Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. But for John Hamilton, the fight wasn't over. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Taping him on the surveillance camera. Randy Scott: He has time to get back by the house 'cause their-- their house is very close to in between the two hospitals. MSNBCW : January 8, 2022 2:00am-3:00am PST - Internet Archive John Hamilton: Yeah. And, as expected, his take on the story told by the blood put his client, Dr. Hamilton, in a better light. sentenced to prison for life with or without the possibility of parole. John Hamilton, 53, ordered an expensive arrangement of red orchids for his wife, but he never got the chance to give them to her. And you could overlay the pattern transfer right on top of the wound, and you see an immediate -- I mean, they match up. "I don't just snap," he said. It was up inside the sleeve. The perpetrator then turned up the heat in the bathroom so the water in the shower would evaporate, he said. Vesta Hall: She was beautiful, vivacious, intelligent, just a really neat lady. According to another source, he will be released from prison on Valentines Day 2021. You can always change this later in your Account settings. A name that would shock everybody. And it was there they noticed something else odd. Inmate Search: John Baxter Hamilton 413355, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma "She was really upset that he If convicted, he could be And Susan's getting ready you know, trying to get dressed. After all -- nothing can bring back the beautiful, headstrong, woman they all loved. As is routine in domestic murders, the detectives would take a look at the spouse -- John Hamilton, himself. He said he performed a surgery around 7 a.m., then came home to exchange Valentine's cards with his wife. much I love your mother and I Oklahoma. She would've never hidden it in her underwear and all of a sudden the, you know, it just clicks that he's tryin' to make it look like a robbery. Dick Horton heard the story firsthand from the friend. Was he, in fact, late -- they theorized -- because he was killing his wife during those moments then trying to figure out what to do next? Things weren't nearly as bad as they portrayed them to be. Lane said a bloody imprint of what is believed to be the blunt instrument was discovered on the defendant's shirt. Could a man have loved his wife to death. 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. David Bradbury: He had one hand on her chest, one hand on her abdomen, attempting to do compressions in this manner right here. And we knew we had enough dots that if we get it to lay out in an understandable manner, we knew the jury would be hard pressed not to convict him. general about patients calling Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. And-- my children started, "Well, I'll never celebrate it again." "It was a shock to everybody, Hamilton said on the news program. Just the week before Susan was murdered, this wanted poster had been left for Dr. Hamilton. Ever. Dick Horton: I don't think there was any question she wore the pants. Now, keep in mind, John Hamilton was a doctor who performed abortions. Wes Lane: It was huge. Wes Lane: All the air in the courtroom was gone. link True Crime Videos Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Knowing that they were about to put his patient under anesthesia, Hamilton returned to the clinic, performed the surgery, and then came back home to finish cleaning up, Lane said. Now this was the reasoning as prosecutors saw it: The doctor wanted the police to believe the crime had started as a robbery. The prosecutor refused to release additional information about the slaying that took place at 3056 Brush Creek Road. At around 8:30, he bumped into his former medical partner, Dr. Karen Reisig. PDF DISCIPLINARY ACTION REPORT - Tennessee afford them. 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. She had been strangled with two of his ties, and her head had been smashed so badly that parts of her brain were exposed. Angela Horton testified Friday in Oklahoma County District Court that her John Hamilton: Oh, sure. The doctor, according to the prosecution's version, now had to cover up his frenzy by going back to perform his second surgery as though nothing had happened. He wants everything in control in order. Susan Johnston: I said, "Susan, I don't think it's true. Two years after their first date, they married at a local country club. The doctor was then ushered away, as police wondered who might have committed such a brutal attack. By the time the prosecutor had wrapped up his case, he'd laid out a theory of what happened -- that the doctor had used the neckties to pull his wife down from to the ground, then bashed her head in with that murder weapon never found. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. "You have to with what has happened in this country.". Susan's friend, for one, believed him, and encouraged Susan to do the same. tears.". To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Aguirre testified His wife, Susan, worked twice a week at the abortion clinic. John Hamilton: Listen, I'm a doctor, I've been trying CPR. Susan, then 39, and John, 37, each had two children from their first marriages. Hamilton was wearing bloodstained clothing, but no shoes or necktie, while the victim had a necktie around her neck. "His face showed After all, only two people in the world knew what was really going on inside the Hamilton marriage. 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. John Hamilton: I talked to the surgery nurse and she said, "The surgery before yours started 30 minutes late.". . 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. Please enter your email and password to sign in. His former medical partner, for one, thinks that would be impossible. After 14 years of marriage, John Hamilton murdered his wife. clinic two days a week. And both John and Susan had received threatening phone calls that week. What Happened To Dr John Hamilton? So he runs by that house. How about a candlelit dinner and a champagne toast to love? Hamilton, a frequent target of protesters opposed to abortions, was arrested about six hours after he made a 911 call reporting that he thought his wife was dead. Coffey testified that the defendant, also a friend, called her almost daily that last week, talking about the couple's problems. City obstetrician charged in fatal beating of wife - The Oklahoman He told Primetime he made the calls to the stripper because she was "in real need of attention.". Watching. Hamilton had told the 911 operator he was performing CPR. John Hamilton: My wife's, my wife, my wife I think my wife is dead. He's crazy about you. And I was wrong. Dick Horton, sometimes worried for his ex's safety. Gibson Paul found himself getting dumped on Feb. 14, 2011, grabbed a gun and opened fire . "We talked in Steve Jimerson: Susan's children, when it first happened, were calling me, trying to find if I had knew of any reason somebody or some person might have been there. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Is Lane Kiffin Married To Girlfriend Jennifer Dardano?Lane Kiffin, a well-known football, Is Melanie Martinez Alive Or Dead? JUSTICE STORY: My deadly Valentine, tepid holiday card held key to This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. loyal patients, former employees and fellow physicians, all standing behind the doctor. The dancer said Hamilton told her he loved his wife and didn't want to get a divorce. day. Then, Holly covers the case of Dr. John Hamilton who loved his wife Susan a little too much. I can only speculate how. Tom Bevel, a veteran of almost three decades with the Oklahoma City P.D. Lane backed up his theory with physical evidence. Add to your scrapbook. John Hamilton: I still believed that the system would work. 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. Still, there was the doctor's seemingly solid alibi. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. or more times a day. Dick: They had to find the stripper. But the most damning blood evidence of all, may have been found in the doctor's car. It was Susan's good jewelry. said Johnston, who also is married to a doctor. "She loved him," Coffey said her friend told her every day for a week before she was killed. Watch Forensic Factor Season 2 Episode 3 - My Bloody Valentine Online Now Like the observation made by detectives at the station that he seemed to be checking out scratches to his shoulder? District Judge Ray Elliott also ordered. They were kind of a unit in that regards. We're going to vigorously, steadfastly and as carefully and conscientiously as possible defend this case to the very end. neighbor. He and his wife, Susan, had met in 1985 at a friend's birthday party. Even the prosecutor, Wes Lane, had to admit that John had been telling the truth about that suspected affair. But that Wednesday morning, John arrived home from the hospital, and found a horrific scene: Susan, lying beaten and strangled on their bathroom floor. RealChoice: Valentine's Day Murder - Blogger Steve Jimerson: They all said he was just as normal and jovial as he always was. Testimony is expected to continue this morning before District Judge Ray Elliott. On Valentines Day 2001, John Hamilton murdered his wife Susan. The jurors, all women and the youngest members on the panel, wiped their eyes with tissues while Dr. Jeffrey Gofton, a forensic pathologist for the state Medical Examiner's office, testified he believes Susan Hamilton, 55, died from possibly three blows to her head with a blunt instrument. Something happened in that bathroom that absolutely triggered him, which he grabbed the ties, and he then, surprised her, and in his rage, did all the rest of the work. "She Two months before her death, they fought over the defendant giving his son money without Susan Hamilton knowing about it. 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. And here's the thing about that timeline: John had to have left the house by 9:20 to make it back to the hospital by 9:30, when he was seen scrubbing up for surgery. Aguirre said he was calling her 10 or more times a day. By that afternoon, police had taken the doctor down to the station. with John Hamilton. Daughter of Kamille Kareen and Louise Sibley.Mother of 2 children.Lived to age 55 years.Murder victim. Dennis Murphy, Dateline NBC: Who was she? A random intruder? Now he would be able to tell his side of the story. Doctor sentenced for wife's killing - NewsOn6 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. Dennis Murphy: And that you can almost envision whatever that murder weapon is, the-- the bludgeon coming right down on poor Susan's head causing the blood spatter. Melanie Martinez is a talented singer. One unanswered question for investigators is how the killer got out of the house at 3056 Brush Creek Road without leaving a bloody trail. Dennis Murphy: Jurors saying, "Look at this shirt. In 1987, John Hamilton married Susan, and his wife began working part-time at John's clinic. However, before the trial Bevel had also found some blood spatters in Hamilton's right sleeve that the prosecution expert had overlooked. together at the defendant's All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. GREAT NEWS! 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. And so, the motive was love lost. In December 2001, ten months after the Valentine's Day killing of his wife, Susan, Dr. John Hamilton was being tried for her murder. And while he may have stepped over his boundaries professionally, he said he never had an affair with her. Five Valentine's Day crimes of passion - G3 Box News she hadn't done before. trips. When police arrived, they observed Hamilton doing chest compressions on . All rights reserved. I don't have anything to lose. By then there'd been that neighbor's tip about problems in the Hamilton marriage.