There's a new lead in the case of a hiker who disappeared four years ago in Bryson City.
29-year-old Florida native Rossana Miliani came to the mountains in December 2005 to go hiking. She hasn't been seen since.
Now a private investigator hired by her family has released a police sketch of the man last seen with Miliani.
Steve Siske says the similarities between the man in the picture and confessed killer Gary Hilton are undeniable.
He wants people to pay particular attention to the graying hair around the man's temples.
That's because, according to witness statements, the man last seen with Miliani may have been wearing a hair piece.
Another similarity, is that the man told a store clerk he was a campground preacher.
Those are the exact words Gary Hilton used to describe himself when talking to police.
Hilton admitted to killing a female hiker in Georgia. He's the prime suspect in the deaths of John and Irene Bryant here in the mountains, and he's also charged in another killing in Florida.
Siske says he does not yet have enough evidence to name Hilton as a suspect in the Miliani case, but he does want to speak to Hilton himself.
Officers with the Bryson City Police Department are now distributing the police sketch around town, and hoping someone comes forward with more information.
By Heather Graf
Posted at 6 pm on 6/26/09
New Lead in Missing Hiker Case
Posted: Friday, June 26 2009, 04:48 PM CDT
