medical examiner found no signs of sexual assault. she had been strangled with some neckties. then, the perpetrator drove her head on to the floor many times. death was caused by repeated blows to her head with a blunt object. the wound to her forehead or the left side of the head was substantial and massive. i think that weapon has to be a weapon of opportunity. it has to be something that was in that environment that was accessible to that person. in a search for suspects, investigators learned that an anti-abortion group planned a demonstration in front of the hamiltons home. we were able to determine that the house had been picketed, as well as a permit to picket that residence had been attained within a month of the time of this homicide. at the crime scene, investigators found no evidence
neckties from his closet and strangled her. once unconscious, he hit her head on the floor, and struck her with a blunt object. this created the medium-velocity blood spatter found on his shoes and on the inside of his shirt cuff. before he could clean up, the hospital paged him for his next surgery. so he took his bloody trousers and the murder weapon and left for the hospital, leaving the back door open. that s how susan s blood and hair got inside his car. how dr. hamilton disposed of the murder weapon and bloody trousers remains a mystery. at the hospital, dr. hamilton scrubbed up for his second operation, washing away the forensic evidence. but he was still wearing the shoes covered with his wife s
medical examiner found no signs of sexual assault. she had been strangled with some neckties. then, the perpetrator drove her head on to the floor many times. death was caused by repeated blows to her head with a blunt object. the wound to her forehead or the left side of the head was substantial and massive. i think that weapon has to be a weapon of opportunity. it has to be something that was in that environment that was accessible to that person. in a search for suspects, investigators learned that an anti-abortion group planned a demonstration in front of the hamiltons home. we were able to determine that the house had been picketed, as well as a permit to picket that residence had been attained within a month of the time of this homicide. at the crime scene, investigators found no evidence of a break-in, but they did find a potential clue.
on the morning of valentine s day, prosecutors believe that the couple exchanged cards, and they argued about susan s not-so-veiled message inside. i don t believe i would have ever wanted to get this from my wife for valentine s day. it wasn t one of the more cheerful ones that you want. forcing an exchange of thoughts about one another, thoughts that maybe would have been better aired with a counselor in the room. the evidence suggests that dr. hamilton went to the hospital and performed one operation, and then returned home, possibly with an attempt toward reconciliation. prosecutors say the couple argued once again. in anger, hamilton took several neckties from his closet and strangled her.
day, prosecutors believe that the couple exchanged cards, and they argued about susan s not-so-veiled message inside. i don t believe i would have ever wanted to get this from my wife for valentine s day. it wasn t one of the more cheerful ones that you want. forcing an exchange of thoughts about one another, thoughts that maybe would have been better aired with a counselor in the room. the evidence suggests that dr. hamilton went to the hospital and performed one operation, and then returned home, possibly with an attempt toward reconciliation. prosecutors say the couple argued once again. in anger, hamilton took several neckties from his closet and strangled her. once unconscious, he hit her