02-15-2012, 06:15 PM
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -
Day 2 of the Gabe Watson trial brought the first appearance of emotion from the defendant. During the playing of a recording of Watson's recount of how his wife died, he could be seen teary-eyed and dabbing at his face with tissues.
Queensland Police detective Kevin Gehringer continued his testimony on Wednesday. Gehringer was questioned if Watson seemed impaired in any way after his wife died. The detective responded that his demeanor was calm and he was able to provide a high amount of detail.
On Tuesday, jurors listened for more than two hours to audio tapes of the conversation between Gabe Watson and Gehringer. On those tapes Watson can be heard explaining what happened. He said that he and Tina started to swim back to the boat when he noticed she was going down. He said started to pull her, and at some point she reached up and knocked off his face mask. He is then heard saying that he grabbed his mask and put it back on, but had to let go of her to do so. He says he turned around to see what was going on and at that point saw her going down behind him.
At the time of Tina's death, the Watsons were in the town of Townsville, Queensland. They were diving at a historic shipwreck site called the Yongala, about 48 miles off the coast of the Great Barrier Reef. The Yongala is a steam ship that sank in 1911 and today it's a world-renowned dive site.
Prosecutors say that Watson killed his wife to get more than $200,000 of life and travel insurance money, while defense attorneys contend that the dive company had a hand in Tina Watson's death. The prosecution adds that Watson was a trained rescue diver and question why he was not able to or didn't pull Tina to safety.
Defense attorneys argue that both Gabe and Tina were both inexperienced divers. HORSESHIT, HE WAS A CERTIFIED RESCUE DIVER! They pointed the finger at the dive company itself, saying that the leader of the trip should have insisted that Tina take an orientation dive before going out, but they did not do so.
They also say that due to Tina's inexperience, she had too much weight during the dive and that caused her to sink.
Prosecutors say some of the passengers on the boat with the Watsons could take the stand as early as Thursday.
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Day 2 of the Gabe Watson trial brought the first appearance of emotion from the defendant. During the playing of a recording of Watson's recount of how his wife died, he could be seen teary-eyed and dabbing at his face with tissues.
Queensland Police detective Kevin Gehringer continued his testimony on Wednesday. Gehringer was questioned if Watson seemed impaired in any way after his wife died. The detective responded that his demeanor was calm and he was able to provide a high amount of detail.
On Tuesday, jurors listened for more than two hours to audio tapes of the conversation between Gabe Watson and Gehringer. On those tapes Watson can be heard explaining what happened. He said that he and Tina started to swim back to the boat when he noticed she was going down. He said started to pull her, and at some point she reached up and knocked off his face mask. He is then heard saying that he grabbed his mask and put it back on, but had to let go of her to do so. He says he turned around to see what was going on and at that point saw her going down behind him.
At the time of Tina's death, the Watsons were in the town of Townsville, Queensland. They were diving at a historic shipwreck site called the Yongala, about 48 miles off the coast of the Great Barrier Reef. The Yongala is a steam ship that sank in 1911 and today it's a world-renowned dive site.
Prosecutors say that Watson killed his wife to get more than $200,000 of life and travel insurance money, while defense attorneys contend that the dive company had a hand in Tina Watson's death. The prosecution adds that Watson was a trained rescue diver and question why he was not able to or didn't pull Tina to safety.
Defense attorneys argue that both Gabe and Tina were both inexperienced divers. HORSESHIT, HE WAS A CERTIFIED RESCUE DIVER! They pointed the finger at the dive company itself, saying that the leader of the trip should have insisted that Tina take an orientation dive before going out, but they did not do so.
They also say that due to Tina's inexperience, she had too much weight during the dive and that caused her to sink.
Prosecutors say some of the passengers on the boat with the Watsons could take the stand as early as Thursday.
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