The man charged with murdering a Georgia hiker earlier this month has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to life in prison. Wearing an orange jumpsuit and bulletproof vest, Gary Michael Hilton entered his plea today before a judge in Dawson County Superior Court. The 61-year-old drifter was charged with killing 24-year-old Meredith Emerson January 4th, days after kidnapping her from a trail at Blood Mountain in north Georgia. The judge told Hilton could be up for parole in 30 years, but will likely die in prison of natural causes before then.
