Gabe Watson was tried for the murder of his wife, Christina, in the Queensland Supreme Court at Brisbane on 5 June 2009. He said he was "not guilty" of murdering
the Clark County Sheriff's Office are also involved in the search effort. Several of the search vessels are equipped with sonar equipment and surface-based locating devices. Portland and Gresham share a dive team as well but divers have not been deployed, said Gabe Watson, spokesman for Portland Fire.
Date: May 28, 2012
Category: U.S.
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Finances threaten delay in prof's Ala murder trial
request is granted, it would be the second time in a year that finances stalled a major case in the state. A judge in Birmingham cited budget shortfalls in delaying the trial of a man accused of drowning his wife during their Australian honeymoon eight years ago. Gabe Watson was acquitted last month.
Date: Mar 08, 2012
Category: U.S.
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'Honeymoon Killer' Holiday Card Featured Joke, Dead Wife
against Watson, whose wife Tina Watson died on a scuba diving trip during the couples 2003 Australia honeymoon. Nicknamed the honeymoon killer,Gabe Watson served 18 months in an Australian jail after pleading guilty to a negligent manslaughter charge for failing to save his wife of 11 days. But atintentionally harmed Tina, buthas faced a barrage of criticism over how he acted after Tina Watsons death. Friends said they were disturbed when, during a gathering following Tina Watsons 2003 funeral, Gabe Watson showed honeymoon photos of Tina Watson standing next to signs warning of drowning danger.Two months later, Kayton said she received Gabe Watsons Christmas card, which she said featured a wedding picture of Gabe and Tina Watson, along with the message: Whos that good-looking guy standing next to Tina in the picture?But Gabe Watson told Elizabeth Vargas that the card which was sent to dozens of people was simply referencing an inside joke from the wedding. Before the wedding ceremony, Watson said, one of Tina Watsons friends asked Whos this good-looking guy?
When Gabe Watson finished his sentence in Australia in November 2010, the country deported him to the United States with an agreement from Alabama and federal prosecutors that he wouldn't face the death penalty, a requirement under Australian extradition law.
The Birmingham News ( http://bit.ly/wXW6cl ) reported that Gabe Watson said he worried for years after the 2003 death of his wife of 11 days, Tina Thomas Watson, that he should have done more to save her life.
country was acquitted of murder in Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday. A judge ruled prosecutors lacked evidence to prove Gabe Watson intentionally killed his wife. Watson, 34, had faced life in prison without parole if convicted of murdering his wife of 11 days, 26-year-old Tina Thomas Watson, in 2003.
Date: Feb 24, 2012
Category: U.S.
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Gabe Watson's Father 'Relieved' After Son's Murder Case Dismissed
Watson's lawyer Brett Bloomstom said his client "hopes this will be the end of this case and that it will be put behind them." Gabe Watson claims his wife panicked, and when he went to help her, she accidentally knocked his mask and regulator off. By the time he recovered, she had drifted out of hi
In opening statements, prosecutors said that Tina Watson's father, Tommy Thomas, would tell the court that his daughter came to him shortly before the wedding to say that Gabe Watson asked her to increase her insurance to $130,000. The father told her "not to worry about it" now, but tell Gabe WatsoNail's ruling came two days after the judge sent the jury out of the courtroom and scoffed at prosecutor Don Valeska's suggestions that Gabe Watson took back his wife's engagement ring before she was buried as evidence of his greed.Tommy Thomas' allegation that Gabe Watson was after his daughter's money appeared to take another hit today when defense lawyer Brett Bloomstom asked him, "Do you know Tina's estate valued was $3,000 at time of her death?"Tina Watson drowned while scuba diving with her husband in strong currents off the Great Barrier Reef. Gabe Watson claims she panicked and when he went to help her, she accidentally knocked his mask and regulator off. By the time he recovered, she had drifted out of his reach.He told the court that Gabe Watson told him by phone shortly after his daughter died that Tina Watson gave him a thumbs-up, meaning she wanted to surface. Months later, when the father asked Watson why he didn't take her to the surface when she gave a thumbs-up, Watson allegedly said it meant that s