Jim Watson

did not ask how his wife died upon learning that her remains had been

found in 1999, a witness testified in court Thursday.

Capt. Brian

Weaver of the Fulton County Police Department said that Jim Watson "seemed

visibly upset" and paced back and forth in a hallway at the couple's

southeast Fayette home when Weaver, along with Fayette County Sheriff

Randall Johnson and other police officers, came to Watson's home to inform

him of the discovery.

In fact when

Jim Watson first opened the door to the officers he said something like,

"I don't want any bad news," Weaver testified.

Beverley Watson's

remains were found off a dirt and gravel road in a heavily wooded area

of south Fulton County in March of 1999. Beverley, 33, disappeared in

1997.

Police found

only some of her bones, including part of her skull that was compared

to her dental records to positively identify that the remains were indeed

hers, a Fulton Co. medical examiner testified Thursday.

A witness who

oversaw the recovery of Beverley Watson's remains from that heavily wooded

area testified earlier that the remains showed evidence they had been

disturbed by wild animals.

In the murder

indictment filed by Fulton County prosecutors against Jim Watson, 39,

officials indicated they do not know how Beverley Watson died. The medical

examiner's office was unable to determine her cause of death, witnesses

have said.

As of presstime

Thursday afternoon, the defense planned to call one more witness before

resting in the case.

A defense attorney

stated in court Thursday morning that they are undecided whether Jim Watson

will take the stand.

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