Missing Man's Widow Says He Mixed Booze with Pills
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- The widow of a Greenwich man who disappeared during their honeymoon cruise three years ago says her husband mixed alcohol with prescription drugs the night he vanished.
The widow, Jennifer Hagel Smith, says her husband's family has refused to acknowledge the possibility that George Smith's intoxication from alcohol and prescription drugs may have been a factor in an accidental death.
Instead, Hagel Smith accused Smith's family or their representatives of describing a crime scene in the cabin of the ship that didn't exist.
Michael Jones, a lawyer for Smith's family, said the comments were not accurate.
Hagel Smith's comments come in new court filings and a public statement related to an appeal by Smith's family of a $1 million settlement between Royal Caribbean and Hagel Smith.
George Smith vanished somewhere between Greece and Turkey. His body has never been found.
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