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John, the good doctor, was simply trying to counsel her. And I was wrong. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. On Feb. 8, after the victim learned of the cell phone calls, the defendant wrote Aguirre in a letter saying he could no longer be her doctor, she said. On this day, Valentine's Day, in 2001, abortionist John Baxter Hamilton bludgeoned his wife, Susan, to death in their Oklahoma home. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area Effectively managed high-volume of product sales. She said he would give her samples of medication she needed for depression when she didn't have the money to buy prescription drugs. But I do love you. For example, John Baxter Hamilton, the most prolific abortionist in Oklahoma City, crushed his wife's skull with a blunt object, then returned to his abortion mill to do more abortions. District Judge Ray Elliott also ordered. 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According to another source, he will be released from prison on Valentines Day 2021. John Hamilton: You know, I've come to find out that blood spatter is really junk science. If convicted of first-degree murder, Hamilton, 53, could be sentenced to life in prison with or without the possibility of parole. On February 14, 2001, the residents of Oklahoma City bore witness to a terrifying murder when Susan Hamilton was found strangled and beaten to death on her bathroom floor. Teresa Sterling: It was violent. Maybe he ends up terminating that to save his marriage. Testimony is expected to continue this morning before District Judge Ray Elliott. And you know, start her day off right before she got busy with her meeting. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton loved his wife to death, District Attorney Wes Lane told an Oklahoma County jury Thursday. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? It took the jurors just two hours to reach their verdict. Many people have been searching the internet for his date cause. Supervised and trained employees in office duties, computer programs, and phone dialog. The only thing that he could think of that it was consistent with was John Hamilton when he was beating her with that blunt instrument that was driving that up inside his shirt. Furthermore, he has previously requested a retrial, which has been denied each time. they thought the Hamiltons had We changed it to, instead, that-- Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love. Please send somebody quick. His attorneys have claimed that police had improper contact with Bevel, who is a former police officer, during the trial. John R. Hamilton Jr. John Ray Hamilton, Jr., 72, passed away at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on Friday, January 6, 2023. Then, Holly covers the case of Dr. John Hamilton who loved his wife Susan a little too much. Dr Hamilton was a talented obstetrician-gynaecologist in Oklahoma City. It was one of those moments. He and his wife, Susan, had met in 1985 at a friend's birthday party. If convicted of first-degree murder, Hamilton, 53, could be sentenced to life in prison with or without the possibility of parole. And so, the motive was love lost. John had an explanation for his wife -- the patient had been having serious psychological problems, and had even threatened suicide. Prosecutors claim the defendant had fingernail scratches on one of his shoulders when he was arrested. Product Description. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections) Dr. John Hamilton placed the initial 911 call after his wife was strangled and beaten to death in Oklahoma on Valentine's Day 2001. problems. Aguirre, also known as Nina, said she first went to the defendant for an abortion in the early 1990s, but she also saw him at his gynecology office. It looked like the start of an attempted -- and then abandoned -- clean-up. John Hamilton called his He was jailed immediately and denied any bail. Instead they uncover a horrific crime scene, with two badly mutilated bodies. Dick Horton: I don't think there was any question she wore the pants. Karen Reisig: I personally don't believe a physician could do-- a surgery, go commit a brutal crime of murder. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Dennis Murphy: You thought that the second operation was gonna be backed up? 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. John Hamilton, 53, ordered an expensive arrangement of red orchids for his wife, but he never got the chance to give them to her. On "Dateline NBC, as in his legal appeals, Hamilton criticized Bevel and the accuracy of his blood spatter analysis, which Hamilton called "junk science.. Martin described the victim as being jealous of her husband's time away from her. In the week before she was And there wasn't an objection. You can always change this later in your Account settings. But I didn't wanna believe that or give up. Please enter your email and password to sign in. One says, "The shoes is what convicts him." Taping him on the surveillance camera. Dr. John Hamilton, though, was ready to explain it all, and his version of the truth would be completely different than the prosecutor's. Danyelle shares three haunting love stories that end in tragedy. Prosecutors claim Susan Hamilton's flesh and blood found inside John Hamilton's car came from the clothes and the blunt instrument. On re-direct, Hamilton's lawyer tried to diffuse the bombshell testimony by suggesting that the spatter could have resulted from the doctor performing cpr. John Hamilton, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Oklahoma City before murdering his wife in 2001, was a well-known obstetrician-gynecologist. His defense team argued that there was no direct evidence that Hamilton was the murderer, noting that no murder weapon was ever found. general about patients calling If I really did it, if it would, if it would clear my conscience, but I didn't do it. I don't have anything to lose. Friends say that when they met each other, they made an instant connection. Dennis Murphy: There are a lot of people, the ones who would think you are guilty are saying, "It's time for Dr. Hamilton to finally admit his guilt, be a guy, step up to the plate, and tell the story the way it was.". Horton told the jurors her mother had jurors about the disagreement This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. But for John Hamilton, the fight wasn't over. But Susan Hamilton, 55, had been strangled with two neckties and beaten. A prominent doctor's wife is murdered on Valentine's Day. Wes Lane: So somebody would have had to come in, get enraged, surprised her, and thrown her to the ground, and done the rest. Tom Bevel: I was hired-- either the-- the next day, or within two days at least-- of-- of the actual crime-- by the defense. Tom Bevel: In order to say that, you have to have the murder weapon. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. If I was the guy they think I am, then, what do I have to lose by telling the truth? Susan Hamilton, 55, had been strangled with two neckties and beaten. The prosecutor refused to release additional information about the slaying that took place at 3056 Brush Creek Road. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? What Happened To Dr John Hamilton? ). Wes Lane, the prosecutor, was surprised to find he had an unpopular case on his hands. Ross Gardner: We took a one-to-one image of Mrs. Hamilton's head -- the injury, the laceration. Could a man have loved his wife to death. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Every avenue was checked. Online Bill Pay Boards, Committees, and Agencies Coronavirus Reporting Child Abuse requires every health care professional Click here for more information Statewide 24-Hour 1-800-522-3511 Posted on 06/17/2021 STAY CONNECTED! Today, John Hamilton resides in a maximum security prison, behind the walls where Valentine's Day has little meaning at all. Susan, in particular, became entangled with neckties, resulting in a severe head injury. A friend was combing Susan's clothes closet for something appropriate for her to be buried in, when she came upon something concealed in an underwear drawer. Or you wouldn't have had time to have gotten it off your clothing. "You could have heard a pin drop," remembers Lane. Lane backed up his theory with physical evidence. When left alone in the room, Hamilton seemed to be checking out his shoulder area. "I don't just snap," he said. Lane said a bloody imprint of what is believed to be the blunt instrument was discovered on the defendant's shirt. They had been living a privileged life with their four children, and John was known in those days for being a romantic man toward his wife. been upset because she suspected her Good amount of blood. And the only explanation of that event is the wounding to Mrs. Hamilton. "She And what do robbers take? Sounded like he was talking to Susan. What made John show his dark side? And I looked at the defense table which was over to my left. If you can get whiplash in a courtroom, that's what happened. Dr. Hamilton had a more simple explanation for being late. The scene was a bloody mess. Louise Shibley, the victim's John Hamilton: I don't know. Ever. He did not think it could have come from giving CPR. not kill his wife. The first-degree murder charge accuses Dr. John Baxter Hamilton, 52, an obstetrician and gynecologist, in the beating and strangulation death of his wife, Susan Shibley Hamilton, 55. "They have still got all kinds of scientific and technical evidence that has to be evaluated and reviewed, Martin said. Now this was the reasoning as prosecutors saw it: The doctor wanted the police to believe the crime had started as a robbery. I had a million thoughts were running through my head. Her skull had He had been up at dawn for a 7 am surgery at an outpatient clinic. February 14th, 2001, would have been their fifteenth Valentine's Day together. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The palm goes on the center of the chest, on the sternum. Wes Lane: This had a lot of dots to connect. "He (Hamilton) was really clinging to the defense lines that the blood result was not the way it was interpreted, Dennis Murphy, a "Dateline NBC reporter, told The Oklahoman on Wednesday. "I don't think it took very long at all. In 1987, John Hamilton married Susan, and his wife began working part-time at John's clinic.