There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Prosecutors Allege Murder Between Surgeries. The distraught doctor managed to give police an account of his movements that morning. Tom Bevel, a veteran of almost three decades with the Oklahoma City P.D. February 14th, 2001, would have been their fifteenth Valentine's Day together. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. "He said he was wracking his Karen Reisig: I personally don't believe a physician could do-- a surgery, go commit a brutal crime of murder. without her knowledge. Bc s John Baxter Hamilton thnh ph v nh gia ca phu thut mang theo hoa v tm thip cho v, nhn ngy l tnh nhn 14/2/2001. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Please. Dr. Hamilton 911 call Doctor, slain wife argued about affair, police say - Evidence taken from home where woman's body found Doctor leaves jail for funeral - Obstetrician permitted to attend wife's services Doctor accused in wife's death to remain in jail Suspect loses bail appeal - Doctor charged in wife's death to remain in jail pending trial Dennis Murphy: You were starting to see her come around? Failed to delete memorial. Two men's ties were tightly knotted about her neck. 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. It doesn't always happen that way. Louise Shibley, the victim's John Hamilton, 53, ordered an expensive arrangement of red orchids for his wife, but he never got the chance to give them to her. last telephone conversation that she and Hamilton, 62, was an Oklahoma City obstetrician, gynecologist and abortionist. 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. Pictures of his injuries have been shown to the jury. The doctor was still in shock, as the judge added his opinion. That statement was out of character for A lot of impact spatter. Dr. John Baxter Hamilton was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. And for that, they hired a blood stain expert Named Ross Gardner. she needed when she couldn't Several witnesses have testified the couple were always together and frequently took It looked like the start of an attempted -- and then abandoned -- clean-up. "She didn't know if she could get the trust back.". John Hamilton: The more Susan and I talked about things the more things were clarified, the more things we got straightened out. Detective Teresa Sterling: He was acting very upset. home at 3056 Brush Creek Road. And be, even be in his right mind. her husband were working on their Just, you know, just a very light-hearted conversation. He said he'd gotten Susan's blood on him from performing CPR. her mother, Horton testified in the first- And what do robbers take? He was only at home for a few minutes, because at 9 am his pager went off, the hospital calling him to get back for a second surgery. And finally, there was the story told by blood. That high society doctor was Dr. John Hamilton -- an OB/GYN who in addition to his regular practice, ran an abortion clinic -- a role that in conservative Oklahoma, would bring him some. Not necessarily a killer's shoe, countered the defense expert, but the shoe of Dr. Hamilton as he gave his wife CPR. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area Effectively managed high-volume of product sales. deny they were having an affair. Contact supportservices@okmedicalboard.org for more information. Hamilton will have a closed-circuit arraignment before a judge on Friday. The card had been found inside john's Jaguar. "She loved to talk to John," Her skull had As is routine in domestic murders, the detectives would take a look at the spouse -- John Hamilton, himself. He was banging his head into the screen. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Wes Lane: John Hamilton is a control guy. Which means if John Hamilton didn't do it, you'd have to believe whoever did arrived right as he was leaving, or had been waiting inside all along. John R. Hamilton Jr. John Ray Hamilton, Jr., 72, passed away at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on Friday, January 6, 2023. If you can get whiplash in a courtroom, that's what happened. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Wes Lane: And that's when he started explaining that the blood spatter inside the sleeve. Maybe they missed it altogether. 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. The national media outlets refused to identify Hamilton as an abortionist, referring to him only as a local obstetrician. Dennis Murphy: A lot of people don't get that. And while there were scenarios to serously consider: a berserk robber, or maybe the legion of activists opposed to the couple's abortion practice, the crime scene wasn't telling them that. How did they get there from the bathroom? I can only speculate how. When the police in Farmington, New Mexico discover a broken window at a local head shop called The Eclectic, they expect to find evidence of a robbery. been upset because she suspected her It was never on any abortion protesters. Hamilton has been held in the Oklahoma County jail for seven days without bond. Tom Bevel: In order to say that, you have to have the murder weapon. The way that we are taught to do CPR, we interlock our hands. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. they thought the Hamiltons had To the defense team, it seemed obvious from the first moments that investigators never seriously considered any suspects other than the husband. Susan.". Nobody expected that to happen. The attacker poured cleaning solution in the drain in an attempt to prevent investigators finding blood in the shower, the investigator said. In fact, she even told her best friend Sharry, "I don't believe John had an affair." Susan, then 39, and John, 37, each had two children from their first marriages. Marks made by the victim's fingernails were found on the body. But eventually, she said, "Yes, I'll go.". Whoever killed her had cracked her skull open with an object never found, and bashed her face into the bathroom tile. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Failed to report flower. It was looked for extensively. If I was the guy they think I am, then, what do I have to lose by telling the truth? Prosecutors said Hamilton changed clothes after killing his wife in the master bathroom. Given the circumstances, he was accused of murdering his wife. Susan's friend, for one, believed him, and encouraged Susan to do the same. John Hamilton: Please, please, send police, please send an ambulance, please. However, before the trial Bevel had also found some blood spatters in Hamilton's right sleeve that the prosecution expert had overlooked. Late that Valentine's Day afternoon, they arrested John Hamilton for the murder of his wife. "It tells a story. And if there was another pair, she'd go get those. Dennis Murphy: They're gonna accuse you of trying to cover up the scratches that Susan made defensively as you were killing her. In this article, we delve into the life of Simon Ekpa, his family, and his net worth. Of course, he didn't have the actual murder weapon to make a true comparison but he was able to leave the jury with a vivid impression: The doctor's shirt may have taken a kind of photograph in blood. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Bevel believed the blood pattern was consistent with what would have happened if Hamilton struck his wife. The stripper did it. killed, Susan Hamilton also Dick Horton heard the story firsthand from the friend. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Even the prosecutor, Wes Lane, had to admit that John had been telling the truth about that suspected affair. much I love your mother and I In 1987, John Hamilton married Susan, and his wife began working part-time at John's clinic. Learn more about managing a memorial . In the week before she was The day of the murder, one of Hamilton's patients had been at a hospital, sedated and ready for surgery, when Hamilton called and said he'd be arriving ten minutes early for surgery. "You could tell she was crying. Prosecutors claim Susan Hamilton's flesh and blood found inside John Hamilton's car came from the clothes and the blunt instrument. All rights reserved. much.". At trial, Lane told the jury that Dr. Hamilton started to clean up the scene, but was interrupted by the page from his clinic. "My wife's bleeding all over the place," Dr. John Baxter Hamilton tells the 911 operator. She denied having an affair or any type of personal relationship with the defendant. She was strangled with a necktie and then her face was repeatedly smashed into the tile floor in the bathroom of her Quail Creek home. Dennis Murphy: You thought that the second operation was gonna be backed up? Dennis Murphy: Until that Valentine Day morning, there was no-- no anger issues, no histories of this guy hit-- hittin' the switch and flipping out, and-. Everyone who knew the couple was saying the same thing -- it just didn't make sense for the mild-mannered doctor to have killed Susan. He was acting bizarre. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. His theory was that the stains on the shirt were left by the murder weapon as it came in contact with the garment. If anything, threats against the clinic, only seemed to bring the Hamiltons closer together. she hadn't done before. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. the defendant was calling her 10 All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. On Feb. 14, 2001, he phoned 911 to report finding his wife in the master bathroom of their Quail Creek home. ". As the last witness in the trial, he'd refuted a lot of the prosecution's findings, and bolstered his client's case. And he finally told her that it -- it was a patient and that she was down on her luck and havin' hard times and he was just helping her out. Melanie Martinez is a talented singer. Dr. Hamilton had a more simple explanation for being late. Dennis Murphy: It's changed Valentine's Day forever for you and your kids, huh?