Suspect was Beneficiary of Missing Woman's Accidental Death Policy
COOPER: "Crime & Punishment" tonight, a new twist in the disappearance in Aruba of 35-year-old American Robyn Gardner. CNN's Martin Savidge has learned from the country's solicitor general that the man who traveled with Gardner to Aruba, who met her online and was with her the day she disappeared and claims that she was in the water, is the beneficiary of her $1.5 million accidental death policy, a policy he himself took out. Gary Giordano is his name. He's seen with Gardner in this photo, which was released today. The picture was taken August 2. That's the day Giordano told investigators that Gardner disappeared while snorkeling with him. He's being held by police in Aruba as a suspect in the case. Martin Savidge joins me now from Atlanta with the latest. Martin, we've reported that Robyn Gardner and Gary Giordano each took out insurance policies for $1.5 million before their trip. So he is definitely the beneficiary of her policy?</s>MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, yes. This is the first time that authorities have come out and absolutely admitted that information. It was about a week ago that I got a hold of the statement that Gary Giordano told authorities. And one of the things they asked him very quickly was about these insurance policies. And he admitted they had the insurance policies, two, $1.5 million each. And they said, "Well, who's the beneficiary?" He said, "Well, you know, in my case the beneficiary is my mother." But what was left out of that statement was, well, then who's going to benefit, say, if Robyn Gardner turns up missing or dead? Well, today the authorities said, you know what? It's Gary Giordano, which now you understand, to the authorities this is huge. This is the motive that they believe is behind all of what has taken place here. They say if anybody was going to make money on this, it's Gary Giordano. The question I had was, well, she would have had to have signed and named him as the beneficiary. Could they tell us, was it perhaps a forged signature, or do you think she signed this off willingly? The authorities wouldn't comment, Anderson.</s>COOPER: Yes. It raises a whole heck of a lot of questions. These photos that have been released, where are they from? I mean, do we know who took them? How'd they come to be?</s>SAVIDGE: These are pretty interesting photos. These are, of course, photos that are taken at the Rum Reef Bar and Grill. This is where they were having their meal. And you are watching as Gary and Robyn walk away. And this, by the way, is the last time we will see Robyn Gardner. And I asked the authorities -- first of all they're releasing them because they hope that people on the island will see these, see them in the clothes they were wearing and that this will have more eyewitnesses come forward and tell them how they may have seen this couple later. But I said, well, who took these pictures. I mean, who takes pictures of people walking away? The authorities said, actually, it was a worker at the bar whose daughter has tattoos. Noticed the tattoos that Robyn Gardner has, which are quite prolific, and decided to take photos as she walked away. It sounds a bit bizarre, but those are the photographs, and they're out there now. And that is, as I say, we watch Robyn walk away to a fate as yet unknown.</s>COOPER: And just very briefly, they're still searching for Robyn Gardner?</s>SAVIDGE: Yes, they are. And in fact, they are looking on land, even though Gary Giordano had said that it was at sea where she was lost on a snorkeling accident. They had a very extensive search of the southern part of that island that lasted six hours and found nothing.</s>COOPER: Well, so sad. Martin Savidge. Martin, thanks very much. We'll be right back with the latest in the resignation of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.