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10 years later, friends, officials reflect on tragic loss of Meredith Emerson
Hiker slain by serial killer in 2008
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May 2007 photo released by Pat B. Mitchell via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Jan. 3, 2008, Meredith Emerson is seen with her dog Ella, in Flowery Branch, Ga. The 24-year-old hiker was murdered Jan. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Pat B. Mitchell via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - photo by Scott Rogers
In the years since Meredith Emerson’s death, Brent Seyler will go back to Blood Mountain and sometimes leave flowers. He thinks about “her spunk” and how she was someone to “live each day to its fullest.” “She just had a strength about her, and that’s the one thing I’ve always remembered about Meredith,” Seyler said.