Fayette County man indicted in wife's 1997 disappearance, slaying

ATLANTA - The Fulton County grand jury indicted a 38-year-old Fayetteville man Tuesday on murder charges in the death of his wife, whose remains were found on a hog farm more than two years after she disappeared. <br> <br> Jim Watson was arrested at his Fayetteville home shortly after the indictment was returned. <br> <br> His wife, Beverly C. Watson, 33, disappeared on Jan. 18, 1997 from her home. Her bones were found in March 1999 on a farm near Fairburn in south Fulton County. Her husband was considered a suspect in her death, but police did not file charges. <br> <br> Watson&#39;s attorney, Lee Sexton of Jonesboro, said he welcomed the chance to try the case ``and put this chapter in Jim Watson&#39;s life behind him.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> In August 2000, Watson settled a wrongful death suit filed by his wife&#39;s family seeking to prevent him from collecting any insurance money from her death. Watson agreed to allow all the funds to go to the couple&#39;s two children.