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George Smith
Missing at Sea
A Psychic Investigation
by Marie Saint Claire


Mystic Echoes
An Underworld Tales Exclusive
© 2005 Underworldtales.com


Background Information:  I chanced upon this case when I was looking for the latest news about Natalee Holloway. I don't watch the news on TV, (I don't watch TV) but catch up a bit on what's happening in the world through online news articles, and it appears that this case didn't get much press because of the Holloway case. I had to dig deep to learn anything about the case at all.

In case you haven't heard about it, here are the facts in a nutshell: George Smith went on a honeymoon dream cruise on a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship, the Brilliance of the Seas. The ship was in the Mediterranean (international waters) between Greece and Turkey when George disappeared on the night of July 5. He'd spent the evening drinking.


Preliminary Thoughts: The chance of authorities solving this case are slim for many reasons. For one thing, the ship is owned by a Corporation in Liberia, in the continent of Africa which is currently in the middle of a civil war. Neither Greece nor Turkey are likely to get involved. The FBI can't do much either as they don't have authority where this incident occurred. The investigation has been run so far by someone who legally defends cruise ships and it has been suggested that some evidence has been covered up or obliterated.

And so, I decided to attempt to connect to this case in hopes that I can learn something that might shed light on this mystery for the family's benefit.


Psychic Connection: I look for three major things when I investigate a case: where the missing person is, why the incident happened, and who did it. I believe I found the answer to all three through my investigation.

The first thing I saw when I connected was red. Red means many things--anger, vice, passion, or blood. In this case, I believe the symbol leads to the killers, but I'll get to that later.

Please note also that George never actually spoke to me during this connection. Everything was shown to me via images.

After I saw the red, I saw the small cabin that Smith had occupied. The door to the balcony was open--a sunny blue horizon beyond. In particular, the unmade bed, which was on the right side of the cabin wall was the main focal point. I saw the bed from the right and the left as if I were floating around it. But then my vision went to the sides of the mattress as if I were at eye level with it. I strongly believe that George was trying to tell me that there was something under the mattress that his killers were after. Briefly, I saw a table or dresser next to the bed. There were things on and around it but I couldn't make out what they were. I believe that the killers looked there as well.

The connection broke, and I tried again a few minutes later. I was in the cabin again, and I saw a dark shadowy figure of a human being (literally) go around to the right side of the bed (the side facing the balcony) and get in bed and pull the covers up to him as if he were getting ready to sleep. I believe this means that George is haunting the ship and trying to go on as if he's still alive.

You might have heard of shadow people--or you may even have seen them yourself--they are spirits of the dead who either can't leave the earth plane or refuse to. This is only one form that a spirit can take.

"George," I said, "please, show me what happened."

Next, the scene changed I saw Smith tumbling over the rail and falling into the water--and then descending into the water's depths. I don't believe he was dead at the time that he was thrown over the rail (though he had a critical wound on the back of his head, which was bleeding profusely).

I kept asking him to show me what had happened, but didn't get anywhere and all suddenly went black. I believe that he's confused and angry about what happened to him. Who can blame him? He'd just gotten married and thought that his life had just began, when, in fact, he found death instead--all of his hopes and dreams stolen from him. The poor, dear soul.

Spirits have a tendency to want to focus on the moment of their death and their physical body instead of revealing how their death came to pass. That was the way of things here. Again, I urged George to reveal something that could resolve the case. "George, show me who your killers are."

The scene changed. I saw a full moon high above (I wonder if there was a full moon on the night he was killed) and then the blurry faces of three men briefly came into view--one after the other. It was very dark. Only a bit of light glowed on the faces. I hate to guess ages, because I'm not that great at it, but two of the men had a similar look (relatives perhaps) and I believe that they were in their late 20's or 30's. As for the other man, I just couldn't see him well enough to describe him.

The two that I did see both had dark hair, high cheekbones, narrow chins-- they had a bit of a hard look but were somewhat attractive. One was clean shaven, and the other had a moustache, perhaps even a short beard. I saw black leather as well though that doesn't make sense to me as it seems like it would be too hot to wear black leather in the Mediterranean.

One of these men works in a service field where he wears a brown uniform--perhaps involving some kind of machinery. I saw him putting a metal part inside a circular object and then turning a crank. Unfortunately, I couldn't see the name on the uniform.

Next, I saw these two sitting in a bar. I saw George walking down several long halls and when he entered the chamber where the men were, one whispered to the other. This leads me to believe that they had conspired against him and falsely befriended him.

The view went blank again, and I asked George if his wife was involved. I received no response.

And then I saw these two men in George's cabin after the incident. One was bending down. He's the leader of the two--probably the one who landed the fatal blow. One had a knife (I'm not sure whether it was used directly in the commission of this crime).

Then the connection broke.

Research:  Again, it's hard to find information on this case. It did strike me as strange that husband and wife would be apart on their honeymoon so I was immediately suspicious about the wife. But I hunted for information regarding her whereabouts and learned that she had been cleared of any involvement; that she had apparently passed out on another level of the ship the night that George went missing. They'd both had a lot to drink.

I also learned that many people in adjoining cabins heard strange sounds that night, including what sounded like a thump and then a scream, and that blood was found on the ship rail.

Conclusion:  After putting the clues I'd received in the vision together with the facts I'd found in my research, I believe that George was murdered by the two men in the bar or casino and that a third person was somehow involved. I saw the color red, which confused me at first...until I wrote down what that color could stand for and then turned to my research. I believe it indicates that the nationality of the two men is Russian.

During my research I learned that there were, in fact, two Russian men on the ship that George had been seen with. One account I read said that he'd spent a lot of time with these two men. In my opinion, the FBI should question these men more.

I believe that George was set upon by two men in the bar or casino. They befriended him and apparently earned his trust. He probably wracked up a gambling debt to them, and so they accompanied him back to his cabin that night for payment.

George either didn't have the money to pay them and they killed him out of rage. Or George had a lot of money in the cabin, and they decided to rob him and dispose of the body. This is how the mattress that George kept showing me fits in. They looked for something (money?) under the mattress.

In my research, I could not find whether any money or other valuables were reported missing from the cabin. If you've heard anything about that, please let me know.

The men attacked George, hit him over the head with some blunt object and then flung him over the rail. He was aware of himself sinking. Mercifully, death came quickly due to the head wound. He did not suffer long in the water.

Please pray for George and his family. Ask for a resolution of this case for their sake.

 



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