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Murder on Blood Mountain

By Rachel Plotnick

 It has been barely a month since 24-year-old Meredith Emerson left her home on New Year?s Day with her faithful dog, Ella, a black Labrador. With Ella following closely alongside her, Meredith set out on a day-long hike in the rugged mountains of the Chattahoochee National Forest located some 90 miles north of Atlanta. An experienced hiker who?d had training in martial arts, Meredith was familiar with the area and the fact that it connected with the Appalachian Trail that extends from Georgia to Maine. Previously a resident of Longmont, Colorado, Meredith had recently relocated to Buford, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, and had been to the forest area on prior occasions where she had jogged with a friend. However, when she failed to return home on Tuesday evening, January 1, 2008, Meredith?s friends and relatives became worried and reported her missing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Bizarre Crimes of the Week on February 07, 2008 (boomark / email).