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Scott Watson (born 28 June 1971) is a New Zealander who was convicted in May 1999 of the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope on his boat ''Blade'' on 1 January 1998. The bodies of Smart and Hope have never been found. A sonar search of the entrance to Tory channel, an area of interest to the investigating police, found "there is no indication that the missing remains of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope are present or visible on the sea bed inside the search area".〔T.P. Grubb, Lieutenant Commander Royal New Zealand Navy, ''Operation Tam Maritime Assistance Post Activity Report of RNZN to Operation TAM'', 22 September 2000.〕 Watson is serving a life sentence with a non-parole period of 17 years. The New Zealand Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by Watson. In 2003 Watson's lawyers Mike Antunovic and Greg King applied to the Privy Council which found no grounds for further appeal. Watson maintains he is innocent and over the years, his case has attracted considerable media attention. A 'jailhouse' witness who testified against him at his trial publicly recanted his testimony shortly after the Court of Appeal hearing.〔(Witness confesses: I lied about Scott Watson ), NZ Herald 8 November 2000〕A book published by Mike Kalaugher in 2001,〔(The Marlborough Mystery, ) Mike Kalaugher, Random House〕 a television documentary by Keith Hunter in 2003〔(Sounds of Disquiet, ) North & South magazine, p48〕 and an IPCA report about the case in 2010〔(Inquiry slams police over handling of Watson case ) NZ Herald 15 August 2010〕 all cast doubt on the integrity of the police investigation. Watson himself spoke to the media for the first time when he was interviewed by North & South journalist Mike White in August 2015 saying he was an "easy target" for police because of his criminal record.〔(Scott Watson breaks silence on Ben Smart, Olivia Hope murders ), Stuff 15 Nov 2015〕 ==Disappearance of Smart and Hope== In 1997 Ben Smart (aged 21) and Olivia Hope (aged 17) celebrated New Year's Eve together at Furneaux Lodge in the Marlborough Sounds with 1,500-2,000 other partygoers. After leaving the party at about 4.00 a.m. on 1 January 1998, they discovered that the boat they had arrived on, the Tamarack, was overcrowded. They decided to go back ashore to look for alternative accommodation and transferred to a passing water taxi driven by Guy Wallace, who became a key witness in the case.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate=10 October 2015 )〕 Wallace had three others on board: a young couple later identified as Hayden Morresey and Sarah Dyer, and an unaccompanied man. According to Wallace, Morresey and Dyer, the man offered Ben and Olivia a place to stay aboard what he said was his vessel, which Wallace described as a two-masted ketch. After transferring Ben, Olivia, and the man to the vessel, Wallace dropped Morresey and Dyer off ashore. Ben and Olivia have not been seen since.〔(Sounds of Disquiet, ) North & South magazine, December 2007, p 46.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scott Watson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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