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O/T It was going to cost as much or nearly as much as a new computer. This was at Best Buys and the geek squad.
Missing Georgia hiker--Meredith Emerson, 24 #3
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O/T It was going to cost as much or nearly as much as a new computer. This was at Best Buys and the geek squad.
Hi
Most hikers these days pick up trailnames. Trail names basically started to describe "Thru-Hikers" , which on the Appalachain Trail mean doing Ga-Maine or Maine to Ga all at once.
Gradually over the years even day hikers got into the act and picked up trail names.
As far as GMH is concerned, I cant remember if I had seen a thread asking about a possible trail name for him.
I am a Whiteblaze regular and wish to say that there in fact are several threads in there that might be of use. When something like this happens, especially to a hiker on or around the Appalachain Trial it kind of sets off a frenzy. Whiteblaze members, (of course there are the lurkers) come from the hiker ranks, the trail administrations, law enforcement, etc.
It seems to become a well connected site on trail and outdoor recreation related to hiking issues.
The recent attack it got was news to me this morning whenI tried to log in. That was apparently after they were tring to fix it as I didnt get any black screen with ahand and such.
This doesnt happen too often there. it is a great site.
Most hikers these days pick up trailnames. Trail names basically started to describe "Thru-Hikers" , which on the Appalachain Trail mean doing Ga-Maine or Maine to Ga all at once.
Gradually over the years even day hikers got into the act and picked up trail names.
As far as GMH is concerned, I cant remember if I had seen a thread asking about a possible trail name for him.
I am a Whiteblaze regular and wish to say that there in fact are several threads in there that might be of use. When something like this happens, especially to a hiker on or around the Appalachain Trial it kind of sets off a frenzy. Whiteblaze members, (of course there are the lurkers) come from the hiker ranks, the trail administrations, law enforcement, etc.
It seems to become a well connected site on trail and outdoor recreation related to hiking issues.
The recent attack it got was news to me this morning whenI tried to log in. That was apparently after they were tring to fix it as I didnt get any black screen with ahand and such.
This doesnt happen too often there. it is a great site.
Just in case no one posted this, here is Meredith's MySpace page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=168655599
Last login: 12/31/2007
Mood: Pissed off......
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=168655599
Last login: 12/31/2007
Mood: Pissed off......
I went to that site (which I have done in the past)very early this morning and got very bazare screen. Black, saying nasty stuff...
Just went to the site and it states, server is down because of a intrusion.
O/T: I'd NEVER recommend the "Geek Squad" to ANYONE... I'm a certified IT professional. I'd never charge as much as the Geek Squad and I'd have to say I'm much more highly qualified than their "associates". Try independent IT consulting firms in your area, next time you need computer assistance. Usually they have very reasonable hourly rates ($40-75 an hour) for in-home service and may even offer a free 1/2 hour to an hour for "discovery" of your problem. The "Geek Squad" will render you penniless and their ultimate goal is to up sell you to a new computer anyways...
Okay, enough of the O/T convo! LOL I could go on and on all day long about their incompetencies! LOL :doh:
Hilton also went by the name "Mack"...I recall reading this on the True Crime Weblog yesterday. Also, he referred to himself as a paratrooper on the Cherokee Co. Sherriff's dashcam video. I think you may very well be onto something. Law enforcement needs to know this location so they can interview the owner.
God, that is SO creepy. I can't even begin to fathom how many people have crossed this demon's path!
GlitchWizard
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This is exactly why Geek Squad and others can charge you so much money - people don't know. My advice is always to call someone you know is good with computers before you call a repair guy. Chances are, some teenager they know can come fix it for free or a batch of cookies.
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Doesn't the ATM machine keep your card after you've entered the number wrong after after a certain number of times? I believe that this is a security precaution in case your card is stolen.
My guess would be he would only intimidate those he felt vulnerable or weakened in some way like being lost or having a flat tire. He was Mr. Im a good ole boy, love ya with the deputy.
SeriouslySearching--
Here is a post I made on Steve Huff's site. If you wish, please consider adding it to the potential victims thread:
More than ever, I believe GMH should also be explored as a suspect in the Alicia Showalter Reynolds and Winans/Williams cases from 1996 in VA.
Darrell David Rice is most likely the Route 29 stalker, and although Reynold's disappearance on March 2, 1996, coincides very tightly with the timing of those events, her case seems different. Rice's motive seemed to be sexual and involved a hatred of women. Reynold's murder, however, involved themes that might sound more "familiar" due to the recent Bryant, Dunlap, and Emerson cases. Here are some snippets from the Reynold's case found at http://www.readthehook.com/ stori...talker.rtf.aspx
"Evidence pointing to foul play quickly emerged. At 1:15 that first afternoon, a woman on Clay Street in Culpeper, which is about five miles from where Alicia had been abducted, found her Citibank MasterCard and called the number on the back to report it..." and "...[a]lso recovered the afternoon of March 2-- but not turned in to the State Police until March 8-- was a black parka, later identified as the one Alicia had been wearing. It was found in Madison County on Route 626, less than a mile east of Route 29, at about 2:30pm. On March 9, the last items-- several more credit cards-- were found in Culpeper." A stolen parka and stolen credit cards? That does not sound like Darrell David Rice's MO, but it does sound like GMH's MO.
As one final tie in, the Route 29 stalker (again, Rice does seem to be the guilty party in these stalkings), often flashed his vehicle's headlights, and if the woman stopped, he would state he saw "sparks" coming from under the woman's car. There would be no need to "look under the hood." However, in the Reynold's case, "the man and woman [Reynolds] were studying the engine; some observers saw her getting into his truck. She was never seen alive again." As with Dunlap's flat tire, did Reynolds actually have car trouble?
Reynold's body was found "May 7...in a rural part of Culpeper County...under several fallen logs in a gully that was invisible from the road." No details regarding the MOD or COD have been released, but I would be interested to know if those would now sound "familiar" too.
Note--spring 1996 was after GMH's 1995 conviction for theft by taking and after he "beat" his roommate, showing an escalation in personal violence. [He also did not settle into his Insulated Wall Systems job until 1997/1998].
All in my opinion.
Here is a post I made on Steve Huff's site. If you wish, please consider adding it to the potential victims thread:
More than ever, I believe GMH should also be explored as a suspect in the Alicia Showalter Reynolds and Winans/Williams cases from 1996 in VA.
Darrell David Rice is most likely the Route 29 stalker, and although Reynold's disappearance on March 2, 1996, coincides very tightly with the timing of those events, her case seems different. Rice's motive seemed to be sexual and involved a hatred of women. Reynold's murder, however, involved themes that might sound more "familiar" due to the recent Bryant, Dunlap, and Emerson cases. Here are some snippets from the Reynold's case found at http://www.readthehook.com/ stori...talker.rtf.aspx
"Evidence pointing to foul play quickly emerged. At 1:15 that first afternoon, a woman on Clay Street in Culpeper, which is about five miles from where Alicia had been abducted, found her Citibank MasterCard and called the number on the back to report it..." and "...[a]lso recovered the afternoon of March 2-- but not turned in to the State Police until March 8-- was a black parka, later identified as the one Alicia had been wearing. It was found in Madison County on Route 626, less than a mile east of Route 29, at about 2:30pm. On March 9, the last items-- several more credit cards-- were found in Culpeper." A stolen parka and stolen credit cards? That does not sound like Darrell David Rice's MO, but it does sound like GMH's MO.
As one final tie in, the Route 29 stalker (again, Rice does seem to be the guilty party in these stalkings), often flashed his vehicle's headlights, and if the woman stopped, he would state he saw "sparks" coming from under the woman's car. There would be no need to "look under the hood." However, in the Reynold's case, "the man and woman [Reynolds] were studying the engine; some observers saw her getting into his truck. She was never seen alive again." As with Dunlap's flat tire, did Reynolds actually have car trouble?
Reynold's body was found "May 7...in a rural part of Culpeper County...under several fallen logs in a gully that was invisible from the road." No details regarding the MOD or COD have been released, but I would be interested to know if those would now sound "familiar" too.
Note--spring 1996 was after GMH's 1995 conviction for theft by taking and after he "beat" his roommate, showing an escalation in personal violence. [He also did not settle into his Insulated Wall Systems job until 1997/1998].
All in my opinion.
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I posed this question to commentators at my blog: Has anyone else wondered if this guy's name is even Gary Michael Hilton?
In the 60s and 70s it was pretty easy to steal a new identity, if you knew what you were doing. GMH's past is so nebulous in so many ways, it occurred to me a few days ago to wonder if that was even the name he was born with. That I found a Gary Michael Hilton in a database who died in Georgia in the 80s, a GMH who would have been within 10 years of this guy's age, only made the question more persistent.
At the moment I'm 80% certain that he is who he says he is, but I figured I'd toss this question out there, see if it had occurred to anyone else.
Steve/Mr. A
In the 60s and 70s it was pretty easy to steal a new identity, if you knew what you were doing. GMH's past is so nebulous in so many ways, it occurred to me a few days ago to wonder if that was even the name he was born with. That I found a Gary Michael Hilton in a database who died in Georgia in the 80s, a GMH who would have been within 10 years of this guy's age, only made the question more persistent.
At the moment I'm 80% certain that he is who he says he is, but I figured I'd toss this question out there, see if it had occurred to anyone else.
Steve/Mr. A
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Another sleuther and I were discussing that very thing. I surmised that there would have been info on that person as well at some point. Has anyone been able to trace anything further back than 1972?
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Below is the earliest entry on my timeline:
1970-1972 He had a Florida chauffeur’s license from 1970 to 1972, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/BREAKINGNEWS/801100327
1970-1972 He had a Florida chauffeur’s license from 1970 to 1972, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/BREAKINGNEWS/801100327
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I agree that this may not even be his real name. I think in order to really find out we need to see if he has a military record.
I searched the MIA/POW and casualty databases to see if anyone with that name had died or was MIA and there was not. However the name "Hilton" has always been associated with vets to refer to The "Hanoi Hilton" which was was the major prison used by North Vietnam for POW's. You almost wonder if he took 2 of the names of his buddies he was in 'nam with and threw Hilton on the end because they were imprisoned there.
I searched the MIA/POW and casualty databases to see if anyone with that name had died or was MIA and there was not. However the name "Hilton" has always been associated with vets to refer to The "Hanoi Hilton" which was was the major prison used by North Vietnam for POW's. You almost wonder if he took 2 of the names of his buddies he was in 'nam with and threw Hilton on the end because they were imprisoned there.
Just in case no one posted this, here is Meredith's MySpace page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=168655599
Last login: 12/31/2007
Mood: Pissed off......
I noticed the "pissed off" mood too. I remember her boyfriend saying that the airlines had lost her luggage the day before she disappeared. I had assumed that's why she was pissed off.
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