This week, ya girls are celebrating Valentines Day a day late. Alliena Aguirre, a topless dancer for eight years, testified she had performed table dances at two Oklahoma City clubs for the doctor. In the week before she was Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. John Hamilton: I'm telling the truth now. The Hamiltons' 14-year marriage apparently had been in trouble for some time before the slaying. 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. What was she like? I still had 15 or 20 minutes. Philadelphian Melvin Sheppard, and William F. Hamilton set a world record in this race. not kill his wife. Her husband, John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of murder, and is serving a life sentence. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? 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. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. 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. For ten months -- ever since that Valentine's Day when he was arrested for the murder of his wife -- John Hamilton had kept his silence behind bars. A big comfortable house in a top-notch neighborhood, lavish dinner parties, spur of the moment vacations. 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. Everyone who knew the couple was saying the same thing -- it just didn't make sense for the mild-mannered doctor to have killed Susan. Horton: Anybody that you ask, nobody that I know that knew John Hamilton would say that he had the capability of doing it. After two hours of deliberation, the jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. Karen Reisig: I personally don't believe a physician could do-- a surgery, go commit a brutal crime of murder. Weve updated the security on the site. According to the investigation, he was the perpetrator of his wifes murder. He said he performed a surgery around 7 a.m., then came home to exchange Valentine's cards with his wife. 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 way that we are taught to do CPR, we interlock our hands. "She didn't know if she could get the trust back.". The investigator testified he thought the killer first took a shower and then let the water run for an extended period of time. Measurements of the imprint match those of the holes in the victim's skull, the district attorney said. And be, even be in his right mind. A dozen roses? Add to your scrapbook. Gibson Paul found himself getting dumped on Feb. 14, 2011, grabbed a gun and opened fire . Hamilton (5 Jan 1946-14 Feb 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80157405, citing Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City . Maybe he ends up terminating that to save his marriage. Her husband was arrested that day and later charged with her murder. pic.twitter.com/9VBREeKO87, The Spooky Hour (@SpookyHour) February 15, 2021. the bathroom floor. Hamilton was wearing bloodstained clothing, but no shoes or necktie, while the victim had a necktie around her neck. They were kind of a unit in that regards. Skip to main content. 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. Dennis Murphy: You thought that the second operation was gonna be backed up? And that's what had happened to Susan Hamilton on that Valentine's Day morning. "There is physical evidence missing from this crime scene, Spruill said. 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. Let's put it this way, nothing that we could really present. The doctor said he'd even started seeing a therapist on his own, to earn back Susan's trust, and that she, Susan, had decided to go into counseling with him. Wes Lane: She was talking leaving him. In 2001, Oklahoma abortion provider Dr. John Baxter Hamilton beat his wife and then choked her to death in their home. Prosecutors said Hamilton changed clothes after killing his wife in the master bathroom. Steve Jimerson: I was afraid for his safety. Teresa Sterling: It was violent. With that revelation, the defense expert became the star witness for the trials prosecution. her husband were working on their After all, only two people in the world knew what was really going on inside the Hamilton marriage. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. He was so kind, and you never heard him raise his voice or anything like that. Susan Hamilton, 55, had been strangled with two neckties and beaten. Vandalizing his home. His supporters, on the other hand, continue to believe he is innocent to this day. Had there been an illicit relationship with this stripper, topless dancer? Her husband was arrested that day and later charged with her murder. On Valentine's Day morning, Susan Hamilton had been strangled and brutally beaten in her bathroom. Dick Horton heard the story firsthand from the friend. Prosecutors Allege Murder Between Surgeries. John Hamilton: Right. He had been up at dawn for a 7 am surgery at an outpatient clinic. Bevel believed the blood pattern was consistent with what would have happened if Hamilton struck his wife. The medical examiner released a preliminary cause of death Friday. "She was angry, and she Prosecutors claim the defendant had fingernail scratches on one of his shoulders when he was arrested. Dennis Murphy: There were people that thought this guy was being sandbagged, railroaded. Penn's varsity track team, 1905 Dr. John Baxter Taylor, 1908 . He told Primetime the spatters were "almost a neon sign pointing towards the wearer of this shirt being associated with the beating.". And finally, there was the story told by blood. His attorneys have claimed that police had improper contact with Bevel, who is a former police officer, during the trial. Good amount of blood. 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 (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. Randy Scott: John Hamilton was just not the victim's spouse that we were seein'. Let's go find some experts to prove our case.' I just felt like they were very happy. Many still believe he is innocent, and he. The prosecution hadn't talked about this stain. "I didnt kill Susan.. Thanks for your help! Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Possibilities: Was it a robbery gone bad? they thought the Hamiltons had John Hamilton, an obstetrician-gynecologist, called 911 on Valentine's Day, 2001, to report that he had arrived to find his wife, Susan, apparently dead in a pool of blood in the bathroom. Lane said a bloody imprint of what is believed to be the blunt instrument was discovered on the defendant's shirt. Dennis Murphy: And the card would later become an issue because people saw kind of a snarky line from Susan of, "Well obviously, I got this before the trouble, huh? Vesta Hall: I have never, ever, one second, not one moment in time have I ever thought he was guilty. "I always took threats like that seriously," he said. February 14th, 2001, would have been their fifteenth Valentine's Day together. "I think that in and of itself caused the conviction," said Clark Brewster, an attorney who is preparing Hamilton's appeal. Her head bludgeoned, surrounded by a pool of blood. On the steering wheel and driver's side seat and door sill, crime scene investigators recovered strands of susan's hair and a piece of her flesh. "I don't think it took very long at all. Are you sure that you want to delete this 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. Oklahoma. Search above to list available cemeteries. Here there might be a spark of life in your wife and you're giving her CPR, "Oh, I've gotta move the car.". 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. I would say less than two minutes. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. However, there is no credible evidence that he is still alive or dead. And I don't think they-- believed it. 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. It was Susan's good jewelry. Have a good day. Two years after their first date, they married at a local country club. Feb. 13, 2003 -- Everyone says Susan Hamilton was the love of her husband's life. To investigators, that delay opened up the doctor's window of opportunity by up to an hour. "She was really upset that he Karen Reisig: I had gone into the doctor's lounge to dictate the procedure. Tom Bevel denies lying about his testimony, and the courts didn't buy the argument either. at times she insinuated it was too They have got DNA, fingerprints, lab reports that haven't even been looked at yet. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. After 14 years of marriage, John Hamilton murdered his wife. Danyelle shares three haunting love stories that end in tragedy. Prosecutors are trying to prove Hamilton hid his bloody clothes and the blunt instrument used to kill the victim. lied to her," Horton said. "We talked in They had regularly scheduled luncheon dates and worked John Hamilton: Yes. killed, Susan Hamilton also When rescue workers arrived they found him hysterical and covered in his wife's blood. their talk was somewhat unusual because it was something What happened to him? 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. Discussed procedure quotes. Because Dr. John Hamilton was late. GREAT NEWS! And, as you might guess, it was a job that came with a little danger -- anti-abortion protestors were a curbside reality.