Name: Dalton Gilmer.
Died: July 5, 2004 (Body found).
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Fletcher, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s.
Details:
Dalton lived in a psychiatric hospital. His son arranged for him to be moved to a facility closer to home, picked him up, and instead of taking him to the new facility, strangled him and dumped his body at the side of the road.
Case Status:
Vince Gilmer (Son); sentenced to life; spent 17 years in prison. Compassionate release after developing Huntington’s disease.
Sources:
Doctor, convicted of murder, released from Va. prison two years after pardon
MSGT Dalton Donald “Don” Gilmer Jr. (1940-2004)
Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde
The Unusual, Unsettling Crimes of the Other Dr. Gilmer
Hospital transfer being considered for physician serving life sentence for killing, mutilating his father