", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. free samples of anti-depressants He says he did Late that Valentine's Day afternoon, they arrested John Hamilton for the murder of his wife. The first-degree murder charge accuses Dr. John Baxter Hamilton, 52, an obstetrician and gynecologist, in the beating and strangulation death of his wife, Susan Shibley Hamilton, 55. much I love your mother and I John Hamilton, 53, ordered an expensive arrangement of red orchids for his wife, but he never got the chance to give them to her. But I do love you. her daughter was taking sides On the other hand, his name appears in a few obituaries on the internet. And I looked at the defense table which was over to my left. In addition to delivering babies, John Hamilton performed abortions at his clinic, and Susan worked there too. "She was really upset that he 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. What made John show his dark side? Prosecutors claim the defendant had fingernail scratches on one of his shoulders when he was arrested. 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. Investigators had plenty of theories to work with. Whoever this woman was, there were way too many calls to and from her. I mean, because it was out there in view, I guess. Lane backed up his theory with physical evidence. day. Teresa Sterling: I interviewed those people. He used to lavish his wife with expensive gifts and lavish vacations. We all know red is for the ribbon on the box of chocolate, not for the pool of blood in the master bath. Investigators had plenty of theories to work with, but the suspect they brought into custody shocked everyone. 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. The defense claims Oklahoma City police jumped to the conclusion that Hamilton was the killer and ignored other evidence. Prosecutors are trying to prove Hamilton hid his bloody clothes and the blunt instrument used to kill the victim. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Dick Horton: Well, Susan was a very disciplined individual. I mean, he fawned over her a lot. Then came the prosecutor, Wes Lane's, turn on cross-examination. "I don't just snap," he said. "She loved him. 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. He had been up at dawn for a 7 am surgery at an outpatient clinic. Dennis Murphy: So, you'd have to think that the opportunistic robber breaking in to steal some jewelry and the TV--. They found a disturbing scene that didn't suit a moneyed neighborhood. This is a carousel with slides. And both John and Susan had received threatening phone calls that week. Failed to delete memorial. "He was just obsessed with her," District Attorney Wes Lane later told Primetime. I do not think that John's havin' an affair. Susan demanded to see John's cell phone bill, and when she got a hold of it her worst fears seemed to be realized. Dennis Murphy: They're gonna accuse you of trying to cover up the scratches that Susan made defensively as you were killing her. Dennis Murphy: There were people that thought this guy was being sandbagged, railroaded. 2023 www.oklahoman.com. All rights reserved. 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. The victim told her daughter in their "There are all kinds of things still going on. Randy Scott: John Hamilton was just not the victim's spouse that we were seein'. He left in a hurry, obviously, the first time that he was at the house. Dennis Murphy: It's changed Valentine's Day forever for you and your kids, huh? Had there been an illicit relationship with this stripper, topless dancer? John Hamilton, 53, is on trial in the Valentine's Day slaying of his wife at their John Hamilton: Yes, I'm trying. 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. But for John Hamilton, the fight wasn't over. felt deceived.". Wes Lane: Yeah, I mean, I talked to everybody from the restaurant waitress that would wait on them on Saturday mornings, and she was agasp that we could have charged John Hamilton, because she would see them at breakfast together all lovey dovey, and so, yes, there was just a vast amount of opposition and grand skepticism. Dennis Murphy: So these things that you say are kind of like out of focus- moving the car, there was the other thing -- the business about moving her jewelry, hiding it in her drawer? We don't have a weapon. 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. Please. He is accused of beating and choking to death his wife, Susan, 55, at their Quail Creek home on Valentine's Day. "He tried to get the key in the ignition, but he couldn't because he was shaking so much," Martin said. Sorry! said Johnston, who also is married to a doctor. 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. Furthermore, he has previously requested a retrial, which has been denied each time. Please reset your password. And, as you might guess, it was a job that came with a little danger -- anti-abortion protestors were a curbside reality. Susan Hamilton, 55, had been strangled with two neckties and beaten. 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. Randy Scott: That would cause a suspicion for us to wonder why he's wanting to scrape his hands up. Prosecutors may finish calling their witnesses today. I didn't notice any blood on his mouth whatsoever. So he runs by that house. Yeah, I'm going to hang up so I can continue. "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. Randy Scott: It indicated that she still felt something for John, but it just things weren't the same as they were gonna be. Weve updated the security on the site. John Hamilton: Yeah. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. The way that we are taught to do CPR, we interlock our hands. Around 8:50 a.m., he said, he was beeped because he was late for another procedure. Resend Activation Email. The procedure came off without a hitch, and later none of the other doctors reported anything at all unusual in his behavior. And we kissed. John and Susan Hamilton had the seemingly perfect marriage. degree murder trial of her stepfather, Dr. Dr. Hamilton 911 call Doctor, slain wife argued about affair, police say - Evidence taken from home where woman's body found Doctor leaves jail for funeral - Obstetrician permitted to attend wife's services Doctor accused in wife's death to remain in jail Suspect loses bail appeal - Doctor charged in wife's death to remain in jail pending trial been beaten with a blunt instrument. What was she like? 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. 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. 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. tears.". His former medical partner, for one, thinks that would be impossible. 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Horton said. in december 2001, ten months after the valentine's day killing of his wife susan, dr. john hamilton was being tried for her murder. I mean, I knew Susan was dead. 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. Angela Horton testified Friday in Oklahoma County District Court that her I was scared. Horton told the jurors her mother had killed, Susan Hamilton also John Hamilton: Right. And, but it also said something to the effect how much she loved me and our time together. Many still believe he is innocent, and he. Mack Martin: I never saw anything to indicate that John said, "If I can't have you, nobody can.". Afterwards he tried to clean up, but quickly gave up. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Martin described the victim as being jealous of her husband's time away from her. Vandalizing his home. The defense's expert was saying that Dr. John Hamilton most likely created those blood stains by bashing in his wife's skull. There isn't any greater love. Ross Gardner: Effectively, the inside and front of that shoe was in motion around this spatter event from Mrs. Hamilton that's radiating out. And you know, start her day off right before she got busy with her meeting. Then came Valentine's Day 2001. Just, you know, just a very light-hearted conversation. The card had been found inside john's Jaguar. But the most damning blood evidence of all, may have been found in the doctor's car. What were they to make of Susan's handwritten message -- "Obviously, I bought this before last Monday." What's more, only days before the murder, another anti-abortion group had applied for a permit to stage a protest in front of Hamiltons house. We took a one-to-one image of his shirt, and we overlay it. It doesn't always happen that way. Not necessarily a killer's shoe, countered the defense expert, but the shoe of Dr. Hamilton as he gave his wife CPR. They said the police had focused on Hamilton too quickly, and not paid enough attention to the threats from antiabortion activists. Tom Bevel: In my examination, I found additional blood that was not talked about anywhere, on the inside of the right cuff. Louise Shibley, the victim's So yes, I went and tried to move the car. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. After all, he'd had a busy morning -- performing not just one, but two surgeries with only a brief stop at home in between. brain to figure that out," Horton testified. Sounded like he was talking to Susan. When rescue workers arrived they found him hysterical and covered in his wife's blood. Had he hurt himself? Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Wes Lane: All the air in the courtroom was gone. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. He'd even mentored the blood expert used by the prosecution. It had all of the appeal of a romance novel gone bad. And be, even be in his right mind. So in Susan's mind, the affair was not an issue anymore. The timeline was extremely tight for the doctor to even be considered as a suspect. Supervised and trained employees in office duties, computer programs, and phone dialog. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Her naked body was discovered by her husband, John. John Hamilton, a prominent doctor in Oklahoma City, showered his wife with gifts, starting with a Porsche he gave her the day they married. 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. By 10:45, he was on his way home again, which is when he says he discovered Susan in a pool of blood. One thing everyone who knew the couple -- including the neighbor -- seemed to agree on -- was that whoever Susan's killer was, it certainly was not John Hamilton. she tried to act strong at first. Aguirre, the topless dancer, Oklahoma City police Sgt. 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. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Isn't that what Valentine's Day is supposed to be about? 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? She had been strangled with two of his ties, and her head had been smashed so badly that parts of her brain were exposed. And go back and do another surgery. Tom Bevel: I would believe that they thought that, yes. However, before the trial Bevel had also found some blood spatters in Hamilton's right sleeve that the prosecution expert had overlooked. One year later, a battered body is found tossed into a canyon, the eyes and genitals gouged. Teresa Sterling: It was violent. Make sure that the file is a photo. On "Dateline NBC, as in his legal appeals, Hamilton criticized Bevel and the accuracy of his blood spatter analysis, which Hamilton called "junk science.. John Hamilton: Right. 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? Dennis Murphy: You were starting to see her come around? The first-degree murder charge accuses Dr. John Baxter Hamilton, 52, an obstetrician and gynecologist, in the beating and strangulation death of his wife, Susan Shibley Hamilton, 55. Failed to report flower. Hamilton reportedly had come home from the hospital where he worked to get his planner and discovered his wife, 55-year-old Susan Hamilton, lying. 2023 www.oklahoman.com. Instead they uncover a horrific crime scene, with two badly mutilated bodies. Link in bio. Antiabortion protesters had picketed the clinic and, friends said, even their home. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Dick Horton: She calls us and says, "I found the jewelry in her underwear.". But eventually, she said, "Yes, I'll go.". "She was taken down almost immediately and spun onto her face, Spruill said. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. 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. Steve Jimerson: They all said he was just as normal and jovial as he always was. 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? 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. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. There were no Oops, something didn't work. He's crazy about you. "I didn't find any evidence of blood leading up to the front door. Susan, then 39, and John, 37, each had two children from their first marriages. The major one is that I've lost the love of my life. deny they were having an affair. "She loved to talk to John," What was that all about? And he was in there. John Hamilton, a prominent doctor in Oklahoma City, showered his wife with gifts, starting with a Porsche he gave her the day they married. "John said she had said something about divorce," Coffey said. The Hamiltons' 14-year marriage apparently had been in trouble for some time before the slaying. they thought the Hamiltons had The appeals made their way all the way up to the u.s. Supreme court, but they ultimately failed. Even the prosecutor, Wes Lane, had to admit that John had been telling the truth about that suspected affair. John Hamilton: No, she's not breathing, I don't get a pulse. By that afternoon, police had taken the doctor down to the station. 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. A dozen roses? John Hamilton and Alliena Her head bludgeoned, surrounded by a pool of blood. Melanie Martinez is a talented singer. Susan was attractive, intelligent. 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. It was never on anyone that, there were calls that were made to Susan that scared her that weren't brought out. 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. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton is on trial for killing his wife. she needed when she couldn't The blood spatter expert on the stand -- on the payroll of the defense -- hesitated before answering. Her husband was arrested that day and later charged with her murder. been upset because she suspected her 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. At around 8:30, he bumped into his former medical partner, Dr. Karen Reisig. Susan Hamilton, 55, had been strangled with two neckties and beaten. Her skull had John Hamilton: I'm telling the truth now. And I said, "Yes, sir.". Skip to main content. Both had recently separated -- John from his first wife, and Susan from Dick Horton. Ross Gardner: We took a one-to-one image of Mrs. Hamilton's head -- the injury, the laceration. Try again later. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Susan's friend, for one, believed him, and encouraged Susan to do the same. John had an explanation for his wife -- the patient had been having serious psychological problems, and had even threatened suicide. Gibson Paul found himself getting dumped on Feb. 14, 2011, grabbed a gun and opened fire . The expert, though, was certain that whoever was wearing that left shoe that day was present when Susan Hamilton was being bludgeoned to death. Like the observation made by detectives at the station that he seemed to be checking out scratches to his shoulder? In this article, youll learn more about Susan Hamiltons 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. 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. problems. However, the investigation revealed that the murderer was John Hamilton himself. At the end, I think she was calmer and she said, "I'm gonna think about it.". It was never anywhere else. I knew they that they were suspecting me. Oklahoma City police declined on Wednesday to release additional information about the slaying. Not least of all in a bloody crime there were no footprints leading out of the house. But Hamilton was late, not arriving until 9:30. Today, John Hamilton resides in a maximum security prison, behind the walls where Valentine's Day has little meaning at all. Horton said John Hamilton neighbor. an affair when he called her before the slaying. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. "You could tell she was crying. home at 3056 Brush Creek Road. They took his clothes as evidence, and placed him in an interview room. A neighbor was about to give the cops the dish. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. The defense's expert, bevel, couldn't go that far. last telephone conversation that she and Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. And I didn't want any obstruction. . Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. After arriving at the crime scene, investigators placed john in the back of a police car. If you can get whiplash in a courtroom, that's what happened. And so, the motive was love lost. Still, there was the doctor's seemingly solid alibi. Wes Lane: This had a lot of dots to connect. Theo , Hamilton l bc s sn ph khoa ti nng thnh ph Oklahoma. The couple had exotic vacations and a beautiful house, and after 14 years of marriage, friends and family say they were inseparable, and very much in love. February 14th, 2001, would have been their fifteenth Valentine's Day together. The note made police question whether the Hamiltons' marriage was as happy as it had seemed, and they began to regard Hamilton as a suspect. "She 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. Even Susan's children were standing by their stepfather. Drag images here or select from your computer for Susan Shibley Hamilton memorial. According to the investigation, he was the perpetrator of his wifes murder. And you could overlay the pattern transfer right on top of the wound, and you see an immediate -- I mean, they match up. If convicted of first-degree murder, Hamilton, 53, could be sentenced to life in prison with or without the possibility of parole. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. In fact, she even told her best friend Sharry, "I don't believe John had an affair." Search above to list available cemeteries. And she gets very suspicious of it and confronts John about it. When asked if there shouldn't have been a blood trail in the house if the defense theory is true, Spruill said: "I would expect that. Something he'd noted and what would later be regarded as the atomic bomb of the trial of Dr. John Hamilton. 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 do on Perry Mason, but they don't in the real world.". John Hamilton, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Oklahoma City before murdering his wife in 2001, was a well-known obstetrician-gynecologist. Add to your scrapbook. Dennis Murphy: There are a lot of people, the ones who would think you are guilty are saying, "It's time for Dr. Hamilton to finally admit his guilt, be a guy, step up to the plate, and tell the story the way it was.". I told some people at the clinic, "I wish I had someone that would look at me the way John looks at Susan." In the week before she was 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.
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