jury by a vote of 12-0 advise and recommend to the court that it impose the death penalty on gary michael hiltoness as the results were read. two weeks later, an equally emotionless hilton listened as the judge pronounced his sentence. >> it is ordered and judged that you gary michael hilton be sentenced to death for the murder of sheryl dunlap. may god have mercy on your soul. >> in april, gary michael hilton was sent to florida's death row for the murder of dunlap. last month he was shackled and sent to north carolina and indicted in federal court there for the murders of john and irene bryant. the government alleges the serial killer murdered the elderly couple in october of 2007, shortly before killing sheryl dunlap and meredith emerson. law enforcement officials from across the southeast have now met with hilton multiple times in an attempt to find out how many more of his victims there might be out there. >> you believe that there are four deaths connected here? >> at least. >> you think there are others? >> i think there's certainly the potential to be others. i don't know that we'll ever