Man (David Swain) Found Guilty of Murdering Wife (Shelley Tyre) while SCUBA diving
David Swain of Jamestown, Rhode Island, nearly got away with murdering his wife, Shelley Tyre, during a scuba diving trip to the British Virgin Islands ten years ago. Prosecutors called it a “near perfect” murder, but this month a jury has convicted him of murder – and he may spend the rest of his life in a Caribbean prison.
Even though Ms. Tyre was an experienced diver, police had written her death off as a tragic drowning accident. But Tyre’s parents were convinced that Swain had killed their daughter, and they filed a civil suit against Swain in Rhode Island. In 2006 the state of Rhode Island found that Swain was responsible for his wife’s death and awarded the Tyres $3.5 Million; that judgment convinced the British Virgin Islands to charge Swain with murder. During the trial, the prosecution claimed that Swain had found a new girlfriend, and killed his wife for her inheritance of $630,000. The jury convicted Swain unanimously. Swain’s attorney plans to appeal.
It is unfortunate that time after time, men choose to kill their wives to pursue an affair or another romance instead of just divorcing the wife. They always get caught. No matter what the circumstances, people should consider getting a divorce and dividing the assets; violence is never the answer. Even a lengthy divorce is better than going to prison. You can find out more details about this case at US man convicted of scuba death of wife in BVI.
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