while watson s camp celebrates, his dead wife s family and friends are devastated. here s abc s larry jacobs. i m going to grant the defense motion to reporter: the judge s ruling drew gasps from some, applause from others. gabe watson stood up a free man. watson was facing life without parole, charged with the murder of his wife, tina, on their australian honeymoon, 11 days after their marriage in 2003. when prosecutors rested their case, the judge agreed with the defense they had not met their burden of proof. we presented enough evidence in our opinion that this case should have gone to the jury. we hope that this decision by judge nail gives closure to everyone, to the thomas family, to the watson family. reporter: prosecutors said watson deliberately cut off tina s air supply as they went diving. watson told a very different story.
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