As many people have heard, Georgia lost a beautiful young girl on New Year’s Day. Meredith Emerson was a hiker that set out with her dog on New Year’s Day in the North Georgia mountains. She was allegedly killed by a drifter named Gary Hilton. I have been a therapist for more than 10 years and I can tell you that the look in his eyes scare me. I see a man that has likely had a long history with mental illness, that truthfully may have never been diagnosed. I pray that people are slow to rush to judgment and allow the judicial process time to work in this case. Mr. Hilton needs a full mental evaluation so that any outcome at his trial will not overturned based on an undiscovered mental health issue. I am saddened that Meredith died and I pray that you will keep her family and friends in your prayers.
