Gabe Watson acquitted in honeymoon murder

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Thanks Tina Watson told her best friend -- bridesmaid Melinda Clayton.

That she was going to try scuba diving on her honeymoon.

Melinda is joining us right now.

I thank you very much on the circumstances especially for coming on the program so how did -- that tell you she.

Felt about the prospect that she'd be scuba diving on her on him.

Now she does vary.

Excited about going to Australia -- animals.

And Australia that she was nervous about learning down to escape that pressure.

So it was a prospect dead -- gave her some.

Some reason for for fear.

Right right yet she.

She let me know that she was nervous and it it it panicked or a little bit to learn how to -- it here in town.

That like I said she was excited to go ever to Australia had -- just you know.

You could tell us how you feel that the verdict I think I know how do you feel about Gabe Watson now he's remarried and all the rest of it have you feel about him.

Made it really just makes my stomach sick.

I don't know all we ever wanted was for this to go before a jury.

To hear that evidence that things that I and then the things that the handling -- That's -- ever -- and was it for it to be heard.

By a jury and it just enrages me that this judge felt.

That he needed to take it upon himself.

I -- to just go ahead and dismiss the entire case -- book aside from that Tommy nails dismissing the case.

What evidence do you think should have been admitted that was not -- moment.

I think that definitely need the reenactment.

I think definitely need the videotape of him and cutting the flower arrangements off of the -- I think a lot of things just said a lot about his character.

That.

They kind of try to cover up happily -- tell me about that the vandalizing the grave what was that really what really happened there we see the video of him.

Taking the flowers -- the -- what in the world was he doing.

I really well I have been told that sense.

That they had been watching the flowers on the grave to see actually where they were going.

And local police department had -- something to watch to see you know exactly he was taking them off.

What does -- take them off the detective and holing had told me you know doubt go back up there because we don't.

We don't know what his motive is we don't know you know if he's dangerous.

I mean why why would you do that -- -- right.

It's disgusting and Melinda thanks -- why do you do it.

Well one thing one reason may be the fact that it was the Thomas family that place those flowers there and placed them there numerous times obviously in his and -- With Tina's family.

They -- they place flower arrangements there he was against them doing that there he's against them having any kind of visitation rights.

Now there's a fight as to where Tina lives and rest.

Because that Thomas Stanley now wants that.

Her body to be moved so that they can all of the sudden you know she can rest in peace finally it's and he wants control of of the dead body and he caused the death.

We know I've been at eight pled guilty to manslaughter of a creeped by you I wish him.

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