Friday, June 14, 2002
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Friday, June 14, 2002 |
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More police testimony in Watson case By JOHN
MUNFORD
Jim Watson did not ask how his wife died upon learning that her remains had been found in 1999, a witness testified in court Thursday. Capt. Brian Weaver of the Fulton County Police Department said that Jim Watson "seemed visibly upset" and paced back and forth in a hallway at the couple's southeast Fayette home when Weaver, along with Fayette County Sheriff Randall Johnson and other police officers, came to Watson's home to inform him of the discovery. In fact when Jim Watson first opened the door to the officers he said something like, "I don't want any bad news," Weaver testified. Beverley Watson's remains were found off a dirt and gravel road in a heavily wooded area of south Fulton County in March of 1999. Beverley, 33, disappeared in 1997. Police found only some of her bones, including part of her skull that was compared to her dental records to positively identify that the remains were indeed hers, a Fulton Co. medical examiner testified Thursday. A witness who oversaw the recovery of Beverley Watson's remains from that heavily wooded area testified earlier that the remains showed evidence they had been disturbed by wild animals. In the murder indictment filed by Fulton County prosecutors against Jim Watson, 39, officials indicated they do not know how Beverley Watson died. The medical examiner's office was unable to determine her cause of death, witnesses have said. As of presstime Thursday afternoon, the defense planned to call one more witness before resting in the case. A defense attorney stated in court Thursday morning that they are undecided whether Jim Watson will take the stand.
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