Dr. Henry Lee Investigates Cruise Ship Disappearance 1/23/06 6pm Ileana Varela THE FAMILY OF A CONNECTICUT MAN WHO DISAPPEARED FROM A CRUISE SHIP LAST YEAR HAS HIRED A FORENSICS EXPERT TO INVESTIGATE HOW HE WAS LOST AT SEA. THE INVESTIGATOR IS NO STRANGER TO HIGH PROFILE CASES. HE'S DR.HENRY LEE...THE FORENSICS EXPERT WHO GAINED NATIONAL PROMINENCE DURING THE O-J SIMPSON TRIAL. WHILE ON A HONEYMOON CRUISE LAST SUMMER, GEORGIA ALLEN SMITH VANISHED FROM THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINER 'BRILLIANCE OF THE SEA.' LEE WAS GIVEN ACCESS TO THE SHIP AND THE CABIN WHERE SMITH AND HIS WIFE JENNIFER WERE STAYING WHEN HE DISAPPEARRED. LEE SAYS HE HOPES THE SHIP'S OWNERS WILL ALLOW HIM TO CONDUCT CHEMICAL AND FORENSIC LIGHTING TESTS SEEKING EVIDENCE OF BLOOD TRACES, FINGERPRINTS AND ADDITIONAL TRACE EVIDENCE. LEE SAY HE HOPES TO RETRACE SMITH'S STEPS HIS LAST NIGHT ON BOARD TO CREATE A TIMELINE. SMITH DISAPPEARRED AFTER A NIGHT OF ALLEGED HEAVY DRINKING AND PARTYING.