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Forensic Files

Deadly Valentine

Forensic Files

HLN

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

An obstetrician returned home from the hospital and found his wife on the floor of the bathroom; she was covered with blood, not breathing. He tried unsuccessfully to revive her, staining his clothes with her blood in the process, and then he called 911. His version of events was not supported by the blood spatter evidence, and investigators had to determine why.

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0:00.0

A beautiful home, an affluent woman, a vicious murder, while her husband mourned,

0:09.0

investigators searched for clues.

0:12.0

A greetings card, an exotic dancer, and an operating room schedule showed investigators

0:19.0

a side of medicine they hadn't seen before.

0:31.0

It was Valentine's Day 2001, and Susan Hamilton had a busy day planned.

0:40.0

Her husband, Dr. John Hamilton, was an obstetrician.

0:44.0

Susan ran his medical clinic.

0:47.0

Susan Hamilton was the proverbial trophy wife.

0:51.0

By all accounts, she was a star.

0:56.0

And he was indeed a very fortunate man to have her.

1:03.0

But Susan never left the house that day.

1:10.0

Dr. Hamilton was performing surgery all morning.

1:13.0

When he finished, he stopped home on his way to his office to give Susan some flowers for Valentine's Day.

1:23.0

Once there, he found the back door wide open.

1:27.0

Upstairs in the master bathroom was his wife unconscious.

1:32.0

If I did my wife, she'd do anything.

1:35.0

Why am I my wife?

1:37.0

We get all the posters.

1:38.0

Dr. Hamilton tried to revive her, but it was too late.

1:42.0

In this case, the attacker was in complete control.

1:45.0

It's unfortunate, but I don't think Mrs. Hamilton really stood a chance.

1:50.0

The killer apparently escaped through the Hamilton's back door.

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