48 Hours Mystery: Love Lost

Nine months have passed since George Smith vanished into the sea. Still the FBI investigation continues, with no clear answer whether it was an accident or murder.

"I just feel that somebody committed this crime and I want them brought to justice. I don't think they should be walking around out there while my son is dead at the bottom of the sea," says George Smith.

The Smiths are unshakable in their belief. How else to explain the reports of arguing, furniture moving, the blood in the room.

"It was murder. It's clear in my mind that it was murder," says Bree.

48 Hours has confirmed that a small amount of blood was found on a towel, the bedding and possibly on the rug. The FBI has not said whose blood it is.

"It isn't like there was blood all over the room," says Gregg McCrary.

McCrary says blood doesn't necessarily equal murder. "In a crime scene where someone is beaten, you look for cast-off blood and spatter blood, and blood in motion, and all. There was none of that — at the scene."

But Dr. Henry Lee, the forensic scientist hired by Jennifer's family, says he has found evidence out on the balcony that other investigators may have missed.

Dr. Lee says he found biological evidence.

Asked what falls into that category, Dr. Lee says, "Biological evidence basically involve blood, serum and bodily fluid. But those evidence I cannot discuss right now because this is an active investigation."

Despite a provocative case for foul play, Bryan Burrough thinks George's death was more likely an accident.

"George Smith, like a lot of young American men, enjoyed a cigar. In fact, the smell of cigar smoke had been smelled wafting from his balcony before," says Burrough. "One possible scenario is that George was left alone in his room, wasn't ready to go to bed until his wife came home. Went looking for that last cigar. Went outside. Moving a piece of furniture, a chair up to the railing, and sat on the railing, while he smoked a cigar. He was very, very drunk. It's at least conceivable that he fell overboard while smoking a cigar."

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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.