At the Hands of a Stranger (37 page)

Hilton was arraigned for kidnapping with bodily injury shortly after his arrest.
(Photo courtesy of GBI)

Hilton was cleaned up and his beard shaved several hours after his arrest.
(Photo courtesy of GBI)

Dawson/Hall County DA Lee Darragh represented the State at Hilton's sentencing. A plea bargain took the death penalty out of consideration after Hilton agreed to show police where he had left Emerson's body.
(Photo courtesy of Dawson/Hall District Attorney)

Superior Court Judge Bonnie Oliver accepted Hilton's confession and guilty plea, pronounced him guilty of murder, and sentenced him to life in prison without parole.
(Photo courtesy of AP World Wide Images)

Hilton, in body armor, is escorted from the court after sentencing. He was extradited to Florida and arrested for the kidnapping and murder of missionary nurse Cheryl Dunlap.
(Photo courtesy of AP World Wide Images)

The entrance to the Leon Sinks Geological Area, where Cheryl Dunlap was kidnapped by Gary Hilton.
(Photo courtesy of Linda Watts)

Glenda's Store, where a number of witnesses spotted Hilton while he camped in the Apalachicola National Forest.
(Photo courtesy of Linda Watts)

The pay phone outside Glenda's Store, where several witnesses testified they spoke with Hilton.
(Photo courtesy of Linda Watts)

Lead defense attorney Ines Suber sits with Hilton at the start of his trial for the murder of Cheryl Dunlap.
(Photo courtesy of WCTV)

Prosecutor Georgia Cappelman examines a printout of Hilton's brain scan during a recess in the trial.
(Photo courtesy of WCTV)

Hilton smiled as he left the courtroom after the first day of his trial for Cheryl Dunlap's murder.
(Photo courtesy of WCTV)

Hilton gave the WCTV camera a hostile stare as the court prepared to reconvene after a recess.
(Photo courtesy of WCTV)