Unfathomable;

Question 1

• Accused:

Answer 1

Gabe Watson (the victim’s husband)

Question 2

• Victim:

Answer 2

Tina Watson

Question 3

• Facts of the Case:

Answer 3

• the couple had been on a honeymoon trip to the Great Barrier Reef in AUS
• incident occured on the 22nd Oct 2003
• couple met in college, together for a year before they got engages, and was married to eachother for 11 years
• Gabe was a salesmen
• Gabe had prior experience to scuba diving (as a rescue driver), Tina was relatively new
• Good weather conditions, however there was a strong current
• The couple denied the ‘Orientation Dive’ lesson
• After their first dive, there were issues with Gabe’s diving computer.
• When they went in for their second dive, the tide has had decreased. - Gabe left Tina sinking to the bottom of the reef.
• Gabe was 15 m away from the surface.
• No reasonable hypothesis as to why Tina could have died.
• Detectives assume that Tina was fighting for her life before her death. - Forty to forty-five minutes of CPR was given to Tina by medical professions on the boat.

Question 4

• Outcome:

Answer 4

• Gabe Watson was originally charged with murder.
• Gabe Watson (the offender) plead guilty to manslaughter.
• Gabe Watson received the sanction/ and was convicted of manslaughter. He got 4 ½ years, however is served an 18-month minimum sentence.