekpa, his family, and his net worth. But I didn't wanna believe that or give up. The day of the murder, one of Hamilton's patients had been at a hospital, sedated and ready for surgery, when Hamilton called and said he'd be arriving ten minutes early for surgery. And be, even be in his right mind. Angela Horton testified Friday in Oklahoma County District Court that her "The prosecution will present one theory," Martin said. The doctor and his wife built an envious lifestyle for themselves. Many people have been searching the internet for his date cause. Just the week before Susan was murdered, this wanted poster had been left for Dr. Hamilton. She said he would give her samples of medication she needed for depression when she didn't have the money to buy prescription drugs. Shouldn't the killer have left a trace? Hamilton is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole at the state penitentiary in McAlester. Home; Memorials; Cemeteries; Famous; Contribute; Register; Sign In; . Things weren't nearly as bad as they portrayed them to be. Autopsy photos in Hamilton trial make jurors cry - The Oklahoman He was born on April 23, 1950 in Phenix City, Alabama. I was shaking so much I was unsuccessful. Lane had questioned the other woman. If so, how? Antiabortion protesters had picketed the clinic and, friends said, even their home. The prosecutor refused to release additional information about the slaying that took place at 3056 Brush Creek Road. Dennis Murphy: They're gonna accuse you of trying to cover up the scratches that Susan made defensively as you were killing her. At the time, many people sided with John Hamilton. Wes Lane: So somebody would have had to come in, get enraged, surprised her, and thrown her to the ground, and done the rest. You have a good marriage. On Feb. 8, after the victim learned of the cell phone calls, the defendant wrote Aguirre in a letter saying he could no longer be her doctor, she said. Lane said a bloody imprint of what is believed to be the blunt instrument was discovered on the defendant's shirt. John Hamilton, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Oklahoma City before murdering his wife in 2001, was a well-known obstetrician-gynecologist. But the expert looked at John's shoes -- the left one in particular -- and found that to be a different matter. Khi gp Susan vo nm 1985, c hai ly hn v c 4 a con . Her head bludgeoned, surrounded by a pool of blood. How about a candlelit dinner and a champagne toast to love? We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. or more times a day. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Susan Hamilton suspected her husband was having an affair with a patient and stripper whose telephone number turned up 60 times on the defendant's cell phone bills. John Hamilton, 53, is on trial in the Valentine's Day slaying of his wife at their she needed when she couldn't Both had recently separated -- John from his first wife, and Susan from Dick Horton. Dick Horton: I don't think there was any question she wore the pants. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. By then there'd been that neighbor's tip about problems in the Hamilton marriage. Failed to remove flower. You'd have to believe that he committed the violent murder in that narrow window between his two surgeries. And go back and do another surgery. When rescue workers arrived they found him hysterical and covered in his wife's blood. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. You'll hear that story.". Dick Horton: Actually, we've turned it into a positive. Over the next few months, though, with the help of some unique forensic evidence, the D.A. There isn't any greater love. And that wasn't all. Inmate John Baxter Hamilton is currently incarcerated in Oklahoma Department of Corrections (OK DOC) located at 3400 N Martin Luther King Ave, Oklahoma City, OK. Connect with john using InmateAid. Nothing was stolen, and yet, there was this curious story that cropped up in the days after Susan had been murdered. Mack Martin: The focus was always on John. Measurements of the imprint match those of the holes in the victim's skull, the district attorney said. Multi-directional blood spatters or spatters of blood coming from different directions reflecting movement were discovered on the defendant's shoes, but not on the slacks he was wearing, Lane said. The shoes were found next to Susan's body -- john said they fell off his feet as he was attempting to revive her. Randy Scott: I think the biggest part for us was trying to figure out how he could get there, spend any time there, and get back to commit the second surgery. And we knew we had enough dots that if we get it to lay out in an understandable manner, we knew the jury would be hard pressed not to convict him. If convicted of first-degree murder, Hamilton, 53, could be sentenced to life in prison with or without the possibility of parole. After 14 years of marriage, John Hamilton murdered his wife. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. They have got DNA, fingerprints, lab reports that haven't even been looked at yet. Steve Jimerson: Susan's children, when it first happened, were calling me, trying to find if I had knew of any reason somebody or some person might have been there. Violence against Pro-Lifers - Why Pro-Life? After the second surgery, he returned home to pick up his datebook, and found his wife, he said. ABORTIONIST SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER, ORDERED TO PAY - LifeSite David Bradbury: He had one hand on her chest, one hand on her abdomen, attempting to do compressions in this manner right here. Officers say they can account for all the bloody footprints inside the house, but there is no evidence showing how the person got outside. The attacker poured cleaning solution in the drain in an attempt to prevent investigators finding blood in the shower, the investigator said. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. His wife, Susan, worked twice a week at the abortion clinic. I don't have anything to lose. And I was wrong. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? lied to her," Horton said. A dozen roses? Investigators had to interpret the blood evidence left behind. It looked like the start of an attempted -- and then abandoned -- clean-up. Police haven't found the murder weapon or the clothes. In murder cases constructed on the interpretation of blood evidence, it's not unusual for juries to hear from dueling experts when they go to trial. . They said the police had focused on Hamilton too quickly, and not paid enough attention to the threats from antiabortion activists. Tom Bevel denies lying about his testimony, and the courts didn't buy the argument either. Hamilton hired a new attorney, Rob Nigh, to appeal the verdict. The victim told her daughter in their Ross Gardner: Effectively, the inside and front of that shoe was in motion around this spatter event from Mrs. Hamilton that's radiating out. On re-direct, Hamilton's lawyer tried to diffuse the bombshell testimony by suggesting that the spatter could have resulted from the doctor performing cpr. Gibson Paul found himself getting dumped on Feb. 14, 2011, grabbed a gun and opened fire . Susan Hamilton's body was found on He was so kind, and you never heard him raise his voice or anything like that. her husband were working on their Susan Johnston: I said, "Susan, I don't think it's true. Prosecutors are counting on experts to testify that Susan Hamilton's blood and flesh were found in the defendant's 1996 Jaguar parked outside their home at 3056 Bush Creek Road. What motive? John Hamilton, a prominent Oklahoma City gynecologist, has been in jail without bail since Feb. 14. I didn't kill Susan. They kept him there for hours on end. This week, ya girls are celebrating Valentines Day a day late. On Feb. 14, 2001, he phoned 911 to report finding his wife in the master bathroom of their Quail Creek home. Two years after their first date, they married at a local country club. Failed to delete memorial. Judge: Based upon the comments a majority of the jurors said to me in which they indicated they were very disappointed they didn't have the sentence of death as an option, I would consider yourself, you should consider yourself very lucky. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Or you wouldn't have had time to have gotten it off your clothing. Like the observation made by detectives at the station that he seemed to be checking out scratches to his shoulder? And here's the thing about that timeline: John had to have left the house by 9:20 to make it back to the hospital by 9:30, when he was seen scrubbing up for surgery. A prominent doctor's wife is murdered on Valentine's Day.
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