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Jury selection begins in case of Fayette man accused of killing his wife

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ATLANTA - Jury selection begins today in the case of a Fayette County man accused of killing his wife, who disappeared five years ago. <br> <br> Thirty-eight-year-old Jim Watson was jailed January 15th. He was charged with murder in the death of Beverley Watson, who disappeared from her home in January 1997. <br> <br> Her bones were found in March 1999 on a south Fulton County farm. <br> <br> In August 2000, Jim 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. <br>
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