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Missing hikers body found, ex-roommate says.
(2008, Jan.7) CNN.com.
Meredith Emerson, a 24-year old woman from Georgia, and her dog disappeared while hiking on Georgias Blood Mountain New Years Day. (Missing hikers body 2008)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008, the day Emerson disappeared several witnesses stated that “They saw Emerson on the hiking trail with a man named Gary Michael
Hilton.” (Missing hikers body 2008) Wednesday, January 2 ,2008, and Thursday, January 2, 2008, went by without another clue or lead in the case, but on
Friday, January 4, 2008, clues emerged some fifty miles away from where Emerson went missing. Emersons dog was found wandering around a Quick Trip convenience store. The discovery of the dog prompted Investigators to search the area around the Quick Trip store. In the stores dumpster Investigators found Emersons wallet with her identification card in it. Bloodstained clothing consistent with what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance was also found.. After searching the stores payphone record the Investigators found that Hilton had placed a call from the stores pay phone. That discovery lead Investigators to arrest Hilton on Saturday, January 9, 2008 and charge him with the disappearance of Emerson .The search for Emerson continued on Sunday. Investigators stated that the chances of finding Emerson alive are slim. Monday, January 7, 2007, CNN was told by Julie Karrenbaur, the former roommate Of Emerson that “Emersons body was discovered in the 25,000 acre Dawson Forest about thirty miles south of the state park where she went missing six days earlier.” (Missing hikers body 2008) Meanwhile, Hilton, shackled, showed no emotion while hearing the charges against him . In the end, Hilton was charged with kidnapping with the intent to cause bodily injury to Emerson.(Missing Hikers body 2008).
The death of Meredith Emerson angered, scared me, and had, and still has me asking myself questions, such as, am I safe to go wherever I choose? I am not so sure any more. I used to like to put on my running shoes, and take