48 Hours Mystery: Love Lost

Yet nine months later, it's still an open case. All four boys and their families are still living under the scrutiny of the FBI.

"There is no reality of any of this. It's just a bad dream," says Dr. Askin.

"Have you thought at all about the other family, about the Smiths and what they must be going through?" Storm asks Dr. Askin.

"I can't imagine," he replies. "And I know they have said some things about our son. And one thing they need to understand. He tried to help their son. He liked their son."

The blood on the canopy was washed off within hours of George's disappearance. But that image will haunt the Smiths forever. Now advocates for maritime safety, they're fighting so others won't experience their pain.

"The cruise industry doesn't respect life," says George Smith. "One body to them means nothing."

"If anything comes out of my son's murder on his cruise ship, it will be that somebody will be saved," Maureen adds.

"As time goes by, it doesn't get better, it get's worse," says Maureen. "Because you don't have that person in your life."

Not only is George gone from their lives. So is Jennifer.

"We welcomed Jennifer back in our home after George disappeared. She was actually the closest thing we had to George. She actually slept in George's bedroom," explains Bree.

But that closeness turned to mistrust as the Smiths came to believe that Jennifer knew more than she was telling them.

"We put some space there. We were frustrated by the lack of information coming from Jennifer and it was difficult for us," Bree recalls.

On June 25th, George Smith and his family should be celebrating his first wedding anniversary. Instead, just ten days later, they will be mourning the first anniversary of his death.

"We just want his murder solved so we can lay him to rest," says Maureen. "And we will not rest until we find out."

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[jamooreem]

Here is hoping that she treats her 2nd husband better than her first. The husband and wife made very poor choices but I watched 48 hours and I believe the 4 men definitely had something to do with it. That being said - her "public intoxication and going off with the casino manager. Also, what new bride gets drunk and kicks her new husband in the groin - not a stable one and one definitely that seems to have a substance abuse problem - not to mention an anger management. I still believe she had something to do with his disappearance.

[bananabear2000]

where is the video to this one?

[MrDurka]

@alenajoy Who said anything about rape?
If george hitting the canopy created the blood stain, where is the body? It's difficult to tell just from the pictures featured on this episode but the canopy looks like a flat surface. And wouldn't that suggest the body should have remained there? Otherwise, whoever pushed the body off the canopy and overboard is the killer. Very possible it was an accidental death, very possibly homicide, not enough info, and terribly investigated. The cruise liner are scumbags for not co-operating btw.

[77DarkHorse7]

It is obvious. It was a psychotic episode brought on by the consumption of absinthe. He probably jumped off the balcony thinking it was a trampoline. That stuff can make your own hand look like a lizard.

[AlenaJoy]

After studying this situation, here's what I feel is obvious, given eye witness accounts and the witness of the security official in the cabin next to the Smith's. The security officer heard the moving of furniture, he heard partying and felt and heard a loud thud. There was blood in the Smith cabin and that proves there was an injury. I believe George Smith was partly to blame for his own death because of very bad decisions on his part. He drank until he was publicly intoxicated and couldn't return to this room without help. But I also blame the male companions because they saw his state and continued to allow him to drink, or plowed him with alcohol. They clearly had a greater sense of their behavior than George did by that time. Therefore, they should be held more accountible than George. If they had left George's room immediately, George would most likely have gone to sleep. But it may be that their state by that time was distorted, having much to drink also. But George Smith couldn't get back to his room without help and they remained in George's room for some time, continuing to party. It seems fairly impossible by that time that George would have been capable of leaving the room on his own, after his male companions left. If he did, it's conceivable that he would fall overboard. But how would that be possible, since he had consumed more alcohol in his room? Therefore, his male companions are surely at fault. If George's cabin was empty when others returned his wife there, his male companions removed George from his room and pushed him overboard. There is no other possibility in my mind. It may be that George became beligerant in his room, creating aggression from his companions. In their state of mind, they may have killed him without intent. But I believe they must have removed him from his room and that they are to blame for second degree murder. They also need to come to trial for the rape. The victim hasn't followed through on that and she should. But overall, I don't feel Royal Carribean is at fault. I believe they were cooperative and did their duty. The ball dropped somewhere between the Smith's and their US investigators and the Turkish security. Follow through was not the duty of Royal Carribean. It was the duty of the Smith family to follow through and bring this to trial. It is high time that the Smiths press charges against all of George's male companions on that ship and it's high time the rape victim pressed charges and brought that to trial as well. All of the male companions need to serve time for second degree murder and rape in my opinion. They are all responsible for public disorder, public intoxication, criminal negligence, death and rape. They need to see prison for a long time because they were a critical part of both of those crimes.