The amount of times these men said ‘We were all together.... we didn’t split up’ ... kinda makes it sound like they split up 🧐

They interviewed the men as a group? That’s shocking police work. Dear god.

“He’s dead in the chair already” that’s an interesting choice of words... It’s almost like his subconscious is trying to take any blame away from him.

The clip with them interviewing them, it sounds like a rehearsed story and you can tell they're guilty af.

From different stories I've heard, if a crime occurs during a cruise, don't expect justice. That is very scary. I'm so sorry for George's bride and their families.

WHY aren't there more cameras on Cruise Ships? I will never understand that.

If my husband isn’t by me when I wake up... I’m looking for him. Not going to a damn spa 🤦🏽‍♀️

This could not be repeated enough, never ever let any strangers know how much money you have especially when you are on vacation. Another good practise is not to get shit-faced drunk while on vacation.

I feel like the Turkish authorities should have separated those guys and interviewed them individually.

This is just another case that makes me never want to take another cruise in my life. I think these incidents happen far more often than we even know.

“that’s not in our jurisdiction. it happened on open ocean..” oh, so does she need to run it by the open ocean police?? like wtf????? 🙃🙃🙃

When the guy said, “End of story end of story”, that just raised red flags for me also how they were all getting excited talking over each other also was weird they should’ve questioned them separately because you can hear different answers 💁🏾‍♀️

Cruise lines should really have their own police force on every ship. That way jurisdiction doesn't get lost and justice actually stands a chance. I can't believe they didn't pay to fly her home! She had just lost her husband on their ship. Mind is blown.

If George was taking Clonazepam regularly for a panic disorder he definitely should not have been drinking alcohol.

Emilie was very smart to know to take a picture instantly. That kind of evidence can be messed up so easily

they should've drug tested his wife as it sounds like she was drugged during this...

You could do a whole series about people who went missing on cruise ships. Stories like this are frighteningly common and handled equally as poor by the authorities and cruise company representatives.

Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine which would amplify the effects of alcohol. That may be why he was described as not handling his alcohol very well.

So he can't remember what else they ate or much else, but he remembers there was swiss cheese on their tuna sandwiches??

Notice how they insisted they had burgers until the interviewer said that burgers take awhile to cook, then he said "oh I think it was mainly just tuna fish sandwiches." He realized burgers would give them all enough time to get back to the room so he tried to think of a quicker food.

It's suspicious that all of those men would say she left with another guy

Sounds like they were robbing him, going through his room for valuables. He probably saw them and then there was a fight and they dumped him over.

what jennifer did, settling the estate behind his parents' backs was super shitty. they lost a child and then she just betrayed them...for what? i think in this case it's very obvious that those men attacked (or even killed) george in an altercation, then threw him overboard. it's extremely sad and scary.

Danelle, I'm really impressed with your skill in presentation of these true crime stories. You are so natural, personable, articulate, intelligent and engaging to watch and listen to.

The wife is sketchy. The 4 men are sketchy. Cruises are sketchy. Turkish authorities are sketchy.

Anxiety medication mixed with alcohol can be a horrible situation. The reason he seemed so drunk was likely because you’re not supposed to mix benzo’s and alcohol

What’s creepy as hell is that it seems like Jennifer, George and the girl those guys assaulted were all drugged considering they were all blacking out when around these guys

I think it was a setup. They prolly drugged their drinks. So it looked like an accident

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Hmmm...these guys killed him. The neighbors testimony literally proves it especially since their are 2 different individuals reporting the same thing.

They should’ve said to that guy “there was no log of any food being delivered to your room that night” and see his facial expression and see what he said after 🤷🏼‍♀️

Probably a small point, but the off-duty officer claimed to see "three" men leave the room after the commotion . While there were four men total accused of this disappearance, could it be possible that the fourth man wasn't in George's room, but purposely in his own room, while the other three were in fact in George's room, making those few short calls for room service in order to have a "concrete" alibi for the four men? Not sure if this matches all the timeline points, but could be something interesting...

She was in a wheelchair 4 hours prior and still didn’t miss her massage?? That’s how serious women take their relaxation, man.

When you started talking about the money, I was thinking maybe that's what the moving of the furniture and slamming of doors was them looking for money in the room. I feel those boys are guilty.

I can’t believe they closed the case when it was clearly those boys!!!!! I can’t imagine how his family and wife feel, this is awful and heartbreaking ☹️

That group interview.... Really?! I don't think it takes a professional to know that's such an incompetent move. Why would they do that! The investigation was so unbelievably botched . And hearing that the Russians laughed and mocked Georges death made me sick to my stomach :( It's truly awful. So sad that his wife also went behind his parents backs when it came to getting him any sort of justice. Over all, one of the saddest cases to me. Definitely foul play.

You can order whatever you want and you order ..”tuna fish sandwiches”? On that note, these guys killed him. Just my opinion.

I think maybe the reason the police officer that called the security for the noise complaint seen only three men leaving the room is because one man left early to go and call room service for the alibi

Some of the shoddiest police work I've ever seen. I can't believe they had a group interview just for all of the boys to say "we were all together. we were all together"

Danelle: he's missing from the ship Me: Is there a life insurance policy and is the wife the beneficiary?

Did anyone else catch the guy say "he was already dead in the chair" then later he kept saying "end of story". Watch his eyes too. chillllssss

BOYCOTT ROYAL CARIBBEAN!!!!!!!! That is beyond horrific!!!! How are you going to leave a grieving young wife in a strange country alone!?!?!?!

“I told you I’m gangster” like wtf I’m sorry that’s so corny 😩

Dont understand how a "cop" in the next room hears strange commotion and his "cop radar" not go off!?!? Heard too many crazy stories from cruise ships... Thank u, next

I’d love to see more videos on cruise ship disappearances. The whole industry is pretty shady. I don’t really know what to think of Jennifer tbh

Those men are 100% guilty!!!!!!!!!! they are super vague in their "alibi" and super sketchy

by hearing these kind of cases all I can say is "never get drunk with someone you don't trust".

Amazing - how someone could kill George Smith as if they were flicking a cigarette across the sidewalk.

Too many people out here going missing on cruises 😭😭😭. I am tooo terrified to go on one. Wait-Royal Caribbean is trash for just leaving her in a foreign country like that 🤦🏽‍♀️. What????

They were absolutely drugged, and I'm guessing that robbery was a motive. George was likely hurt badly before they tossed him overboard; that might even be why they thew him off the ship. This sort of crime is far too easy to get away with on a cruise ship.

Maybe it's just me and perhaps other couples dinynamics are different, but I found it really weird how she just woke up and went straight to get a massage without questioning where her newly husband is after a long night or partying? I've never been on a cruise , but usually when I travel with my husband (especially alone) we always keep track of each other and we're usually together. I would have definitely woken up concerned or even upset my husband didn't sleep in the same room as me. 🤔 And how did she even wake up at 7 to get a massage if she wasn't in her room until like 4am? Something odd about that?

From the get-go I didn't believe the men's story about Jennifer going off with another man. That irritates me so freaking much!!!! And whywhyWHY were they interviewed as a group?! I don't trust them at ALL

Do cruise ships now have external cameras? I feel like they should have cameras pointed to all points where someone could jump (or be pushed from).

There NEEDS to be more laws and procedures for curse ships. There r to many unfortunate deaths at seas that NEVER get solved

I might've missed this but , was the blood tested? Was it definitely Georges??

I find it super interesting and sus that one of the guys in the group interview (don't even get me started on the fact that they were all interviewed together) said that george was "dead in the chair" i guess that could be chocked up to some kind of language barrier and slang for drunk af but considering the circumstances that doesn't seem like the wording that should be used...

Cruise lines are notorious for covering up crimes that happen on their ships! Even if they (their crew members) were not involved in the actual crime

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Someone repeating “goodnight” sounds to me like one person had another in a choke hold from behind and was saying that as the dude in the choke hold was passing out.

I lived on that cruise when I was little since my dad worked there and remember that incident. We walked past their room every day and one day it was covered with police tape and the guard said that she was held in there. It was rumored that she and/or the other men pushed him out of the window after an argument. the whole thing got super big and everyone had to get off the boat so the whole cruise got delayed. Don't really know what i believe, the whole thing is super sad and super sketchy :S

So many people go missing on cruises! They need better policies and procedures. They need more cameras and security rounding!

And his wife is sketchy too. I'm sorry but when you wake up after a night like that you would most likely feel a sense of panning and want to make sure your husband is ok. I can't imagine waking up knowing that I was blacking out and I can't remember what happened and my husband isn't in the room and just thinking I'm going to go to the spa I would want to know he's safe knowing that I was in a very unsafe situation such as blacking out and probably not knowing how I got into the room

My Mom nearly lost a leg on a cruise. They dumped her off in Jamaica like nothing happened and hoped that she would disappear. Thank God her husband showed up at the hospital in time to stop them from amputating her leg

Due to the fact that one of the guys was later imprisoned for drug dealing, that immediately made me think that it's totally plausible that the couple (and perhaps the rape victim) were all drugged---because that guy could have still been dealing as early as this (before his eventual bust.) He had access to substances which could have given them the advantage for whatever their nefarious purposes were that night.

The slamming of the cabinets and furniture might explain someone looking for the money that had been mentioned

My heart goes out to George’s family. I hope one day they have some answers as to what happened. Rest peacefully, George.

“We were infatuated with the fact that we could order whatever we want.” *orders tuna fish sandwiches*

So you’re telling me... blood wasn’t tested. The room wasn’t checked to see if there was a possible robbery. No one is questioning where the body went once it hit the deck. Someone had to of seen it being moved or being pushed overboard. I have so so many questions. Where was Jennifer during all of this?

I've always been suspicious of people who say END OF STORY. That means no more questions this is it for us.

Cruise ships are soooooo shady😫

When I got schnockled on a cruise, the crew came to my room at 6 a.m., took me to an office where several officers gave me a lecture about how dangerous getting that drunk on a ship was and took away my drinking privileges for 24 hours. Super embarrassing. The incident involved me crying because I couldn't find my room the previous night. This was Royal Caribbean. I am surprised this cruise was so tolerant of all this drunken behavior considering my circumstances were pretty tame compared to this. Cruises are great but you HAVE to keep your shit together, be careful who you befriend and always watch out for eachother!

I just found your channel and after seeing some episodes I'd like to compliment you on how respectfully you talk about all people involved, even suspects. I like how you always tell when something is a personal thought or actual evidence by saying you don't know something for sure. That's not something a lot of people can do.

They might’ve only searched the solarium to make George happy that they’d gone out and searched. He was drunk so that was probably enough to settle him down.

When you and the boys get interviewed by Turkish authorities together

The dumbest thing they could have done was questioning them as a group. It’s so upsetting that stuff like the sexual assault was taken so lightly. It just got brushed off. That girl was so brave to actually speak up. Applause to her!! 👏🥺

I love how you end almost every video with some motherly advice, like “be safe”, “take care of yourselves” etc. I’m a fairly new mum myself and God I can’t even imagine the heartbreak some of these families go through, and it’s nice to hear how much someone cares. It’s so important that these cases are known about. I really hope George’s family gets the justice they deserve and find out what happened to this poor man. Thank you for making your videos to help people xXx

I CANNOT believe Jennifer did that to George’s family. That was so messed up. My heart goes out to them.

When they were being interviewed it was definitely a mistake to interview them all together as it’s very clear they piggy backed off what the other was saying. Also in that same video the way one guy kept saying “end of story” leads me to believe that he was trying to get his friends to not say anything else more that can possibly ruin their alibi or contradict their story.

This is heartbreaking. To George's family, I'm so sorry about your loss and I hope some day justice be done.

Just came across this video. Thank you for putting this case into perspective! Any shows I’ve seen in this case are so confusing!! You did a great job!❤️

I've heard about a number of cruise ship disappearances/murders now. Seems like a good way to dispose of that extra someone without any real consequences.

Cruise ships are shady as hell. They are notorious for sweeping stuff under the rug and covering stuff up.

I was all ready to think the collection of dudes had nothing to do with it, and then I heard the "end of story! End of story!" trying to drown out what one of the other guys was saying. That whole clip stank of lies. Suspicious as hell. They all sound like they're coming up with a story on the fly. Best case scenario: maybe they were all black out drunk, no one remembers what they did, and they're trying to convince themselves nothing happened. If it's not that, I could see it being that they had some other reason to come up with lies on the spot. I'd like to know which of the investigators thought it was a good idea to interview them all at the same time. This is what happens when you do that.

Oh, there are cameras on every inch of that ship! But in international waters, even the FBI has no jurisdiction. They don’t have to share anything with anyone

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I don’t know why this is controversial. Those boys obviously killed him. It’s sad the jurisdiction is messy during a cruise or they’d be in jail.

They should reopen that case, those men are so guilty. This is so sad that George's life was taken away. I hope he rests in peace, and I hope everyone close to George can find peace.

Awesome coverage of this case- I thought I knew all the details but you added new ones!

The fact that on the video footage we hear one of the men saying 'and we never seen him again' or something along those lines (I'm typing after watching so cannot recall his exact words) over and over again makes me think he's very suspicious.

It sounds like the men got into an argument with George, and somebody stabbed him then threw his body overboard. Which would explain why nobody heard any screaming.

Could we stop calling RAPE "sexual assault". It downplays the gravity of the crime 😡

those boys are guilty & my im fuming at the fact they were question all together

In the words of Bailey Sarian," that seems suspich" 😳😳😳

This only validates my reasoning for never wanting to take a cruise. I realize the likelihood of this happening to me is very slim, HOWEVER, almost *every* instance of this happening to someone has resulted in a botched investigation and that really makes me sick to my stomach. I’d be a nervous wreck the whole time. RIP George. I’m so sorry this happened.

been here since 14k subscribers and the videos just keep getting better and better and more in depth. i love this channel and think it is so necessary!

So glad you popped up in my recommendations! You got a new subscriber. Love your content thus far 💖 keep up the good work! I’m interested in doing this kind of stuff too. I love true crime, researching and journalism.

I’ve never been on a cruise, these stories make me not wanna go on a cruise. Scary.

I've watched a few crime documentaries based on cruise ships, and it's pretty clear that the cruise ship lines will do anything to remove the burden of the crime off of themselves. There is a reason why there aren't security cameras at every corner, because they don't want to be held responsible of the things that may happen while people are on board. They also have the advantage of being "on the sea", which means the jurisdictions of where the crime happened are unclear, and this alone ultimately causes any near-by countries to ignore said crime, since no one wants to spend their time on an investigation of people who: A) Are probably not even that country's citizens B) Where the crime scene and witnesses have already been compromised. I highly doubt that these "police" on board have any experience with crime investigation which is another reason why they do such a bad job. I know of multiple instances of people disappearing off of cruise ships and the investigations go nowhere, largely in part of the cruise ship lines saying "we don't know anything and we're not responsible (again because they are on the ocean; aka -- no jurisdictions = no law to uphold them)

I remember this case when it made international news back in 2005. I cannot un-see that photo of the blood that, imo, is in the shape of George's body and how he landed. The handprint on the rail was so very disturbing because I believe it showed that George tried to hold on to stop from going into the ocean. This case has haunted me. You did the very best coverage of this case, exceeding any Dateline or 20/20. Your research and factual information along with very strong circumstantial evidence is profound and compelling. I went on one cruise with my entire family, grandparents, cousins and this was a 15 day cruise. My sister and I wanted to share a room together and there were knocks on our door from male staff members all night long. We didn't dare unlock the door, told them we didn't call for any services, anything to get them to go away. My family and my cousins (male cousins who to this day, still are protective big brothers,) decided that it wasn't safe for my sister and I to be in our room together. So, my 2 big brothers, who were both Marines, each shared a room. One in my room and the other cousin stayed with my sister in a different room, and sure enough, male crew members knocked on my door!!! My cousin opened that door so fast and upon seeing my 6'4 Marine cousin? The knocks stopped immediately. I know my comment is 4yrs late but I agree with so many of you in the comments. Cruise ships can be very dangerous and they cover up how many people do go missing but they are required to report (I'm sure anyone can find it, if you search for each cruise line) missing passengers that are assumed to have gone overboard. The numbers are alarming, not to mention robbery from crew members who pilfer through your room, harassment and unwanted advances. Great work on this very sad and terrifying crime. If you do take a cruise, please stay together, use the buddy system. If everyone wants to enjoy cocktails and let loose, plz have one person who stays totally sober that night. Much love to everyone 🩷 RIP George Allen Smith Prayers for your family and friends and all the people who loved you. 😔

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