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.