NATALEE HOLLOWAY 18 (USA) - Missing in Aruba (Carribean Island) - 30/05/05

Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:25 am posted by tigerlily Post subject: NATALEE HOLLOWAY (USA) - Missing in Aruba (Carribean Island)

CASE IN BRIEF- Missing Teen from the USA 2005







NATALEE HOLLOWAY

AGE: 18 | HT: 5'4'' (162.5 CM) | WT: 110 LBS (49.9 KG) | HAIR: BLOND | EYES: BLUE


Alabama, teen Natalee Holloway went missing in Aruba on May 30, 2005, during a vacation with classmates to celebrate her recent high school graduation. Though several people have been questioned in the 18-year-old disappearance, no one has been formally charged.

Missing Alert Page
http://www.allpointsbulletin.org/Natalee_Holloway.html

The latest information
http://www.courttv.com/news/holloway/index.htm

Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:44 am posted by pam supportfromireland Post subject:

Thank you for adding this Tigerlily.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:56 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

Fox News

By Greta von Susteren

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Missing in Paradise: Where Is Natalee Holloway?

http://tinyurl.com/2bnokq

Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:06 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

Associated Press

Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007

By AP Article (ORANJESTAD, Aruba)

Suspects Arrested in Holloway Case

Three young men who were previously detained as suspects in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway have been re-arrested in the case, the Aruban public prosecutor's office said Wednesday.

Dutch teenager Joran van der Sloot and two Surinamese brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in manslaughter and causing seriously bodily harm that caused the death of the 18-year-old American, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

"The public prosecutor's office has ordered their renewed arrest because further investigation into the disappearance has led to new incriminating evidence," the prosecutor's office said in the statement.

Van der Sloot was arrested in the Netherlands, where he is attending a university, and is expected to be extradited to this Dutch Caribbean island. The Kalpoe brothers were arrested in Aruba.

Holloway disappeared on May 30, 2005, hours before she was scheduled to fly home to Alabama. The 18-year-old was last seen in public leaving a bar with Van der Sloot and the Kalpoe brothers.

All three young men previously have denied any role in Holloway's disappearance. The brothers were expected to appear in an Aruban court on Friday, when prosecutors planned to president new evidence to judge.

Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:09 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

CNN

23rd November 2007

Suspects in Holloway case to appear in Aruba court

(CNN) -- A court hearing in Aruba on Friday will consider whether authorities were right to re-arrest two brothers in connection with the disappearance of an Alabama teenager more than two years ago.

Deepak, 24, and Satish Kalpoe, 21, were arrested Wednesday in Aruba. A third suspect, Joran van der Sloot, was arrested in the Netherlands the same day.

The men apparently were the last people to see Natalee Holloway alive after she left a bar in Aruba.

Prosecutors said the three arrests came because of "new material in the investigation." No information was immediately available about what new evidence led to the arrests.

Hans Mos, Aruba's chief public prosecutor, said only that the evidence is "so important that we think we should have arrested these three guys, which we did yesterday."

Aruban police interrogated the Kalpoes on Wednesday, Aruban prosecutor Dop Kruimel said.

At Friday's preliminary arrest hearing, the judge can authorize their detention for eight more days, meaning police have that much time to produce evidence. The suspects then go before a judge again, Kruimel said.

(article continues)

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/23/holloway.arrest/index.html

Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:10 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

CNN News

updated 1:17 p.m. EST, Fri December 7, 2007

Van der Sloot ordered released from Aruba jail

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/12/07/aruba/

Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:19 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

Yesterday's update on the RV Persistance search for Natalee's remains in the waters around Aruba:

http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=2438.80

<Snip>

Ocean Search - Aruba - December 2007

January 10, 2008, 08:45:38 PM

Persistence

Update: Thurs 11-Jan 0030 hrs

The bathymetric survey of the new grid is completed. The search area now totals approximately 57 sq miles, compared to the original 22 sq miles.

Maritime map making has long been an integral aspect of ocean exploration. As adventure seeking sea-faring men of old expanded their frontier, master artisans such as Ortelius and Cicero painstakingly plotted their progress. Instead of producing drab plots where form follows function, they used their artistry to produce meaningful navigation aids and passionately capture the spirit of exploration into their product. Areas of the yet-unknown are filled with caricatures of sea monsters and mermaids.

Today, a new generation of maritime map making, perhaps ushered in by Heezen and Tharpe, provides a new look into the abyss. Hand-painted murals with Latin place names are now replaced with computer generated 3D perspective views with satellite imagery. The old merchant ships and frigates that once sailed these waters charting coastlines and reefs claimed by the sea can now be found and mapped. It is an interesting connection between the old and new. We sail the same seas. . . ."

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This is the site for the search, put up by the geological engineer on the search. It is a fascinating read:

http://nholloway.blogspot.com/

Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:23 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

De Telegraaf

Sat Jan 12, 2008, 00:04

Joran's father advised him to remain silent

http://tinyurl.com/3brab5

(Google Translation)

Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:42 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

Following on from the previous article:

http://tinyurl.com/3brab5

Dutch posters reported that the suspect was on a Dutch TV program, with his parents, to discuss with a (rather popular) crime investigator/journalist/TV programme & documentary maker, Peter R. de Vries.

De Vries has made a documentary on the case, and he believes Joran is guilty.

After the show Joran threw a glass of wine in Peter's face.

Peter's comment: 'it shows how Joran has sometimes difficulty controlling his actions'.

Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:47 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

CNN News

1st February 2008

Aruba reopens Natalee Holloway case

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/01/aruba.holloway.ap/

Now Peter R. de Vries has announced that he has SOLVED the case, that he has put a sting operation on Joran and has filmed a confession with hidden camera. He had Nathalee's mother flown in today to bring her up to date and show her the program that is to be broadcast next Sunday!!

The Aruba prosecution service have also been informed.

This is causing a sensation in the Netherlands.

Sat Feb 02, 2008 1:54 pm posted by pam supportfromireland Post subject:

Wow is all I can say!

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:30 am posted by pam supportfromireland Post subject:

DOSSIER NATALEE HOLLOWAY

CONFESSION ON TAPE

THE COMPLETE STORY

http://www.peterrdevries.com/ (in English)

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:31 am posted by merlynsam Post subject:

Forensic Thought Prints

February 2, 2008

Decoding Peter de Vries Report: The Truth Amidst Joran’s Lies

http://forensicthoughtprints.com/default.aspx?200822-1

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:33 am posted by merlynsam Post subject:

Here is a photo of the man he told the confession to:




Credit: Aristotle, BFN


Also from Aristotle at BFN, Patrick van der Eem:

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Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:47 am posted by tigerlily Post subject:

Wow. As Pam said. I second that. Caught on tape!

Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:59 am posted by pam supportfromireland Post subject:

Warning: Disturbing information in this article

CNN News

4 February 2008

New Info in Holloway Case

Video link below.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/02/03/pleitgen.halloway.confession.cnn

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:12 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

This is a commentary of the television programme which was aired last night:

Peter R. Update for CTV

http://prdvtranslations.blogspot.com/

7 million people watched the broadcast yesterday.

Remember that the Netherlands has 16 million inhabitants.

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:15 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

Beth Twitty's reaction to watching the video:

Video: Reaction of Natalee's Mother

Duration: 8'47

http://www.vkmag.com/videos/videos_reactie_natalees_moeder/

The mother was horrified but said (later) that she is glad that she knows what happened now, and it does give her some sense of closure.

Aruba has declined to arrest Joran for now, but have reopened the enquiry.

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:17 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

ABC News

Feb. 3, 2008

Holloway Suspect: 'I Know What Happened'
Dutch Student Said Natalee Holloway's Body Was Dumped in the Ocean

"I know what happened to that girl," van der Sloot announced during 20 hours of private conversations secretly recorded by crime reporter Peter R. de Vries.

Her body, van der Sloot said, had been dumped in the ocean by a friend with a boat.

"We're on the beach," he said on the recordings, according to the Dutch TV show. "Suddenly, she wasn't moving any more."

Nowhere on the recordings does van der Sloot display any emotion about the young woman he said he disposed of that night on the beach so far from home.

"I didn't even feel bad about it," he said at one point. "I didn't lose a night of sleep over it. I thought, 'I have to go on.'"

ABC News has obtained exclusive U.S. rights to this stunning new information caught on tape and will air a 90-minute special edition of "20/20: The Final Hours of Natalee Holloway" Monday at 9:30 p.m. ET, as well as special coverage of the case on "Good Morning America" on Monday.

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http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4222253&page=1

INCLUDES VIDEO FOOTAGE:

1. Van Der Sloot on Tape (3'03)

Reporter says secretly taped interview reveals what happened to Natalee Holloway

02/03/2008 From: World News Tonight with Charles Gibson

2. Van Der Sloot Confronts Reporter (0'29)

The former suspect in the Natalee Holloway case throws wine at a reporter.

02/03/2008

3. Natalee Holloway Case Reopened (3'54)

A Dutch crime reporter says he knows who killed the American teenager.

02/03/2008

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:18 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

CONFESSION ON TAPE

THE COMPLETE STORY

How a sensational hidden camera operation solved the Natalee Holloway case

www.peterrdevries.com.

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:20 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

hartvannederland.nl

04/02/08 00:41

Duration 1'20

Beth Twitty reageert geschokt

A video of the mother's reaction

http://www.hartvannederland.nl/item/5347/Beth_Twitty_reageert_geschokt

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:21 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

binnenland

4th February 2008

Duration: 1'02

Joran van der Sloot is thought to hide somewhere in Drachten - see this video of the square in front of the appartments FULL of people (press and bystanders) wanting to 'see' him.

http://www.ad.nl/binnenland/article2023581.ece

Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:49 pm posted by pam supportfromireland Post subject:

Merly thanks for all these articles and videos etc. It is horrific.

I hope justice will be possible.

Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:33 pm posted by merlynsam Post subject:

Peter R. DeVries (crime reporter)

02 - 04 - 2008 / 2:00 p.m. (G.M.T.)

Once in a lifetime

- SEVEN MILLION -

This morning I was awakened by a constant stream of text messages which mentioned that the broadcast of last night had more then seven million viewers! This exceeds all expectations. I thought that 4.5 million would be the maximum, but expected that 3.8 million would be reality, which would have been outstanding as well. Seven million people, this is almost half the population of the Netherlands. “That’s once in a life time”, I told Endemol-director Paul Romer who called me to tell that he too was pretty excited. Also John de Mol, the man who ones contracted me for Endemol, sends me a text message from abroad: “Amazing. Congratulations. You should be very proud.”

But of course they weren’t the only one to give a reaction. Two seconds after the show, I received already more then 40 text messages. I watched the show at home with some close friends. And at our place the evening elapsed probably the same way as it did in million other living rooms. Sometimes we watched mouse-still, sometimes indignant, other times speechless and of course touched, especially when Natalee’s mother started to speak.

- A SUPERB ACHIEVEMENT –

After the show me, my colleague Kees van der Spek and insider Patrick van der Eem were very relieved. We could let go weeks of tension and stress. This was the moment we had been working for. During the show we kept in contact with each other by text messages. Afterwards I phoned both of them, which were special moments. Of course I also had contact with our unprecedented camera man Marco Hoogenboom and sound technician Ron Vermeulen who was in charge of the hidden cameras and microphones. They have accomplished a mayor achievement. Because what if Joran confessed in the car, but all the equipment in the car hadn’t worked. It usually was the most anxious moment of the day, when Patrick returned with the car and Ron checked if all the equipment had in fact worked. This moment usually took a while as the equipment was hidden so well, that it wasn’t easy to reach. At those times we were biting our nails while waiting until Ron put up his thumb and confirmed that everything had worked. Nerve-wracking moments.

- BETH TWITTY –

Of course I also contacted Beth Twitty, the mother of Natalee, last night. She is back in the United States now. I told her that the Dutch audience watched the show in large numbers and responded very shocked and told her that Joran is now definitely exposed. She sent me a very nice text message; I will keep the content of the message to myself.
To her the confession of Joran is, at least for this moment, the closure of the case.

Pastry had arrived in the editorial room when I came in this morning and all my colleagues reacted very enthusiastic on the broadcast. They have sympathized immensely, have often been working long hours to answer all the phone calls and have been a great help to Kees and me. That’s nice to experience. Such a happening strengthens the team-spirit.

- TO AMERICA? -

The American press also watched the show in great numbers yesterday and we notice this by the amount of phone calls we receive from the States. The negotiations about me going to the US are difficult and that irritates me. The shows over there have all kinds of demands regarding exclusivity and rights. If you go with them, that implies not with us and vice versa. The trip to America costs a lot of energy and time and I have to be sparing in this. When a bottleneck shows up for the hundredth time, I told press officer Peter Schouten: “Call the whole thing off. I can’t take this trouble. It’s busy enough in the Netherlands already. They require lots of things, but perhaps we should do the same. If they want something, let them come over here.” Well we’ll see how this all ends, but I will not do everything to be on television in the United States, that’s not me anymore. And furthermore, there’s still quite a lot of work in the Netherlands to be done…..!

http://www.peterrdevries.com/news-lifetime.htm

Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:45 pm posted by Rose Post subject:

Just a little extra info.. as it is very big news here and in our neighbouring country especially. They mention it every 5 minutes on the dutch television.
Thing is.. Joran is believed to be a liar.. and even though the hidden camera footage was convincing, Joran has still not been arrested. There are many doubts about this confession, the justice departments aren't sure if it's just another lie.
So the case isn't closed by far.

I have to say that I find it absolutely horrifying to see that a man who is still potentially innocent is being displayed like this on national television even before the police was properly informed. To me, this has nothing to do with justice anymore, it's another media frenzy.
If he is guilty.. then the matter should be handled by the police.. not the media... not 7 million dutch people. I think it's a disgrace really.