A COUPLE'S CARIBBEAN VACATION ENDS IN A TRAGIC SCUBA ACCIDENT...OR WAS IT MURDER? ON CBS NEWS' "48 HOURS MYSTERY," ON SATURDAY, MAY 8

In March 1999, Shelley Tyre, the middle school principal at the prestigious Thayer Academy just outside Boston, and her husband, David Swain, a divorced father of two and owner of a dive shop in Jamestown, R.I., took a vacation to the island of Tortola in the Caribbean. The two had met through their shared passion for adventure and this was their dream vacation - sun, sailing and scuba diving. But it would turn out to be Shelley's last. On the final dive of their trip, Shelley and David went into the water together, but only David returned to the surface. Something had gone mysteriously wrong that day and now Shelley was dead.

David Swain couldn't explain what happened to Shelley during the fatal dive. He admitted the two had split up underwater, foregoing the standard safety rule of using the buddy system. Did she suffer a heart attack or a stroke? Or was it panic? While Tortola authorities ruled Shelley's death an accident, her parents had their doubts, especially after David began showing a bizarre lack of remorse in the wake of her death. David's children adamantly defended their father and said that he and they loved Shelley and that he could never have killed her.

Taking matters into their own hands, the Tyres hired an attorney and a team of underwater forensic experts to get to the bottom of what happened during the dive. The clues the team uncovered, including Shelley's damaged equipment, and David's inconsistent statements, convinced the Tyres that their daughter was murdered and that David was responsible.

In 2006, the Tyres sued David Swain for wrongful death in a Rhode Island civil court. They won and were awarded $3.5 million. As a result Tortola authorities reopened their investigation. A year and a half later, David Swain was back on the Caribbean island, but this time, instead of a vacation, he was standing trial for murder - one that would reveal his family's tragic past - including incest and the murder of his mother by his own brother.

Was Shelley the victim of a mysterious accident or did David murder his wife underwater, so he could move on to his next adventure?

David Swain speaks for the first time since he was charged with murder in Troy Roberts' report on 48 HOURS MYSTERY: "Shelley's Last Breath," Saturday, May 8, (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This broadcast is produced by Jay Young, Patti Aronofsky and Sarah Prior. David Franklin, Greg McLaughlin, Basil Pappas, and David Spungen are the editors. Paul Ryan is the senior producer. Al Briganti is the executive editor. Susan Zirinsky is the executive producer.

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