A mother of three was beaten to death aboard the MSC Seascape Cruise Ship shortly after it departed from Galveston, Texas, last Sunday.
The victim, identified as Susan Watford, of Tyler, Texas, was discovered dead in her cabin by a ship housekeeper.
Federal authorities arrested her husband, 48-year-old Jason Watford, and charged him with murder.
According to reports, Susan and Jason got into an argument at a restaurant aboard the cruise ship just hours after it departed the port.
The couple continued arguing after they returned to their cabin, and that’s when Jason Watford beat and choked his wife to death.
Jason Watford told federal authorities that he “snapped” and choked his wife for four of five minutes after striking her multiple times.
Court records revealed that Jason Watford previously received 15 months’ probation for assaulting his wife in 2024.
Susan Watford’s mother begged her daughter not to go on the cruise ship with her abusive husband, People reported.
Hours later, Susan Watford was murdered.
KHOU reported that the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Susan Watford’s death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma.
ABC 7 reported:
A family member of Susan Watford told ABC News they are remembering the woman killed aboard the MSC Seascape Cruise Ship as a devoted mother who had a difficult upbringing and left the Amish community.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation identified Susan Watford as the victim found dead aboard the cruise ship shortly after it had departed from the Galveston port on Monday.
Susan’s husband, 48-year-old Jason Watford, has been identified by authorities as the suspect in the case. Watford was arrested on Monday and appeared in a Galveston federal court on Tuesday.
According to the criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of Texas Galveston Division, Watford told investigators he and his wife had some kind of argument at a restaurant on Sunday evening.
After that, Watford stated, according to the complaint, that they returned to their cabin where their argument continued to escalate.
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