(AP) - Authorities have found the body of missing hiker Meredith Hope Emerson.
A major announcement was scheduled for tonight in the case in Dawson County, in Georgia. A source close to the investigation said Emerson's remains had been found.
Today, a judge denied bond Monday for the 61-year-old man accused of kidnapping Emerson. Gary Michael Hilton did not speak during his first appearance,
Hilton is charged with kidnapping with intent of bodily injury but District Attorney Stan Gunter said Monday it is likely that he could face additional charges in the 24-year-old Emerson's disappearance as the case develops.
Meanwhile, authorities say they are exploring a possible link between the disappearance of Emerson and the presumed killing of John and Irene Bryant. They're a couple in their 80s who disappeared in October while hiking in the western North Carolina mountains.
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