You'd have to believe that he committed the violent murder in that narrow window between his two surgeries. He was scraping his knuckles on the screen, mesh screen in the police car. The judge ruled that he would not allow any testimony about threats the abortion doctor and his wife may have received. John Hamilton, a prominent Oklahoma City gynecologist, has been in jail without bail since Feb. 14. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. said Johnston, who also is married to a doctor. We took a one-to-one image of his shirt, and we overlay it. Learn more about managing a memorial . Over the next few hours, investigators would explore those theories and more, as they tried to understand just what had happened to Susan Hamilton that Valentine's Day morning. Bevel and prosecutors have denied those allegations. Wes Lane: Nothing. I mean, he fawned over her a lot. And it was there they noticed something else odd. 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. He told the jury he loved his wife and tried to save her. A friend was combing Susan's clothes closet for something appropriate for her to be buried in, when she came upon something concealed in an underwear drawer. And they've got a lady under anesthesia without the doctor, and that is just unheard of. Of course, he didn't have the actual murder weapon to make a true comparison but he was able to leave the jury with a vivid impression: The doctor's shirt may have taken a kind of photograph in blood. Tom Bevel: He jumped out of his loafer shoes, which would have reorientated them, and he jumped over to her side and knelt down to try and assist her and to do CPR. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? "My wife's bleeding all over the place," Dr. John Baxter Hamilton tells the 911 operator. ". The prosecutor refused to release additional information about the slaying that took place at 3056 Brush Creek Road. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. There was no sign of forced entry in the house and nothing was missing, making it unlikely Susan Hamilton, who was 55, was killed by a burglar. It did in this case, though. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Philadelphian Melvin Sheppard, and William F. Hamilton set a world record in this race. It was seen as a coup for the defense that it locked up one of the most highly regarded blood spatter experts in the nation. What was that all about? Like the observation made by detectives at the station that he seemed to be checking out scratches to his shoulder? "Anything else, they don't want you to hear. "I think John was so astounded that he had her that he had such a wonderful, perfect almost perfect wife, in his opinion," said Shary Coffey, Susan's best friend. One of their arguments was that Tom Bevel should never have been allowed to testify. Dennis Murphy: Until that Valentine Day morning, there was no-- no anger issues, no histories of this guy hit-- hittin' the switch and flipping out, and-. John Hamilton, a prominent doctor in Oklahoma City, showered his wife with gifts, starting with a Porsche he gave her the day they married. Police haven't found the murder weapon or the clothes. And I looked at the defense table which was over to my left. What motive? 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. Quail Creek home. I just, I wanted them to be able to get in and help. Now, courtoom lawyers like to talk about Perry Mason moments when a trial is electrified by unexpected testimony, but it hardly ever happens. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. And, Bradbury says, he didn't see any signs that the doctor had even attempted mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. I would say less than two minutes. They'd learned that second surgery, originally scheduled for 9 am, hadn't actually gotten underway until 9:40. "Someone said there is a fine line between love and hate, and that man crossed it," Lane said in his opening statement in the first-degree murder trial for Hamilton, an Oklahoma City gynecologist, obstetrician and abortionist. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Vesta Hall: She was beautiful, vivacious, intelligent, just a really neat lady. However, the investigation revealed that the murderer was John Hamilton himself. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. John Hamilton: My wife's, my wife, my wife I think my wife is dead. 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. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. And as the detectives looked more closely into the doctor's timeline that morning, they saw a hole -- not a big one but maybe enough time to kill and get back. Mack Martin: I never saw anything to indicate that John said, "If I can't have you, nobody can.". 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. The Hamiltons did have enemies. His attorneys have claimed that police had improper contact with Bevel, who is a former police officer, during the trial. Wes Lane, the prosecutor, was surprised to find he had an unpopular case on his hands. What were they to make of Susan's handwritten message -- "Obviously, I bought this before last Monday." The patient, as Susan discovered, was a stripper at a nightclub. Things weren't nearly as bad as they portrayed them to be. ). Investigators had plenty of theories to work with. When rescue workers arrived they found him hysterical and covered in his wife's blood. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Pictures of his injuries have been shown to the jury. John Hamilton: Right. On Valentine's Day morning, Susan Hamilton had been strangled and brutally beaten in her bathroom. I mean, I knew Susan was dead. It had all of the appeal of a romance novel gone bad. It was never on anyone that, there were calls that were made to Susan that scared her that weren't brought out. To use this feature, use a newer browser. But I didn't wanna believe that or give up. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Susan Shibley Hamilton I found on Findagrave.com. Susan, in particular, became entangled with neckties, resulting in a severe head injury. "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. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. He told them he had been frantically trying to save her life. Measurements of the imprint match those of the holes in the victim's skull, the district attorney said. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. But he never had a chance to do that -- or to tell the cops that the killer had gotten the jewels -- that's because he was put in the back of the police car and never got back inside the house again. Supervised and trained employees in office duties, computer programs, and phone dialog. Theo , Hamilton l bc s sn ph khoa ti nng thnh ph Oklahoma. But eventually, she said, "Yes, I'll go.". I gave her her Valentine's card. Contact supportservices@okmedicalboard.org for more information. "You have to with what has happened in this country.". And why was it delayed? Johnston said she thought His former medical partner, for one, thinks that would be impossible. Is Lane Kiffin Married To Girlfriend Jennifer Dardano?Lane Kiffin, a well-known football, Is Melanie Martinez Alive Or Dead? When left alone in the room, Hamilton seemed to be checking out his shoulder area. So leaving in a hurry, that's evidence that gets transferred from one thing to another. But Hamilton was late, not arriving until 9:30. Whoever this woman was, there were way too many calls to and from her. Foreman: We, the jury and panel, sworn in the above-entitled cause, do upon our oath sign as follows. Prosecutors claim Susan Hamilton's flesh and blood found inside John Hamilton's car came from the clothes and the blunt instrument. Even though she had a great education, her passion was to be a good mother. The doctor, according to the prosecution's version, now had to cover up his frenzy by going back to perform his second surgery as though nothing had happened. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. On the other hand, his name appears in a few obituaries on the internet. Her naked body was discovered by her husband, John. The prosecutor tossed out an open-ended question: Wes Lane: Well, Mr. Bevel, is there anything that either the state's experts or the Oklahoma City Police Department missed in their examination of the evidence? By the time the prosecutor had wrapped up his case, he'd laid out a theory of what happened -- that the doctor had used the neckties to pull his wife down from to the ground, then bashed her head in with that murder weapon never found. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Dennis Murphy, Dateline NBC: Who was she? Her face savaged: almost unrecognizable. Gibson Paul found himself getting dumped on Feb. 14, 2011, grabbed a gun and opened fire . Please, hurry. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. The doctor realized he'd been scuttled by his own man, the expert on blood spatter. To the prosecutor, the Valentine's Day card John had received that morning lit the fuse for the violence that followed. Try again. Friends say that when they met each other, they made an instant connection. Susan.". Neighbors told police that in the weeks before the killing the Hamiltons had been having marital problems. without her knowledge. The cry for help comes from Oklahoma City's most exclusive neighborhood. The Hamiltons' 14-year marriage apparently had been in trouble for some time before the slaying. ", Hamilton denies that he was having an affair or that his wife wanted a divorce. There were things done that were dangerous. The defense's expert, bevel, couldn't go that far. Susan Johnston: Susan had noticed that John was getting a lot of cell calls. That statement was out of character for If convicted, he could be A name that would shock everybody. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. The stripper did it. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Please send somebody quick. John Hamilton: Yes, I'm trying. "He (Hamilton) was really clinging to the defense lines that the blood result was not the way it was interpreted, Dennis Murphy, a "Dateline NBC reporter, told The Oklahoman on Wednesday. When he met Susan in 1985, they were both divorced with four children between them. 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. Furthermore, he has previously requested a retrial, which has been denied each time. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections) Dr. John Hamilton placed the initial 911 call after his wife was strangled and beaten to death in Oklahoma on Valentine's Day 2001. John Hamilton was a devoted husband to his wife, and he used to take excellent care of her. Instead they uncover a horrific crime scene, with two badly mutilated bodies. People used to believe they were in deep romantic love back then. Yeah, I'm going to hang up so I can continue. The appeals made their way all the way up to the u.s. Supreme court, but they ultimately failed. Investigators uncovered evidence that Susan had found records of dozens of calls from her husband's cellphone to a topless dancer, and prosecutors say Susan told friends she was thinking about asking John for a divorce. After 14 years of marriage, John Hamilton murdered his wife. afford them. Then came the prosecutor, Wes Lane's, turn on cross-examination. Why do you do that? Please, please. A lot of impact spatter. A dozen roses? their talk was somewhat unusual because it was something He had been up at dawn for a 7 am surgery at an outpatient clinic. Horton told the jurors her mother had Oklahoma. On Feb. 14, 2001, he phoned 911 to report finding his wife in the master bathroom of their Quail Creek home. I think that that just goes to I think probably in my heart I knew she was dead. Wes Lane: John Hamilton is a control guy. Susan, then 39, and John, 37, each had two children from their first marriages. The only thing that he could think of that it was consistent with was John Hamilton when he was beating her with that blunt instrument that was driving that up inside his shirt. If anything, threats against the clinic, only seemed to bring the Hamiltons closer together. A panicked Hamilton told the operator that he was attempting to perform CPR on her. ", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Many people have been searching the internet for his date cause. I think she became particularly alarmed when he didn't answer it. her mother, Horton testified in the first- Dr Hamilton was a talented obstetrician-gynaecologist in Oklahoma City. "John said she had said something about divorce," Coffey said. Failed to report flower. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. The victim told her daughter in their The conviction of Oklahoma City resident Dr. John Hamilton in the 2001 Valentine's Day murder of his wife Susan Hamilton will be examined on "True Crime with Aphrodite Jones" in an episode titled "Loved to Death," airing at 9 p.m. Monday on Investigation Discovery. On Feb. 14, 2001, he phoned 911 to report finding his wife in the master bathroom of their Quail Creek home. Nobody expected that to happen. sentenced to prison for life with or without the possibility of parole. He'd been told that the surgery before his was running long and he decided to use the delay to run home and give his wife a valentine. John, the good doctor, was simply trying to counsel her. But for John Hamilton, the fight wasn't over. The prosecutor was well aware of the hurdles he faced, not the least of which: the lack of motive. It was looked for extensively. or more times a day. But his argument wouldn't be enough. John Hamilton, 53, is on trial in the Valentine's Day slaying of his wife at their John Hamilton: I'm telling the truth now. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. There was a problem getting your location. But from all appearances, she never got much of a chance to get ready -- when she was discovered, she was still undressed, her hair still wet. John Hamilton: I don't know. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Susan Hamilton was beaten with a blunt instrument, Oklahoma County District Attorney Robert Macy said in court documents that list 39 witnesses in the case. The case now landed in the hands of Wes Lane, the district attorney who would try Dr. John Hamilton for murder. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. However, before the trial Bevel had also found some blood spatters in Hamilton's right sleeve that the prosecution expert had overlooked. Dennis Murphy: They're gonna accuse you of trying to cover up the scratches that Susan made defensively as you were killing her. not kill his wife. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. But the most damning blood evidence of all, may have been found in the doctor's car. And oh! District Judge Ray Elliott also ordered. Jurors have spent two days hearing testimony and looking at photographs of the bloody crime scene and injuries the victim suffered. John Hamilton: Yes. Hamilton (5 Jan 1946-14 Feb 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80157405, citing Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City . John Hamilton: I was frantic. He said he performed a surgery around 7 a.m., then came home to exchange Valentine's cards with his wife. And I said, "Yes, sir.". The national media outlets refused to identify Hamilton as an abortionist, referring to him only as a local obstetrician. At around 8:30, he bumped into his former medical partner, Dr. Karen Reisig. An authoritative figure on the stand turning blood evidence from damning into benign. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. I can only speculate how. she hadn't done before. Hamilton, an obstetrician-gynecologist, started performing CPR and called 911. Susan Hamilton, 55, had been strangled with two neckties and beaten. Was he trying to cover up earlier injuries? He was arrested and booked into jail about five hours later. And he finally told her that it -- it was a patient and that she was down on her luck and havin' hard times and he was just helping her out. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Susan, as it turns out, should also have left by 9:20, because she had a 9:30 meeting at a friend's house ten minutes away. He left in a hurry, obviously, the first time that he was at the house. Because Dr. John Hamilton was late. As the last witness in the trial, he'd refuted a lot of the prosecution's findings, and bolstered his client's case. His long silence behind bars ended as he prepared to tell the jury -- and us -- what really had happened that Valentine's Day morning. Her head bludgeoned, surrounded by a pool of blood. "You could tell she was crying. We don't have a weapon. What made John show his dark side? John would have been devastated.". John Hamilton: I still believed that the system would work. Please try again later. She didn't sound like my mom.". Something he'd noted and what would later be regarded as the atomic bomb of the trial of Dr. John Hamilton. 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. so alone in my life,'" Horton said. tears.". Dr. John Hamilton, though, was ready to explain it all, and his version of the truth would be completely different than the prosecutor's. "I didnt do it, he said. There isn't any greater love. John Hamilton: Right. In 1997, Mississippi abortion provider Dr. Malachy Dehenre shot and killed his wife in their . Here there might be a spark of life in your wife and you're giving her CPR, "Oh, I've gotta move the car.". Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Gardner carefully examined everything the doctor had been wearing that morning. Dick Horton: Well, Susan was a very disciplined individual. According to the investigation, he was the perpetrator of his wifes murder. Isn't that what Valentine's Day is supposed to be about? And-- my children started, "Well, I'll never celebrate it again." Randy Scott: John Hamilton was just not the victim's spouse that we were seein'. John Baxter Hamilton. He used to lavish his wife with expensive gifts and lavish vacations. Rob Nigh: Either Tom Bevel lied to the defense about what his testimony would be or defense counsel took a risk that should never be taken. day. Tom Bevel, the blood spatter expert hired by Dr. John Hamilton, had wrapped up his questioning under defense attorneys. He told Primetime the spatters were "almost a neon sign pointing towards the wearer of this shirt being associated with the beating.". Susan Johnston: He just couldn't have done it. It was a violent scene. His defense team argued that there was no direct evidence that Hamilton was the murderer, noting that no murder weapon was ever found.
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