. gary hilton s trial for the florida murder of sheryl dunlap began in february, a little more than three years after he had pleaded and skatd the death penalty in georgia. but there was no chance a plea deal in this tallahassee courtroom. he might be doing life in georgia, but this was a capital murder case. if convicted, hilton could die by lethal injection. remember, lead prosecutor georgia cap elleman couldn t tell the jury about hilton s conviction in the emerson murder or mention he was the prime suspect in the north carolina double homicide nor tell the jury anything about the slasher in the forest movie deadly run that he d help make. ms. dunlap found herself in a situation and ultimately came to an end that is something we only think about in nightmares. she spent two days with mr. hilton before he decided it was time to murder her in cold
gary hilton s trial for the florida murder of sheryl dunlap began in february, a little more than three years after he had pleaded and skatd the death penalty in georgia. but there was no chance a plea deal in this tallahassee courtroom. he might be doing life in georgia, but this was a capital murder case. if convicted, hilton could die by lethal injection. remember, lead prosecutor georgia cap elleman couldn t tell the jury about hilton s conviction in the emerson murder or mention he was the prime suspect in the north carolina double homicide nor tell the jury anything about the slasher in the forest movie deadly run that he d help make. ms. dunlap found herself in a situation and ultimately came to an end that is something we only think about in nightmares.
welcome back to dateline extra. after being sentenced to life in prison in georgia for the murder of meredith emerson, gary hilton faced trial in florida for the murder of cheryl dunlap. the prosecution s case would include a wealth of forensic evidence and some chilling audio tapes. four years after her murder, would there be justice for cheryl? here again is dennis murphy. gary hilton s trial for the florida murder of cheryl dunlap began in february 2011, a little more than three years after he d pleaded and skated the death penalty in georgia. but there was no chance of a plea deal in this tallahassee courtroom. he might be doing life in georgia, but this was a capital murder case. if convicted, hilton could die by lethal injection. remember lead prosecutor georgia cap l man, couldn t tell the jury about hilton s conviction in the meredith emerson murder, or mention he was the prime suspect in that north carolina
bayonet had slashed cheryl dunlap s tire. and that was it for the defense. gary hilton declined to take the stand. do you wish to testify? no. one in 63 million in her closing argument, the prosecutor reminded the jury of those big number dna matches. what are the odds that somebody else s dna is on that sleeping bag other than cheryl dunlap? one in 11 trillion caucasians. inez suber s close for the defense was far more limited than her witness list might have suggested. we have absolutely no evidence, no direct evidence that mr. hilton committed murder. the jurors began their deliberations. cap l man and her boss waited for them to return their verdict. you ve done a lot of trials. is this just another day at the office? no. oh, no, it s never. when you re waiting for a verdict, your palms are sweaty and your heart is beating and you re very nervous.
gary hilton s trial for the florida murder of sheryl dunlap began in february, a little more than three years after he had pleaded and skatd the death penalty in georgia. but there was no chance a plea deal in this tallahassee courtroom. he might be doing life in georgia, but this was a capital murder case. if convicted, hilton could die by lethal injection. remember, lead prosecutor georgia cap elleman couldn t tell the jury about hilton s conviction in the emerson murder or mention he was the prime suspect in the north carolina double homicide nor tell the jury anything about the slasher in the forest movie deadly run that he d help make. ms. dunlap found herself in a situation and ultimately came to an end that is something we only think about in nightmares. she spent two days with mr. hilton before he decided it