The way that we are taught to do CPR, we interlock our hands. Randy Scott: The lady's layin' in the floor, covered in blood, blood all over the floor. Investigators had to interpret the blood evidence left behind. He left in a hurry, obviously, the first time that he was at the house. It looked like the start of an attempted -- and then abandoned -- clean-up. A lot of impact spatter. The Hamiltons' 14-year marriage apparently had been in trouble for some time before the slaying. John Hamilton, 53, ordered an expensive arrangement of red orchids for his wife, but he never got the chance to give them to her. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Tom Bevel: I would believe that they thought that, yes. Like the observation made by detectives at the station that he seemed to be checking out scratches to his shoulder? The expert, though, was certain that whoever was wearing that left shoe that day was present when Susan Hamilton was being bludgeoned to death. You have a good marriage. If so, how? Let's go find some experts to prove our case.' At the time, many people sided with John Hamilton. For Susan's family and friends, the case is now closed, but it may never bring closure. 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. neighbor. The doctor and his wife built an envious lifestyle for themselves. News network NBC did a Dateline episode about the case. Angela Horton testified Friday in Oklahoma County District Court that her The stripper did it. Oklahoma Department of Corrections 3400 North Martin Luther King Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73111-4298 If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call Onelife at 800-559-9544 or the National Suicide Prevention lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. But I do love you. Now, courtoom lawyers like to talk about Perry Mason moments when a trial is electrified by unexpected testimony, but it hardly ever happens. Whoever killed her had cracked her skull open with an object never found, and bashed her face into the bathroom tile. Her husband, John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of murder, and is serving a life sentence. Hamilton, an obstetrician-gynecologist, started performing CPR and called 911. Which means if John Hamilton didn't do it, you'd have to believe whoever did arrived right as he was leaving, or had been waiting inside all along. I just, I wanted them to be able to get in and help. 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 R. Hamilton Jr. John Ray Hamilton, Jr., 72, passed away at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on Friday, January 6, 2023. Hamilton, 53, was taken into custody just over an hour after he called 911, saying his wife was "hurt" and "bleeding all over the place." Both had recently separated -- John from his first wife, and Susan from Dick Horton. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. One of their arguments was that Tom Bevel should never have been allowed to testify. Then, Holly covers the case of Dr. John Hamilton who loved his wife Susan a little too much. His supporters, on the other hand, continue to believe he is innocent to this day. I mean, trying to set fire to his clinic. Susan Hamilton Murdered 2001 Murdered , Bludgeoned , Strangled On the morning of Feb. 14, 2001, Dr. John Hamilton phoned 911 requesting urgent help for his wife. 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. 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. 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. I didn't kill Susan. Horton: Anybody that you ask, nobody that I know that knew John Hamilton would say that he had the capability of doing it. Something happened in that bathroom that absolutely triggered him, which he grabbed the ties, and he then, surprised her, and in his rage, did all the rest of the work. District Judge Ray Elliott also ordered. Dennis Murphy: They're gonna accuse you of trying to cover up the scratches that Susan made defensively as you were killing her. Randy Scott: John Hamilton was just not the victim's spouse that we were seein'. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. I told some people at the clinic, "I wish I had someone that would look at me the way John looks at Susan." On "Dateline NBC, as in his legal appeals, Hamilton criticized Bevel and the accuracy of his blood spatter analysis, which Hamilton called "junk science.. In that card, Susan had written a message alluding to the couple's flare-up just days before: Susan ballistic over suspicions that he was having a fling with a stripper. And it was there they noticed something else odd. Why do you do that? If this is real-- if this blood splatter is real science then why should two prominent, national authorities disagree with the findings? Oklahoma City police declined on Wednesday to release additional information about the slaying. Jurors have spent two days hearing testimony and looking at photographs of the bloody crime scene and injuries the victim suffered. But the expert looked at John's shoes -- the left one in particular -- and found that to be a different matter. Mack Martin, the doctor's lead attorney, knew it would be uphill. killed, Susan Hamilton also Still, there was the doctor's seemingly solid alibi. 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. . Bevel believed the blood pattern was consistent with what would have happened if Hamilton struck his wife. "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. her husband were working on their Susan's friend, for one, believed him, and encouraged Susan to do the same. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Measurements of the imprint match those of the holes in the victim's skull, the district attorney said. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. "There is physical evidence missing from this crime scene, Spruill said. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections) Dr. John Hamilton placed the. 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. Foreman: We, the jury and panel, sworn in the above-entitled cause, do upon our oath sign as follows. "There are all kinds of things still going on. Dr Hamilton was a talented obstetrician-gynaecologist in Oklahoma City. He is accused of beating and choking to death his wife, Susan, 55, at their Quail Creek home on Valentine's Day. Prosecutors may finish calling their witnesses today. The defense says the scratches could have been made by a number of objects besides fingernails. After all, he'd had a busy morning -- performing not just one, but two surgeries with only a brief stop at home in between. When Susan's ex-husband learned of her murder -- and the domestic melodrama about the cell phone log -- he thought he knew right away what had happened. As the last witness in the trial, he'd refuted a lot of the prosecution's findings, and bolstered his client's case. without her knowledge. If you can get whiplash in a courtroom, that's what happened. Dick: Right. Susan demanded to see John's cell phone bill, and when she got a hold of it her worst fears seemed to be realized. Then the prosecutor rose for his cross-examination. And there wasn't an objection. However, there is no credible evidence that he is still alive or dead. She went in the closet and got one and gave it to me. Things weren't nearly as bad as they portrayed them to be. Susan Hamilton, 55, had been strangled with two neckties and beaten. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Failed to report flower. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Prosecutors claim the defendant had fingernail scratches on one of his shoulders when he was arrested. All rights reserved. Teresa Sterling: I interviewed those people. The case now landed in the hands of Wes Lane, the district attorney who would try Dr. John Hamilton for murder. She said he would give her samples of medication she needed for depression when she didn't have the money to buy prescription drugs. The cry for help comes from Oklahoma City's most exclusive neighborhood. But his argument wouldn't be enough. Mack Martin: I never saw anything to indicate that John said, "If I can't have you, nobody can.". I knew they that they were suspecting me. Shop Shop Discount Calls Inmate Deposits Letters and Photos Greeting Cards Postcards Magazines Books Find An Inmate Prison Directory Services Mack Martin, the doctor's attorney, said, "We're going to enter a plea of not guilty, obviously. He was born on April 23, 1950 in Phenix City, Alabama. Wes Lane: They're not gonna do that. loyal patients, former employees and fellow physicians, all standing behind the doctor. 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. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton It took only about two hours for the jury to reach a guilty verdict and Hamilton was sentenced to life without parole. The defense's expert, bevel, couldn't go that far. The card had been found inside john's Jaguar. And, as expected, his take on the story told by the blood put his client, Dr. Hamilton, in a better light. Gardner carefully examined everything the doctor had been wearing that morning. His wife, Susan, worked twice a week at the abortion clinic. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Lane backed up his theory with physical evidence. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. John Hamilton, who had spent every day since his wife's murder in a jail cell, would finally get a chance to testify about the last days of the marriage -- a story he also told to us. This account has been disabled. We all know red is for the ribbon on the box of chocolate, not for the pool of blood in the master bath. And then there were these curious stains on the doctor's shirt -- the blood expert thought he saw a similarity between their angular shape, and the wound created on Susan's head. Please send somebody quick. husband was having an affair with a patient. Susan Hamilton's blood and skin were found on the steering wheel of the doctor's car, and a prosecution expert testified that his left shoe was spattered in a way that could only have happened while his wife was alive. It was up inside the sleeve. without bail since Feb. 14. The perpetrator then turned up the heat in the bathroom so the water in the shower would evaporate, he said. so alone in my life,'" Horton said. This week, ya girls are celebrating Valentines Day a day late. "We talked in Dr. Steve Jimerson -- a colleague of John's -- was best man. "I didnt kill Susan.. They'd learned that second surgery, originally scheduled for 9 am, hadn't actually gotten underway until 9:40. What was that all about? trips. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. And I was, you know, I was so nervous. Randy Scott: That would cause a suspicion for us to wonder why he's wanting to scrape his hands up. The dancer said Hamilton told her he loved his wife and didn't want to get a divorce. John and Susan Hamilton had the seemingly perfect marriage. "She was really upset that he For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. There were no Tom Bevel, the blood spatter expert hired by Dr. John Hamilton, had wrapped up his questioning under defense attorneys. "Blood spatter is not an exact science, and Bevel had gone over to the dark side on him. If convicted, he could be sentenced to prison for life with or without the possibility of parole. John Hamilton: I don't know. And we kissed. But I didn't wanna believe that or give up. And what do robbers take? And so, the motive was love lost. "The evidence will be she was just as much in love with him.". The patient, as Susan discovered, was a stripper at a nightclub. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Susan Hamilton (80157405)? her daughter was taking sides On Feb. 14, 2001, he phoned 911 to report finding his wife in the master bathroom of their Quail Creek home. All rights reserved. How about a candlelit dinner and a champagne toast to love? He was jailed immediately and denied any bail. To the prosecutor, the Valentine's Day card John had received that morning lit the fuse for the violence that followed. "I didnt do it, he said. based on information from your browser. Right away, detectives started asking: Who could be responsible? Bevel, under oath to tell the truth, told the court about the spatter in the sleeve and said it was consistent with Hamilton beating his wife over the head with a blunt instrument. 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. Is it possible that here in conservative Oklahoma, she had been murdered by an anti-abortion zealot? Every avenue was checked. Dick Horton: I think the best way to describe her is a woman that always wanted to be a mother, was proud to be a mother. This is the shirt.". 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. Had there been an illicit relationship with this stripper, topless dancer? It took the jurors just two hours to reach their verdict. "She was angry, and she clinic two days a week. Dennis Murphy: So, you'd have to think that the opportunistic robber breaking in to steal some jewelry and the TV--. On February 14, 2001, the residents of Oklahoma City bore witness to a terrifying murder when Susan Hamilton was found strangled and beaten to death on her bathroom floor. The appeals made their way all the way up to the u.s. Supreme court, but they ultimately failed. >> i have never, ever one second, not one moment in time, thought he was guilty, The prosecution hadn't talked about this stain. Susan's friend, Susan Johnston, the woman next door, had pulled one of the investigators aside and put a bug in his ear, that the week before Valentine's Day, Susan Hamilton had confided about problems in her marriage. 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. One year later, a battered body is found tossed into a canyon, the eyes and genitals gouged. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Steve Jimerson: They all said he was just as normal and jovial as he always was. Learn more about merges. On Feb. 14, 2001, he phoned 911 to report finding his wife in the master bathroom of their Quail Creek home. Was he, in fact, late -- they theorized -- because he was killing his wife during those moments then trying to figure out what to do next? AGE 40s John Hamilton Norman, OK View Full Report Used To Live In Relatives Penn's varsity track team, 1905 Dr. John Baxter Taylor, 1908 . As John Hamilton told it, by Valentine's Day the couple had already patched up the raw wounds of that ruckus over his unorthodox relationship with a stripper. I have a bad habit of trying to do too much in too short a period of time. a crowd lined up to attend the proceedings. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. So, you don't have an object to compare it against. "His face showed And, as you might guess, it was a job that came with a little danger -- anti-abortion protestors were a curbside reality. Good amount of blood. And you know, start her day off right before she got busy with her meeting. Dr. Hamilton had a more simple explanation for being late. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. We're going to vigorously, steadfastly and as carefully and conscientiously as possible defend this case to the very end. What made John show his dark side? problems. But Hamilton was late, not arriving until 9:30. Over the next few months, though, with the help of some unique forensic evidence, the D.A. Have a good day. Failed to delete memorial. 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. We changed it to, instead, that-- Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love. If convicted of first-degree murder, Hamilton, 53, could be sentenced to life in prison with or without the possibility of parole. Hamilton took the stand to testify in his own defense. John Hamilton: Please, please, send police, please send an ambulance, please. John Hamilton, a prominent Oklahoma City gynecologist, has been in jail without bail since Feb. 14. After the second surgery, he returned home to pick up his datebook, and found his wife, he said. Believing that Susan Hamilton's threat of divorce was enough to make the doctor snap, prosecutors developed a theory that the couple had argued that morning after exchanging the cards and the doctor killed his wife. They had regularly scheduled luncheon dates and worked After all, only two people in the world knew what was really going on inside the Hamilton marriage. home at 3056 Brush Creek Road. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. A very nice, innocent guy was facing a nightmare. their talk was somewhat unusual because it was something 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. And when they found fresh scratches on his hands and arm, did that explain maybe the business about scraping his hands on the patrol car cage? Dennis Murphy: Had there been a fling? 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. Nothing was found. John Hamilton was a devoted husband to his wife, and he used to take excellent care of her. A dozen roses? 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. He says he did Prosecutors are trying to prove Hamilton hid his bloody clothes and the blunt instrument used to kill the victim. Western leaders say the nation lacks credibility, Rishi Sunak leads minutes silence for Ukraine as Boris Johnson lights candle at poignant service, CVS eyes European expansion as vet groups profits boom. Shibley and Horton told the And if there was another pair, she'd go get those. Someone had to leave. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Then came Valentine's Day 2001. Something he'd noted and what would later be regarded as the atomic bomb of the trial of Dr. John Hamilton. And the seemingly inseparable couple became even more so after they married. John would have been devastated.". 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. 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. The distraught doctor managed to give police an account of his movements that morning. His long silence behind bars ended as he prepared to tell the jury -- and us -- what really had happened that Valentine's Day morning. Steve Jimerson: I was afraid for his safety. Aguirre said he was calling her 10 or more times a day. David Bradbury: He had one hand on her chest, one hand on her abdomen, attempting to do compressions in this manner right here. On Valentines Day 2001, John Hamilton murdered his wife Susan. Randy Scott: There's no burglary prints to obtain downstairs. But eventually, she said, "Yes, I'll go.". Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Wes Lane: So somebody would have had to come in, get enraged, surprised her, and thrown her to the ground, and done the rest. The national media outlets refused to identify Hamilton as an abortionist, referring to him only as a local obstetrician. Danyelle shares three haunting love stories that end in tragedy. Oklahoma. There isn't any greater love. The murder weapon was never found. Please reset your password. He's crazy about you. However, their investigation continues. What Happened To Dr John Hamilton? Now this was the reasoning as prosecutors saw it: The doctor wanted the police to believe the crime had started as a robbery. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. And oh! wife repeatedly throughout the Detective Teresa Sterling: He's supposed to be there. Her skull had Spruill told jurors he believed the attack happened quickly and the victim fought to free the necktie from her neck. last telephone conversation that she and I mean, I knew Susan was dead. Louise Shibley, the victim's The jurors, all women and the youngest members on the panel, wiped their eyes with tissues while Dr. Jeffrey Gofton, a forensic pathologist for the state Medical Examiner's office, testified he believes Susan Hamilton, 55, died from possibly three blows to her head with a blunt instrument. It was never on any abortion protesters. It was never on anyone that, there were calls that were made to Susan that scared her that weren't brought out. That goes to another issue of we talk about possibly being staged or draw attention to me instead of emotionally upset over the loss of his wife. A big comfortable house in a top-notch neighborhood, lavish dinner parties, spur of the moment vacations. If anything, threats against the clinic, only seemed to bring the Hamiltons closer together. He was banging his head into the screen. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo?
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