Detailed Timeline.... July 1 - 5, 2005.... the start of the long road of the assassination of Aruba - Dutch "justice"

The Natalee Holloway Timeline

of her vanishment while in Aruba

detailing persons, places, organizations,
deliberate & accidental actions & in-actions,
events & supposed events, witnesses,
known suspects, outright lies,
corruptions, and crimes

7-1-05
On 7-1 Aruban prosecutors say three Murder Suspects held in connection with NATALEE's disappearance could soon be charged with murder, even though no body has been found. Earlier in the day, an official said the three had already been charged.
On 7-1 ARUBA Prosecutor KARIN JANSSEN stated that there can be a murder prosecution in ARUBA even if a body is not found if there is other physical evidence. ARUBA Prosecutor KARIN JANSSEN also acknowledged that prosecutors have no solid evidence that HOLLOWAY is dead. They have said a murder conviction is possible without a body, but the case requires strong evidence such as a confession, reliable statements and forensic evidence.
On 10-4 JUG TWITTY stated to CNN, “Nancy, what happened -- well, I think it was probably about 30 days after, or so, maybe the 1st of July or something. I had a meeting with van der Straten, who was the Police chief in charge at that time. And I went in and sat down with him and told him and Officer Sambo, who was going to take over for van der Straten. He was there, too. You know, I asked a question about, I understand that there was a statement made by Joran, where he talks about what he had done to Natalee and he described in very graphic detail, like, the stitching and embroidery and everything on Natalee's underwear. And he goes, ‘Oh, no, no, no. Absolutely not. Absolutely not.’ Well, little did he know I had just read the statements where Joran describes that to the "T," you know, two days before. But of course, I didn't tell him that. But that's just when I started to think something's wrong here.” “Somebody -- you know, that's the reason there's no evidence. Had they gone to the -- and impounded that car that day -- the F.B.I. told us there was blood all in the car. The prosecutor said the F.B.I. said there was blood in the car. But for some reason or another, when they sent it off, they say now it's all cleaning fluid. Well, who knows. I know they had nine days to clean the car.”
On 7-1 DUTCH news-sourced “Hasibokos” reported,

"A.M. Digital" reported that in 2003, Paulus van der Sloot became a deputy judge as part of his formation to become a judge. As such he followed training as his wish was to one day become a Judge in the Common Court of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. He functioned as a deputy Judge, but always under supervision of an established Judge. Paulus van der Sloot was a deputy judge until March 2004. In March 2004 Paulus van der Sloot traveled to Holland for a year and when he returned to Aruba in March 2005 he did not receive the required recommendation to become a Judge. The results of his training in Holland were not sufficient to become a Judge, and he was notified by the President of the Common Court of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba that he cannot function as a judge and has to look for another function.


On July 15, 2005 REYNOLD’s was asked about the ARUBAN Police not allowing the “Texas EquuSearch” team search the Main and Current Murder Suspects SLOOT’s property; REYNOLD’s responded, “That’s right. And we’ve been talking about that for a couple of weeks (since circa 7-1?). Tim has expressed his frustration and particularly the well is something he would like to take a look at. It’s just—it’s amazing to me that they refuse that.”
During a 7-1 MSNBC interview BETH cried (very briefly) for the first time on-camera as she also angrily said, “NATALEE deserves to return to her country! Everybody knows that!”
On 7-1 Ruben ARUBA government spokesman TRAPENBERG claimed that the government has put 21 detectives on the case. (JOSSY MANSUR stated there were 16 detectives on 7-1)
On 7-1 the ARUBAN government stated the DUTCH government is sending three F-16 jets equipped with infrared and sonar-scanning capacity radar and a camera with 75 yards of film (650 photos) to help in search starting 7-4. Each of the planes was equipped with a television infrared camera, two daylight cameras and a 12-inch lens housed in pods slung beneath the aircraft. Accompanying the jets would be 40 support personnel, including photo interpreters.
On 7-1 JOSSY MANSUR stated to FOX News that the Police have spoken to over 120 witnesses who know the 4 Primary suspects in the case; JORAN VAN DER SLOOT , DEEPAK KALPOE , SATISH KALPOE , and PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT.
On 7-1 ARUBA government spokesman TRAPENBERG said that the three suspects have not been formally charged, but TRAPENBERG claimed they could be charged as soon as 7-4 when they go before a judge who would decide whether to extend their detention an additional 60 days while prosecutors prepare their case.
Senator RICHARD SHELBY from Alabama On 7-1 SHELBY wrote a letter to our UNITED STATES F.B.I. director, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and to ARUBAN Prime Minister Nelson ODUBER urging the government to do more and let the UNITED STATES F.B.I. play a larger role in the investigation. His letter included, "With every passing day, I become increasingly concerned that the current investigation has reached a dead end." "It's unfathomable that the ARUBAN government would not take advantage of the full spectrum of resources, personnel and expertise of the UNITED STATES F.B.I.." His letter also included the sentence, "Disturbing circumstances that the family is aware of." SHELBY’s letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reads in part, “Dear Madam Secretary, I am writing today regarding the disappearance of NATALEE HOLLOWAY. I request you engage the ARUBAN government in dialogue regarding their ongoing investigation of Ms. HOLLOWAY‘s disappearance. I am told that, while ARUBAN government officials initially invited the UNITED STATES F.B.I. to the island, the government did not grant the UNITED STATES F.B.I. sufficient investigative authority over the case. I believe that it is essential the UNITED STATES F.B.I. be allowed to participate in a meaningful and substantive way.” SHELBY’s letter to the prime minister of ARUBA is also equally blunt. The senator wrote, “Dear prime minister, I believe the government of ARUBA should invite the UNITED STATES‘ Federal Bureau of Investigation to become an active participation in the ongoing investigation in a full and substantive manner. The UNITED STATES F.B.I. was initially invited to ARUBA to observe the investigation into NATALEE‘s disappearance. However, they had no clearly defined role, nor were they granted sufficient investigative authority over the case.” The letter goes on to say this: “It is troubling to think that our governments are not working together to resolve this investigation. It is my hope,” the senator says, “that the government of ARUBA will formally request the assistance of the UNITED STATES F.B.I. and grant them full access to all evidence and information pertinent to the disappearance of NATALEE HOLLOWAY. I believe you will agree that it is imperative this case be resolved quickly and that it‘s done with the UNITED STATES F.B.I.‘s active involvement.” SHELBY also said he wrote that the ARUBAN investigation was a "dead end."
On 7-1 ODUBER wrote a letter to SHELBY requesting the U.S. Navy to utilize Naval Special Clearing Team One. In his letter ODUBER said in part, "I would like to request you to use your influence to gain this authorization for the deployment of this unit free of charge to Aruba as soon as possible." Claims that local banks have raised $20,000 and provided other help to “Texas EquuSearch.” On 7-1 ODUBER wrote a letter to SHELBY requesting the UNITED STATES Navy to utilize “Naval Special Clearing Team One.” In his letter ODUBER said in part, "I would like to request you to use your influence to gain this authorization for the deployment of this unit free of charge to ARUBA as soon as possible." Shelby forwarded the ODUBER request to the UNITED STATES Pentagon and UNITED STATES State departments.
When asked on 7-1 why two of three suspects ( Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT and Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE ) were transported together from San Nicolas prison late on the evening of 6-30 (apparently giving them the opportunity to compare or arrange their stories) TRAPENBERG claimed that was done to “secretly monitor what they might tell each other.”
On 7-1 stated the DUTCH government is sending three F-16 jets equipped with infrared and sonar-scanning capacity radar and a camera with 75 yards of film (650 photos) to help in search starting 7-4. Accompanying the jets would be 40 support personnel, including photo interpreters. (on 7-2 it was announced that the F-16‘s would not arrive until 7-5 or 6. The F-16’s landed in CURACAO on 7-4 and the first ARUBA flyover-searches started 7-5 ) ((there is a rumor that the F-16's found suspicious tire tracks at a remote location)).
Claimed on 7-1 that ODUBER wrote a letter to SHELBY requesting the UNITED STATES Navy to utilize Naval Special Clearing Team One. In his letter ODUBER said in part, "I would like to request you to use your influence to gain this authorization for the deployment of this unit free of charge to ARUBA as soon as possible." Claims that local banks have raised $20,000 and provided other help to “Texas EquuSearch.”
DUTCH Ambassador Boudewijn van EENENNAAM, on 7-1 issued a “special statement,” part of which claimed, “We are all working closely together. The Royal NETHERLANDS Marines, the Joint DUTCH ARUBAN Investigation Team, the NETHERLANDS Forensic Institute, the NETHERLANDS Coast Guard and DUTCH legal experts are assisting the local authorities in ARUBA together with US authorities, including the Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (UNITED STATES F.B.I.)”
Robert RILEY, AMERICAN. UNITED STATES Governor of Alabama. Republican On 7-1 SHELBY wrote a letter to ARUBAN Prime Minister Nelson ODUBER urging the government to do more and let the UNITED STATES F.B.I. play a larger role in the investigation.
In early July, when the Aruba government first promised full cooperation with the USA FBI, Eric Zaandam, President of the Police union SPA. "wishes for the Minister of Justice (Rudy Croes) to understand once and for all that the investigating team is responsible and has to report to the Public Prosecutor, and this happens all the time. The investigating team has no obligation to report to anybody else, including the Minister of Justice. The Minister may well bring any team from abroad, but the Aruba Police Force will not report to any team."
Circa 7-1, over the weekend, ARUBAN Police authorities decided to start “talking” to some members of the family and amongst others decided to talk to DAVE HOLLOWAY. He became very furious about this and at certain moment decided to leave the table and abandon the Police precinct. He did not agree with the form in which he was “attacked”. As such the father refused to cooperate in answering questions that were put to him by the investigating team. In the meantime, on CNN DAVE threatened to disclose damaging information if one or more of the suspects is released. He did not wish to say anything else, but it appears that DAVE (and also JUG TWITTY) has started to threaten the ARUBAN authorities and question the country’s judicial system.
On 7-1 JUG TWITTY stated in a MSNBC interview, “If they let them walk on this island after what BETH and I know. There is a lot of information that we have that we cannot share because it would jeopardize the investigation, but if they let them walk we can share it and it will be devastating. The UNITED STATES and the World will be amazed.” Sometime during the weekend of 7-1 the Police Investigators apparently brought JUG TWITTY in for questioning (obviously in a lame attempt to get JUG TWITTY to be quiet; JUG TWITTY was in the USA on 5-29/30).
On July 21, 2005 T. J. WARD stated to MSNBC, “I was here approximately three weeks ago (circa 7-1) on—after receiving information from Ms. Janssen, who advertised that they were looking for some new technology here in Aruba to help with the investigation. We have available to us a computer program called layered voice analysis that we offered to bring here on behalf of the family. After arriving here, we met with the Aruban government and law enforcement and demonstrated the layered voice analysis to them, which they were very excited with. And after they presented this information to Ms. Janssen, she said she was real reluctant to use the information, in efforts to—that she may spoil the investigation on behalf of the government.”
On 7-1 the EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND "EWorld wire" reported:

Is Aruba's Government Covering Up Again?
Rudy Croes, the Minister of Justice in Aruba, has every opportunity to question the Holloway investigation to assure that there is justice in Aruba even against the people that he did favors for and those he received favors from the Dutch judicial officials.
Aruba is in a very difficult situation and this is not because of the American press, the Holloway case and most definitely not because of a web site by the name of "to hell with Aruba.com."
Aruba is going through an extremely difficult period because of a nasty and corrupt government that owes favors to the different departments of the judicial system. Aruba, MEP has serious problems with the Dutch justice department yet they cannot take a stand and voice their concerns due to the favors that they received over the years.
The MEP government is maliciously leaking out information to the press about the Dutch Police chief Jan van der Straten instead of confronting him or any other member of the justice department to ensure that there is no cover up in the investigation of the Holloway case.
The minister of justice, the political party MEP and the Dutch judges are portraying their partiality by bringing in a judge from a different Island to rule over the case yet the officials that are preparing the investigation are all friends and family of the suspect. How partial is this? Those who are preparing the investigation/case have access to all declarations, forensic reports, suspects and suspects’ family. Several reports by the international press have proven that the van der Sloot family is very close to the investigating team.
The habitual impartiality has been demonstrated in the past with several cases, one case in particular stands out. The case of Alexander Mathew against a Dutch government official, Ben Vocking whom now goes by the name of Ben King.
In this particular case documents disappeared, forensic reports were over looked and witnesses were denied, these documents were in the favor of Alexander Mathew. Paul van der Sloot is a high-ranking official in the judicial system and is close friends with Ben King, whom now works at the prosecution office.
King was reportedly seen visiting Paul van der Sloot at his home when the Arubian Police were performing a search of the van der Sloot residence. Mathew's entire case was tampered with.
King said that his friend Paul van der Sloot helped him in the Mathew case. How many cases has and will Paul van der Sloot help cover up?
Mathew was isolated for two years and eight months to ensure that the truth would not surface. The Arubian press and the minister of justice, Rudy Croes played a large roll in the defamation of his character to justify his isolation.
Now that the truth has surfaced, certain politicians and senators have raised concern that this corruption will repeat itself in the Holloway case and justice will not be served. The minister of justice Rudy Croes is attacking Alexander Mathew, the politicians and the senators in the local newspapers based upon lies. The minister of justice is even accusing Mathew of owning the website "to hell with Aruba. Com," this is a false accusation that is being supported by the Arubian newspaper "Bon Dia Aruba."
Mathew states that the government and the prosecution department is corrupt and is harming the Holloway family and the entire Arubian population. If the Holloway case had been investigated appropriately from the beginning it would have been resolved by now and Aruba would not still be suffering.
The Holloway family must be aware of the corruption that encompasses the Arubian government and judicial system so that they can obtain the appropriate international aid to assist in the search for the truth, justice and most importantly their daughter Natalee.
The government and prosecution officials should offer to take a lie detector test. Assure the world that there is no cover up in the Natalee Holloway case. Help clear Aruba's name.



On 7-1 DUTCH news-sourced “Expatica” reported:

Netherlands reassures US public over Holloway caseAMSTERDAM — The Dutch ambassador has told the American public everything possible is being done to resolve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Natalee Holloway."I fully understand and appreciate the feelings of the many Americans who have expressed their legitimate concerns to my Embassy," Ambassador Boudewijn van Eenennaam said in a special statement.The message posted on the embassy's website continued: "I want to reassure the American people that everything is being done to resolve this tragic case. We are standing together in our efforts and our hope."The 18-year-old vanished on 30 May while holidaying on Aruba with friends to celebratetheir graduation from high school. Aruba is a Caribbean island of 71,000 people and an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Local Police suspect Holloway is dead but her body has not been found despite intensive searches over the last four weeks.Three young men who were the last people seen with Holloway are in custody but they continue to deny any involvement in her disappearance and suspected murder.The main suspect in custody is the teenage son of a Dutch judge who works on the island. The magistrate was briefly detained himself on suspicion of being an accessory to kidnap leading to the victim's death but the judge was released due to lack of evidence.Aruba's chief prosecutor Karin Janssen, however, has told CNN the judge advised his son that without a body Police would have no case.Janssen stressed this is not the case as the authorities can prosecute without a body.The failure to find Holloway dead or alive has led to extensive coverage of the case in the US media and damaged Aruba's reputation as a safe holiday destination. The ability of the local authorities to resolve the case has also been called into question.The Aruban government was so concerned about the negative impact on the island's image it asked the government in The Hague to intervene.Ambassador Van Eenennaam's statement on Thursday was an attempt to address the concerns about the case. He stressed the search and investigation was being carried out by the "Aruban and Netherlands authorities, in close cooperation with United States officials and the citizens of Aruba...""Much to the dismay of everyone, there has been no sign of her thus far and the pain grows deeper with every passing day. On behalf of the people of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I want to express my sympathy and support to the family and friends, and to all who are committing their time and efforts to finding Natalee."He emphasised that the investigation is being conducted according to the rule of law. "The legal system of Aruba is identical to that of the Netherlands, which receives the highest marks from the United States Department of State. It differs from the US system but it is as effective."Several Aruban, Dutch and US agencies as well as a private firm from Texas hired by the missing teenager's family are carrying on the search."We are all working closely together. The Royal Netherlands Marines, the Joint Dutch Aruban Investigation Team, the Netherlands Forensic Institute, the Netherlands Coast Guard and Dutch legal experts are assisting the local authorities in Aruba together with US authorities, including the Department of State and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)," the statement said.



On 7-1 CNNHN reported:

NANCY GRACE, HOST: … And we go live to Aruba and the search for 18-year-old beauty Natalee Holloway. It's day 33. Is the Aruban government bungling up or covering up in the case of a missing American girl?
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Everybody, we are headed down to Aruba and the latest on the search for Natalee Holloway. Standing by, Chris Lawrence, as well as Natalee's stepfather. We'll all be right back.(COMMERCIAL BREAK)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)MARCIA TWITTY, NATALEE HOLLOWAY'S AUNT: You know, you see a lot out there. You know, your head might travel there for a second, but your heart won't let you. So you just bring it back to what the focus is, what we so desperately want, and that's for Beth and Natalee and the whole family, everybody, all the Holloways, everybody to get home safe. You know, we're not losing hope.(END VIDEO CLIP)GRACE: It is day 33 in the disappearance of an 18-year-old Alabama girl in the tiny island of Aruba, Natalee Holloway. Her family is all there, all vowing not to leave without their girl. Tonight, in Aruba, Natalee's stepfather, Jug Twitty, is with us. Defense attorney in Aruba, Arlene Ellis-Schipper.But first, let's go down to CNN correspondent Chris Lawrence. Chris, a little confusion today, apparently. There was some type of an announcement that the three suspects had been formally charged. What was that all about?CHRIS LAWRENCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Nancy, it's all just a matter of semantics. It's playing on words. Nothing has changed today that wasn't the case yesterday or the day before or any day in the past three weeks when it comes to these three suspects. When they were arrested, they were arrested under suspicion of three crimes: murder one, murder two,and kidnapping. That has always remained the same. But in Dutch law, as it's practiced here in Aruba, they really don't have a such thing as charges, formal charges. And that's where the problem came in. But it's just a matter of semantics, saying that they are arrested under suspicion of...GRACE: OK.LAWRENCE: ... is sort of the equivalent of what we know as charges.GRACE: To Aruban defense attorney Arlene Ellis-Schipper. Arlene, welcome. Are plea bargains possible in Aruba, like they are here in the U.S.?ARLENE ELLIS-SCHIPPER, ARUBA “STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TASK FORCE” MEMBER: No. Absolutely not. It's not a system that is used here.GRACE: Well, Arlene, let me ask you this. So you couldn't get a plea deal out of the Kalpoe brothers in exchange for, for instance, hypothetically, testimony against Joran van der Sloot, the judge's son?ELLIS-SCHIPPER: No. Absolutely not. It is not allowed. It's actually forbidden.GRACE: So one co-defendant cannot testify against the other.ELLIS-SCHIPPER: No, no. You can testify against one another, but it's not done -- it's not rewarded. A plea bargain implies that you're rewarded.GRACE: I see. So the Kalpoe brothers, charges would actually have to be dropped in exchange for...ELLIS-SCHIPPER: No, no, no. No, not at all. You asked me whether a plea bargain is possible. I say no. It's actually forbidden. What I tried to explain is that they just have to testify, if they want to, against, for instance, the co-suspect, Joran van der Sloot. And it is never -- it is prohibited to reward such testimony.GRACE: So let me get this straight. The Kalpoe brothers could testify with absolutely no incentive whatsoever.ELLIS-SCHIPPER: The only incentive that is given is that it shows cooperation, and cooperation is one of the aspects that the judge weighs into when he sets his punishment.GRACE: Oh, OK. It's all...ELLIS-SCHIPPER: But again, in such serious cases it's very minor.GRACE: OK. It's all very clear to me now.Michelle Suskauer, that's not that different from in the U.S. because you get a co-defendant to testify against the other, of course, they're going to get a lesser sentence.SUSKAUER: They're going -- or charges can get dropped. They can flip on their co-defendant in exchange for that cooperation, and they can get rewarded, or not, or not in sentence.GRACE: I'm going to go to Natalee's stepfather. George "Jug" Twitty is with us tonight in Aruba. What happened in the search today, Jug?GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY, NATALEE HOLLOWAY'S STEPFATHER: To be honest with you, Nancy, I know they searched a couple of places, I'm not exactly sure if they found anything. I spend most of the time talking to attorneys and doing things on the other side. I'm not exactly sure.GRACE: Jug, what do you think about them handcuffing together Joran van der Sloot with one of the Kalpoe brothers for a nice ride in a car? Think they talked about the case?TWITTY: That was unbelievable. Beth and I saw that. You know, we don't watch that much TV. We haven't turned it on. I mean, why do they -- why do they handcuff them together like that? I don't -- I -- you know, that -- I don't know why they did that.GRACE: Well, you know, after we brought it up on the show -- I saw it happen. I nearly did a back flip. Never, never, never put defendants alone together unless you want them to cook up a story, for Pete's sake. And then they said that -- the Aruban government said, Oh, well, we were actually eavesdropping on them, surveilling them to see if they'd say anything.Jug, are you happy with the investigation so far? The Aruban government is saying they do not bungle cases.TWITTY: No, I'm not happy with it. You know, I'm absolutely not happy with it.GRACE: Well, I'll be blunt with you. I'm not happy with it, either.TWITTY: Well I know you're not. And thank God you're not, Nancy, because I know that you're on our side. And thank you for, you know, everything you've done for me and for Beth. And it's just -- it's mind- boggling. And I know that the reason everybody asks why is everybody so interested in this case -- well, I mean, the United States, the world, everybody has the same clues we have, and they're just, like, What in the world is going on? And it's -- I don't know. It's really, really tough.GRACE: Mr. Twitty, please stay with us. Everybody, we'll all be right back.…
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)GRACE: Chris and Arlene in Aruba, thank you. And especially to Jug Twitty, Natalee's stepfather, thank you, sir. We're praying for you.TWITTY: Thank you.



On 7-1 the “National Enquirer” reported:

COPS SAY ARUBA SUSPECT IS PSYCHOBy REBECCA MOWLING and DAVID WRIGHT The prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has been playing a cat-and-mouse game with his interrogators to the point where they have labeled him a psychopath, The National Enquirer has learned exclusively.Cops who have interviewed Joran van der Sloot — the last person to see 18-year-old honor student Natalee — say he has enjoyed teasing them.And 17-year-old Joran's arrogance could only have been boosted by the sudden release on June 26 of his lawyer father, who was held for 48 hours as a suspect in what prosecutors have chillingly labeled Natalee's "premeditated murder."Our investigation in Aruba reveals that after more than two weeks behind bars, the 6ft 5in schoolboy tennis star steadfastly refused to cooperate."Police regard him as a very cold and calculating young man," revealed a source close to the case."During the first two weeks of interrogation, just when cops thought they were near a breakthrough, Joran baited them. He would suddenly tell them he was willing to talk about what really happened that night — if they gave him an hour's break from questioning."So they would agree — and when they resumed he told them he wouldn't speak without his lawyer present."Prosecutors had hoped that the arrest of his father, Paul van der Sloot, a former acting head of the government legal department, would shake girl-chasing Joran into a confession. "Police believed the father organized the alibi for Joran and the other suspects — telling them to say they dropped off Natalee safely at her hotel," said the close source."Their story appeared so well-rehearsed — with everyone giving the same version of events — that police concluded they were coached by someone with expert legal knowledge."But the tactic of jailing Joran's father didn't work. "Joran was playing with investigators even when his father was detained," revealed the close source. "He remained just as arrogant."The case against Joran and two others centers on a flurry of cell phone calls and text messages in the early morning hours after the popular teenager vanished.Phone records from that time connect Joran with Deepak and Satish Kalpoe — brothers who have also been jailed in connection with Natalee's disappearance.We learned that police established this telling timeline of what may have been Natalee's final hours:On the evening of May 29, Joran and his father were playing poker in the casino at the Holiday Inn where Natalee and her graduation classmates were staying. Paul left at 8 p.m. but three hours later picked up his son from a McDonald's to give him a ride home. By about 11:30 p.m. Joran called his pal Deepak because he wanted to go out again."Joran said he needed a lift," said Deepak's mother Nadira Ramirez.By midnight Satish drove to pick up Joran, who had sneaked out of his home. Then Joran, Satish and Deepak drove to Carlos 'n' Charlie's where Natalee was enjoying her final night in Aruba with her classmates. Natalee's worried friends watched as she danced with Joran and left with him and the Kalpoe boys around 1 a.m.They said she behaved strangely. As we reported exclusively last week, Aruban police believe that somebody slipped Natalee the drug Ecstasy while inside Carlos 'n' Charlie's. They suspect she died of an overdose on a dark beach and was dumped at sea by one of the boys.We can reveal Joran has changed his story three times since that night. First he told police that he and the Kalpoe boys dropped off Natalee at the Holiday Inn. Then he claimed 21-year-old Deepak and 18-year-old Satish dropped him off at home before they drove off with Natalee.Finally Joran admitted to his mother that he and Natalee had been dropped off together at a beach near the Marriott hotel."Mom — I walked with her," Joran told his mother, middle school art teacher Anita van der Sloot. "I left her there because she wanted to stay there. I left and I don't know what happened."An insider said: "The Kalpoe boys told police they drove to a beach by the lighthouse where Joran and Natalee kissed in the back seat."Then the boys claimed they dropped Joran and Natalee off at the Marriott beach, the insider said."Investigators have tried every tactic they know of to crack him," said another source.



On 7-1 MSNBC reported:

JOE SCARBOROUGH, HOST: Tonight, breaking news out of Aruba. Charges could be filed as early as Monday against three men in Natalee Holloway's disappearance. Tonight's top headline: Courtroom politics can't stop justice from being done, even in the Natalee Holloway case.
Welcome to SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY. No passport required and only common sense allowed
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, MOTHER OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: Natalee deserves to return to her country. She deserves it. And everyone knows it, Martin. Every single person, every single person knows that.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SCARBOROUGH: A gut-wrenching interview with Natalee Holloway's mother, as news breaks, that three teens could finally be charged in Natalee's disappearance and possible murder. We're in Aruba with the latest on the American girl who's still lost in paradise.
And Sandra Day O'Connor retires from the United States Supreme Court. Now it's time to prepare for the political bloodbath that is sure to follow in Washington, D.C. Tonight, we're going to be talking to a man whose Supreme Court battle launched the era of bad feelings on Capitol Hill, all the way back in 1987.
Plus, Tom Cruise bashed Brooke Shields for taking medicine. Now Brooke Shields is fighting back. We've got all the details in their war of words.
Plus, another tourist falls prey to a shark attack off of Florida's dangerous coasts.
ANNOUNCER: From the press room, to the courtroom, to the halls of Congress, Joe Scarborough has seen it all. Welcome to SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY.
SCARBOROUGH: Welcome to the show tonight. Friends, hope you're getting ready for your Fourth of July weekend and hope you are going to have a safe, happy one.
But, right now, let's talk about a story that, obviously, not bringing a lot of happiness to friends and relatives of Natalee Holloway in Alabama and Aruba and across this country. The search for Natalee enters a second month. And word is coming out tonight that three suspects may be charged as early as Monday.
Also today, Natalee's parents sat down for a heart-wrenching interview with NBC's Martin Savidge.
Martin is with us tonight live from Aruba.
Good evening, Martin. We're going to get to that interview in a minute.
But, first, quickly, can you catch us up to date on the latest developments today? A lot going on down in Aruba.
MARTIN SAVIDGE, NBC CORRESPONDENT: Well, you're right, Joe. There are a lot of things going on.
Let's talk about Senator Richard Shelby and the letter that he wrote to Condoleezza Rice. As you may remember, he's demanding that FBI have a more active role in the investigation down here. He wants the secretary of state to make that quite plain to the Aruban government. The response from the Aruban government is to say, look, if the U.S. wants to send 100 FBI agents additionally down here, they are welcome to do so, as long as they are assisting in the investigation.
If the senator wants the FBI to take over the investigation, that's a different matter. And, no, the Aruban government would not allow that to happen. There was some searching going on today, a very limited amount. It was triggered as a result of some information that came in. The police went out, along with the people from EquuSearch, the volunteers.
They looked at an area around the airport, but did not find anything. And then you have the Dutch government announcing late this afternoon, it is sending three F-16 fighter aircraft, it says, to assist in the search for Natalee Holloway. It's not clear how high-performance military aircraft would help, but they should be here probably on Monday.
And speaking of Monday, that is when that big hearing is going to take place to determine whether or not there is enough evidence to continue holding those three suspects for another 60 days. There are a lot of people wondering if there is evidence to do that—Joe.
SCARBOROUGH: Martin, a lot of questions tonight.
Obviously, the Associated Press earlier in the evening reporting that these three young men had actually been arrested for murder from the very beginning of the investigation, the prosecutor saying the only reason the family didn't know that is because they wanted to spare their feelings. The AP has backed off of that story a little bit. Now we are hearing possible charges on Monday.
But the bottom line is, if there is no body and if there is no forensic evidence, how do you keep these three young men in prison? What are you hearing from Aruban authorities on that issue?
SAVIDGE: Well, that is exactly the point.
You know, when you talk to people that are connected to this case and you say, all right, what's going to happen Monday, they will say, well, we hope that the suspects are continuing to be held in custody. Hope is one thing. Whether they actually will, many people will stop short of saying that they know for certain the suspects will continue to be held because of the issue we talked about for a number of days, how much evidence is there really against these three suspects.
And you need a significant amount if you're going to hold them for a significant amount of time, which is the 60 days. You know, I sat down and talked to Beth Twitty and George Twitty. That is Natalee Holloway's mom and stepfather. And the first thing we started talking about was this letter from Richard Shelby, the senator, as to how they think this pressure could help.
Let's listen.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
HOLLOWAY TWITTY: You know, Martin, I think it's just a prime example of showing that not only the frustrations that Natalee's family has had in dealing with this situation, but the frustrations that they are beginning to feel now in the United States. You know, now they are—after a month, they are seeing and experiencing the same frustrations that we have been experiencing since May 31.
GEORGE TWITTY, STEPFATHER OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: Senator Shelby is pushing this and the United States is pushing this. And they want to send in more people. And he basically said, you can send in 100 in here if you want to. They are welcome in here tomorrow. But they can't do anymore than they have already done.
So, I mean, it's almost like a slap in the face. To me, it's like they are not trying to help us. It's like they don't want our assistance, you know, so...
(CROSSTALK)
SAVIDGE: But what would you like to see them do specifically?
(CROSSTALK)
TWITTY: I would like to see somebody come in here and get involved in the investigation and—and go back and maybe try to sort out some of the things that have happened, like, the first six or seven days that passed before they even arrested the guys, because there's a lot of stuff in there that's very important.
SAVIDGE: And there is grumbling coming from the states of perhaps ineptness on the part of investigators here and even something more, of perhaps a cover-up. Do you sense that? Do you feel that?
HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Martin, on June 11, I have it documented in a journal that I've been keeping, that I specifically asked, could a cover-up be involved?
And when you think—when you think back on it now, I must have been
· I must have been on to something and was on to something even earlier than that, but was able to document it in a journal on June 11. And now, when I think of June 29 and I'm hearing the judge saying that, if there's no body, then there's no evidence, you know, what was transpiring during those initial nine days, Martin? What was transpiring?
Who was helping who? Who was coaching who? Who was covering their tracks? You know, it can only now just raise just huge frustration and anger in me now, when I look back on it. And you know what will be even further, to me, damning is when we find out how well—OK. We've got a 17-year-old male sitting in jail.
How—how supported and well-connected is he? It branches out from the three individuals are tied—they are woven into such a tight braid. We've got the father. Now, how much farther does it go from there, Martin? How much more of a net of involvement is going on with this group of individuals? That's what my gut feeling is telling me, that it is far more reaching than just this father and these three individuals.
Now, they had to have additional help, if he's already discussing disposing—or no body? No body is recovered, there will be no evidence? I mean, you know, who all was involved in that?
SAVIDGE: Are you worried about Monday, Monday, the hearing?
HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Oh, absolutely.
TWITTY: Absolutely.
HOLLOWAY TWITTY: I'm sick. And I will be physically sick for the next three days, because those three individuals, like I said, it's like three cords woven so tightly together in this.
They—I will be—I will be sick. And, Martin, the things that we have been through during this ordeal would shock and amaze Americans.
SAVIDGE: What is your fear? What is your nightmare, Beth...
(CROSSTALK)
HOLLOWAY TWITTY: My worst nightmare, that these individuals will be let—will walk and we will still not have any answers.
SAVIDGE: You think that is a possibility?
TWITTY: It's a possibility.
And that scares me, too, because these three kids are predators. If they let them walk on this island after what Beth and I know, there's a lot of information that we have that we cannot share, because it would jeopardize the investigation. But if they let them walk, we can share it. And it would be devastating.
The United States, the world will be amazed.
SAVIDGE: Do you still believe she's alive?
HOLLOWAY TWITTY: You know, Martin, I always have my hope that she is.
I always have my hope.
But there it goes right there. We have to demand and expect that we will get her. That is not an option. Natalee deserves to return to her country. She deserves it. And everyone knows it, Martin. Every single person, every single person knows that.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SAVIDGE: You know, Joe, as you listen to that interview, especially at the end there, you see the great strength that—that Beth Twitty has. And yet, at the same time, you see the fragility of it, as it begins to break just at the very end, as the emotion wells up in her.
And she really does ride a very difficult and very painful emotional edge over these past weeks. Joe?
SCARBOROUGH: And, you know, Martin, she is such a strong woman. I don't know how she's been able to stay as strong as she has over the past several weeks.
But I want to ask you, I mean, looking at that interview, it seems to me that this family has completely given up hope that they can trust the Aruban government or the Dutch government. They seem very embittered by the entire process. Is that your take?
SAVIDGE: Well, I wouldn't say that they have totally given up hope. I mean, they do believe that there are many great people who are working on their behalf. They always extol the virtues of the Aruban people, who have been tremendously supportive and part of the strength that they have had to continue to hold up, as the family has.
They also believe that the prosecutor is probably working her best, Caren Janssen. But then there are others that they have their doubts about and they worry about whoever the judge may be on Monday and the decision that may be handed down, especially in that decision is to let any of the suspects go.
SCARBOROUGH: All right, Martin Savidge, thank you so much for being with us again tonight, a remarkable interview. We really appreciate you bringing it to us here on SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY.
Now, coming up straight ahead, we're going to be talking more about Aruba. But I've got to tell you, first of all, friends, it is—it is just absolutely, absolutely necessary that the Aruban officials do what's required to make sure that these three young men are held accountable.
We're going to be talking to Natalee's aunt about that when we come back and get the latest from the family.
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SCARBOROUGH: You're looking at images of Natalee's parents attending yesterday's prayer vigil outside of Natalee's hotel. I'll tell you what. So many people said they were amazed at the number of total strangers who just showed up to lend support to the family. And certainly, tonight, that's what the family needs more than anything, support and prayers.
Let's go back to Aruba right now and bring in Ruben Trappenberg. He's the spokesperson for the government of Aruba.
Ruben, thank you so much for being with us. This is one of these times when we in America need your help in decoding what's going on down there. Earlier the AP was reporting that the attorney general in Aruba had claimed these young men had already been charged with murder in the case from the earliest days. Now we understand that's not the case, but they may be charged on Monday. Can you clear it up for us tonight?
RUBEN TRAPPENBERG, ARUBAN GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON: Yes, Joe.
It's—the attorney—it's not the attorney general—it is the chief prosecutor not being careful enough in her wording of the suspicion. And we have tried to do so from the beginning. The reasons they were suspected, meaning the murder charge—but, again, you get into these words of charge. And that means something in the U.S. It means something different here. And that is where the difficulty comes in.
I know that the AP wire had—you know, it was accurate what they were saying. It's just that, in the semantics, it gets lost. It's a reasonable suspicion. That's what they have. They have a suspicion that these guys did number one, two and three. And that is what they are being held on. That is all it is.
SCARBOROUGH: Help us through on the Fourth of July hearing on Monday. These young men are going to go before the judge. Now, for the judge to say you're going to be formally charged, we're going to be able to hold you here while this investigation continues, what has to be proven?
TRAPPENBERG: It is not the judge deciding that they're being charged.
It is the chief prosecutor, the one that will decide that.
The judge will look at this point, because there's a 60-day period, at the evidence. Is there enough evidence to keep holding these guys? And that's what the judge will determine. He's flying in from Curacao. And, again, for these types of case, it is quite normal. And he's the one who is going to look at if there is enough evidence to keep these guys behind bars.
SCARBOROUGH: OK. I'm sorry. You had said before that it wasn't going to be a judge. It was going to be the main prosecutor. Who makes that determination, the judge or the prosecutor?
TRAPPENBERG: The chief prosecutor decides at one point in the case that they're going to be formally charged. Let's say, well, this week, we're going to charge them on Wednesday. And that is the point when she he or she has enough evidence. That's when they formally charge the person.
The judge just looks at the case and he determines, based on what evidence there is right now, whether it is legal to keep them 60 more days.
SCARBOROUGH: A powerful U.S. senator, Richard Shelby from Alabama, Natalee's home state, has been writing letters to the secretary of state, also to Dutch officials and Aruban officials. He's saying this investigation has reached—quote—“a dead end.”
Do you agree with the senator or do you think that there is still progress that could be made in finding Natalee?
TRAPPENBERG: We understand the concern of the senator. It's just that he doesn't have all the facts.
The chief prosecutor just said a day ago that, no, their—the investigation has not hit a dead wall. They are making good progress. And when there is all this talk about, let's get the FBI more involved, the FBI have been here since day one. And that is important to note. And there—maybe he does not have all the details in this case.
Our prime minister, prime minister spoke with Secretary Condoleezza Rice when he was in Florida at the beginning of June. He also spoke to Governor Riley. So, he's been in communication with most of the leaders on and in Alabama to assure them that anything and everything that can be done will be done.
SCARBOROUGH: All right, Ruben Trappenberg, thanks again for being with us tonight. We appreciate you clearing things up.
Now, in a minute, I'm going to be bringing in Natalee's aunt, Linda Allison. And I'm going to be asking her a lot of questions about what has been going on. And, friends, let me just start by saying right now, all of my sources in Washington, D.C.—I'm sorry. I've got to bring this up. All of my sources in Washington, D.C., are telling me that, yes, the FBI officials have been down there from the very beginning. But they've not been allowed to do anything.
Senator Shelby's office not commenting to me, but those letters that they sent out, in the letter that they sent—I think their harshest letter actually was sent to the Dutch ambassador, basically saying there has been a stonewalling down in Aruba. This investigation has been sidetracked from the very beginning. You all need to help us. It's not happening yet.
Let's go right now back down to Aruba. I want to bring in Linda Allison again.
Linda, thank you for being with us tonight.
LINDA ALLISON, AUNT OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: Thank you, Joe.
Obviously, Beth is very concerned about the hearing on Monday. She believes this government has been involved, possibly involved in a cover-up from the very beginning. What are your concerns about the Monday hearing?
ALLISON: Well, and, again, as you heard this explanation earlier about how the Dutch law works, it makes it very difficult for us to understand, when you bring somebody in for reasonable suspicion and turn them loose three days later—and I'm referencing to Paul van der Sloot—it's really difficult to understand what—what we're dealing with here.
And again, I explain this—the only way I can understand it is the prosecuting attorney only plays as few cards as possible, so that it doesn't divulge what evidence that they do have.
SCARBOROUGH: Linda, let me tell you what it looks like from here in America, from our vantage point. It actually looks like you have a prosecutor down there who is being fairly aggressive in some ways, but possibly she may be facing roadblocks from other government officials down there.
Do you sense that? And do you think the prosecutor's office has been aggressive enough? You think there are other roadblocks coming from the Aruban government or possibly the Dutch government?
ALLISON: Well, you have our family attorney that is giving us advice.
And we actually spoke with her this evening before I came on air, just to kind of understand about the report that the AP had said, that there were formal murder charges being brought at this time against the three suspects. And, again, those were charges that were initially brought against these three suspects.
Kind of as a shotgun approach, is the only way I can understand that in layman terms, is, you list all the possible charges that there might be out there. And it could just be kidnapping. And, as more evidence comes in, then you can eliminate some of the other charges. So, it's difficult.
And I think, if there were a lot more communication going on, that we could maybe appreciate and understand what they are doing in the crime—
I'm sorry—in the prosecuting attorney's office. And we are getting a lot of information from the prime minister's office. And, again, there's a separation of governmental agencies, if that—if you will refer to them as that.
SCARBOROUGH: Right.
ALLISON: The prime minister doesn't have any control over the Dutch Marines. The police investigators, the police department or police authorities have that control.
And one thing that has bothered me in all this is that, when EquuSearch and the family requested the Dutch Marines to come out and do a joined effort with the EquuSearch, then here, on Thursday, then van Straaten, the police investigator, decides to conduct his own search after three-and-a-half weeks. So, yes, that is a little frustrating from that perspective.
SCARBOROUGH: It has to be very frustrating.
Final question. I really don't know how to ask it. I mean, it seems to me, if I were in your position, your family's position, on one hand, I would want these punks to be charged with murder. On the other hand, that would be devastating to me, because it would suggest that my daughter was dead. How are you all handling that? I mean, on Monday, if they are charged with murder, do you celebrate or do your mourn?
ALLISON: Well, I don't know that I want to answer any question at that point. Either way, it would give resolution.
We would finally get an end result, because we have been strung out here for 30 days. But we still have hope. You know, there's cases in the United States where people are missing for months and then they turn up and we have a happy celebration. And there is also the sad times.
So, we are still having hope for Natalee that we're going to find her.
SCARBOROUGH: All right. Thank you so much. We greatly appreciate you being here tonight. We'll be following this case next week.


7-2-05
REPORT…. FOX News reporter LEVINTHAL reported 7-2 that authorities have said they will search the EAST side of the island from where they think the email and text messages were sent from (!!!!) (2:35 AM email; 3:15 AM text message; both from Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT to Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE ) in the early hours of 5-30, the same night NATALEE vanished.
On 7-2 “Texas EquuSearch’s” TIM MILLER stated that he has “yet to see a (Dutch) marine’s uniform,” and that his volunteers “do not communicate with them (the Aruba Police and government) anymore.” TIM MILLER also said that from now on they will only communicate with the TWITTY’s, and the team will search every Aruba inch.
On 7-2 it was announced that the F-16‘s would not arrive until 7-5 or 7-6.
On 7-2 BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated to the "AP" that the family was "graciously pleading" with the UNITED STATES F.B.I. and HOLLAND to do more to find her daughter. "It would be comforting for us if they were more active in this investigation" "We must demand and expect that Natalee be returned to her country."

7-3-05
On 7-3 the UNITED KINGDOM “Guardian Unlimited” reported:

Darkness falls on paradise island A Caribbean island is facing economic disaster, a judge's son is under arrest and America is fixated by the search for a beautiful lost blonde, reports Paul Harris in Aruba Sunday July 3, 2005The Observer
From the top of the Hooiberg hill you can see all of the tiny island of Aruba, which is little more than a sliver of white sand set in the sparkling blue of the Caribbean. But Jim Greene, perched half-way up, is not here as a sun-seeking tourist. He is looking for a body.
Greene, who has come all the way from Colorado, has joined dozens of American volunteers scouring Aruba for teenager Natalee Holloway. 'This place would make a good dumping ground,' said Greene grimly, looking down from the Hooiberg at Red Cross workers surveying two murky ponds below him.
The quest has become an American obsession. Holloway, a blonde Southern belle freshly graduated from high school, has been missing on the Dutch island for a month. Her presumed murder has terrified US parents, risked economic disaster for Aruba and thrown a spotlight on a seamy underside of crime, drugs and drinking on an island that markets itself as 'paradise'. Now this little slice of heaven has turned ugly.
In the run-up to President George Bush's speech on Iraq last week it was Holloway's face, not the President's, which ruled the US airwaves. Her story has all the classic ingredients: a beautiful victim, a playboy suspect, accusations of corruption in the highest places and an implacable amateur detective in Holloway's mother, Beth Twitty.
But behind the headlines lurks an unpleasant media tale. It is how a young woman's tragedy has been shamelessly used to boost the ratings in cable TV's never-ending battles. And the awful truth that Natalee's death would not have rocked America so much if she had been black. Or Asian. Or poor. Or a boy.
Natalee Holloway was embarked on an American rite of passage that mimics the annual trek by British teenagers to the beaches of Spain and Greece. By the planeload, fresh-faced Americans head to the Caribbean in search of sunny skies, the opposite sex and as much drink as they can handle. At Carlos 'n Charlie's bar last week in Aruba's capital of Oranjestad, the rite was in full swing. Barely dressed young teens gyrated on the dance floor and beer was sold - literally - by the yard in long, fluted glasses.
A month ago this is where Holloway was last seen alive on the final day of her graduation holiday. It was 1.30am and she drunkenly climbed into a car with three young men: Dutch teen Joran van der Sloot and two Aruban brothers, Deepak and Satish Kalpoe.
That is all we know for sure. The boys, all now in jail, told police they drove to a lighthouse beauty spot in the north of the island. van der Sloot and Holloway, who had been kissing in the backseat, were then let out at a nearby beach. van der Sloot says he walked Holloway down the beach and then said goodbye. He headed home.
Holloway was never seen again.
That is the simple version. But the three originally claimed to have let Holloway off at her hotel, the Holiday Inn. They said she stumbled into the arms of a hotel security guard. But another story emerged after two of the inn's guards were arrested. Now it seems the Kalpoe brothers did let van der Sloot and Holloway out of the car together.
What happened next is a mystery. Early in the investigation, Aruba's Deputy Police Commissioner, Gerold Dompig, said one of the boys admitted 'something bad' had happened to Holloway. Since then the three's stories have shifted as regularly as Aruba's sand dunes.
But the shocking fact is that the three were only identified as suspects due to the efforts of Beth Twitty, who descended on the island from Alabama like an avenging angel. She interviewed Holloway's holiday friends to find out her last movements. She claimed to have swiftly identified van der Sloot from video obtained in a local casino. She confronted the boy and told the authorities that the three had been the last people to see her daughter alive.
Only then, many days after Holloway had been reported missing, did the Aruban police arrest the boys. Such inaction has smacked of a mix of incompetence, Holloway's family says. van der Sloot's father, Paul, is a respected judge on the island. The family is part of the island's social elite. Joran, despite being 17, was a regular in the casinos. He and the Kalpoe brothers are well known on the island's social scene, regulars at bars frequented by the young Americans.
Paul van der Sloot denies there has been a cover-up but agrees he briefed his son on the legal implications of being a suspect in Holloway's disappearance. Aruba's chief prosecutor, Karin Janssen, claims van der Sloot said he told the boy: 'Without a body, there is no case.'
The elder van der Sloot has also been arrested, but was later released after several days of questioning.
Further confusion arose on Friday after Janssen reversed previous denials and claimed that the boys had been charged with murder more than three weeks ago. She said the news had not been released to protect the feelings of Holloway's family during the search.
Government spokesman Ruben Trapenberg also faced questions as to why late last week two of the three boys were transported together, apparently giving them the opportunity to compare or arrange their stories. Trapenberg said it had been done to monitor secretly what they might tell each other. It is an unconventional way of doing justice.
Suddenly Aruba's paradise has started to look tarnished. Race has also reared its head. Much has been made of the delays in arresting any suspects - including the van der Sloots - while the two security guards, who were both black, were picked up swiftly. It has also cast a spotlight on the island's nightlife, rife with copious booze and fuelled by illicit drugs. Dealers lurk outside some bars, whispering to passers-by to see if they want to score. Rumours claim that among the clientele of Carlos'n Charlie's are those overfond of the use of 'date rape' drugs in spiked drinks. That has sparked outlandish speculation as American news reports have mentioned Aruba's vulnerability to laundered drug money. Some TV reporters even mentioned the possibility of white slave traders, fuelling a spiralling media hysteria about the island.
For the Aruban authorities it has been a public relations disaster. It is also deeply unjustified. The tiny island, whose 100,000 population is crammed into a space smaller than Manhattan, has only had one murder so far this year. Crime is rare. Drugs are less common than in any comparable US city. 'We've been misportrayed of fantastical things from a high-level government cover-up, to drug cartel, to prostitution and slavery,' said an exasperated Trappenberg. 'We are not Pirates of the Caribbean .'
But the media machine is in full swing. The US TV networks CNN and Fox are camped on the island. They have flown out star reporters and launched broadsides at the authorities. In one dramatic scene, Twitty visited the van der Sloot house with a Fox TV crew, to confront the family. After finding Paul van der Sloot hiding behind a bush, she spent 90 emotional minutes with the parents of the boy now charged with the murder of her daughter. It was astonishing television.
No one could blame Holloway's family for milking the media for all they can. Twitty and Holloway's natural father, David, grant interview after interview. Stunts are staged almost daily. On Wednesday there was a church service for Natalee. On Thursday islanders and tourists formed a human chain. Every day Twitty hits the streets to hand out flyers and prayer cards. She looks pale and tired and says she has lost 10lb since she arrived. But she is careful to praise the Arubans for all their help. Lamp posts are festooned with yellow ribbons, the traditional Southern remembrance of those missing from their homes.
The islanders' response has been huge. Shortly after Holloway went missing every government worker was told to take the day off and help the search. Dutch marines have joined the hunt. A Texas-based charity equipped with divers, helicopters and sonar has landed on the island. For the family that is a great boon at a time of trauma. But there is an ugly underside to all the media attention. For the fact remains that America last month had 47,600 active missing persons cases. More than half were men. Almost a third were black.
Yet it is always cases such as Holloway's that win the headlines. She joins a list of American obsessions like Laci Peterson, Elizabeth Smart, Chandra Levy and Lori Hacking. All obsessed the media in recent years. All are pretty, middle-class and white. 'To be blunt, blonde white chicks who go missing get covered, and poor, black, Hispanic or other people of colour who go missing do not get covered,' said Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Yet in the middle of the media storm is a simple story. A young woman with her life in front of her is almost certainly dead. Her mother and father are grieving and want to find out why. It is a terrible tragedy for the Holloways. It is not a national disaster for America.
Perhaps that is why the crowds at Carlos 'n Charlie's were still in full swing yesterday. The beer was still flowing and young people were still dancing. 'It is terrible, what happened. But we are here for a holiday,' said 18-year-old Kristen, a student from Texas.
In paradise, it seems, the party never really stops.



On 7-3 Current Murder Suspect SATISH KALPOE gave the following statements to his ARUBAN Police Interrogators:
(Thank You and Hat Tip to the “Scared Monkeys blog" and “Debbie”)

PROCES – VERBAAL We, Dennis Dominico JACOBS and Haydee Azucena NADAL, head agent and sergeant first class at the Korps Police Force Aruba, former classified at the Atraco team and last called the research cooperation team classified, explain the following: On Sunday, July 03, 2005, around 12:40, we, interrogated and took a statement from the suspect: Satish Sharma KALPOE, born in Surinam on July 30, 1986, without profession (student Colegio Arubano), living in Hooiberg number xxxxxx on Aruba and now detained in KIA. Before we took a statement and interrogated, the suspect S.S. KALPOE was informed by me, JACOBS, that he is not obliged to give a statement. Also I, JACOBS, informed him that he him that he had the right not to give a statement against his brother "Deepak Sharma KALPOE". I, JACOBS, informed the suspect further that they verhoor (?) on link will be taken. By me, JACOBS, it was put on record in Dutch and the statement sounds as follows: Although I was informed by you that I do not have to give a declaration, I nevertheless am prepared to do this. Just as you have performed with me indication and of this photographs were taken.(?) On your question of what it was like on Monday, May 30, 2005, in the nighttime hours, when Deepak and I dropped off Joran and the missing American girl north of the Marriott, I can answer you the following: I cannot you say what it was like because I sat in my brother Deepak’s car. I also didn’t look up to see if there were clouds. You advise me that on Monday, 30 May 2005, in the nighttime hours three fishermen were on the beach north of the "Marriott hotel" and that they at no time had seen our car in the vicinity of the hotel. On your question how can I explain that, I will tell you the following: When Deepak’s car was parked at the north side of the Marriott hotel, Joran and the missing girl immediately stepped out and walked in the direction of the beach. The three men could not have seen Deepak and I because we did not walk to the beach. (With Joran the suspect Joran Andreas Petrus van der SLOOT is meant; observation JACOBS). You inform me that these three men were on the beach north of the "Marriott hotel" for fishing and at no moment did they see Joran with the missing American "Natalee Ann HOLLOWAY" on the beach or near the beach converging separately. On you question how can I explain this, I will answer you the following: How Joran and the missing girl walked immediately onto the beach. If Joran went in another direction afterwards, that I would not know because Deepak and I immediately drove away. was not signed, After the suspect S.S. KALPOE the statement, he refused to sign them. He gave as a reason that his lawyer first had to read the declaration. Of what our, statement, on oath of office made up this warrant, and has been signed at Oranjestad on July 03, 2005 and has been closed. Signed, DD JACOBS H.A. NADAL



On 7-3 ARUBAN Police commissioner JAN VAN DER STRATEN made a Police statement about cellular phone signal and tower measurements he was recording while walking within the island’s west side hotel district that NATALEE was, supposedly, last seen in:
(Thank You and Hat Tip “klaasend”)

PROCES-VERBAAL OF FINDINGS On Sunday July 10th 2005, I, Jan van der Straten, chief of Police with the Korps Politie Aruba, made measurements with a technical device regarding the cell id's on the Setar transmission masts.
From the available information we have learned that on May 30th 2005 at approximately 19.25 a phone call was made from the number *** **** (work location of Deepak Kalpoe) to the number *** ****, which is the phone-number of Joran van der Sloot's cell-phone.
According to the cell-id from the transmission masts this information was received on mast 9181 (Casa del Mar/Eagle) and after 2.28 minutes was closed on mast 9123 (Hadishibana-lighthouse)
Statements given by Joran van der Sloot however indicate that he was walking in the opposite direction, namely from the Raquet Club, passing by/through the Marriot over the beach towards the Radisson/Wyndham.
On July 3rd 2005 at approximately 18.00 the measurements were started. Below are the measurements that were visible/found.
(MAP WITH MEASUREMENTS)
Looking at the results of the measurements, it is possible that the suspect Joran van der Sloot was indeed walking from the Marriot to the Wyndham and that this could still have resulted in reverse order picking up/registering of the cell-phone ID's.



On 7-3 FOX News GRETA VAN SUSTEREN wrote in her “Gretawire” blog, “I am also curious whether Paul van der Sloot used his phone between midnight and 7 a.m. on May 30. He told me no... he told the DUTCH TV correspondent on camera no... but after the 6-29 interview with the DUTCH TV correspondent, he pulled him aside and said maybe he did make a call, and that he was not sure.”
On July 5, 2005 BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated to FOX News that when the May 31, 2005 early morning hours meetings occurred between Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT , Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT , the Police, and several other witnesses, that Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT admitted then that on May 30, 2005 he picked-up Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT at “McDonald’s” at 4:00 AM. BETH stated that by the time she met with the Murder Suspects VAN DER SLOOT’s on June 21, 2005 during the daytime at the Murder Suspects VAN DER SLOOT home with GRETA, Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT had changed to 11:00 PM the time he claims to picking up Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT. Both BETH and JUG TWITTY say there were “10 witnesses” during the first May 31, 2005 encounter that heard Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT admit that he picked Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT up at 4:00 AM on May 30, 2005.
BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated that she did not speak to NATALEE during the trip, and if NATALEE had called, BETH “would have thought that something was wrong.“
The following exchange occurred between BETH and FOX News GRETA VAN SUSTEREN on FOX News:

BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY: No, I don’t. But there’s something that really bothers me, and I don’t think I’ve made any secrets about it, I’ve kept a journal of everything everyone said, what day, timeframes. And there’s something that really has been bothering me as I read over and over my journal, is I know on the 31st that Paul van der Sloot stated that he picked Joran up at 4 a.m. at McDonald’s. It was also said to me by a Police spokesperson on June 16 and June 17 that Paul van der Sloot stated that he picked up Joran at 4 a.m. on the 30th at McDonald’s. But I noticed on the day that I visited Paul van der Sloot at his home, all of a sudden, it was changed to 11 p.m.
VAN SUSTEREN: Perhaps there were two.
HOLLOWAY-TWITTY: Could have been, Greta.
VAN SUSTEREN: Does your journal entry — because I’ve seen your journal, I’ve paged through it with you. Is there an entry in your journal which actually has that 4:30?
HOLLOWAY-TWITTY: Yes.
BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated on 7-5, “It was also said to me by a Police spokesperson on June 16 and June 17 that Paul van der Sloot stated that he picked up Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT at 4 a.m. on the 30th at McDonald's.”



On 7-3 ARUBA government spokesman TRAPENBERG claimed the Police took each of the three suspects at separate times to a stretch of beach near the “Marriott Hotel,” including the “fishermen’s huts” beach area that on 6-10/11 Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT was reported to have confessed to Police interrogators is where “WE buried NATALEE.” "Investigators wanted to make sure that their stories matched," TRAPENBERG claimed.
On 7-5 CNN reported, "On Sunday [7-3], Police said the suspects reconstructed what happened the night Natalee disappeared. They went to different points on the island to show Investigators where they took her. In a written statement, prosecutors said their stories are not supported by other evidence or witness statements. Prosecutors also say there are phone calls, e-mails and text messages that point to those suspects. They argued all three should be detained another two months, but an attorney for one of the brothers says the longer you keep someone in jail, the stronger your evidence should be."
As of 7-3 it is believed the Murder Suspects VAN DER SLOOT home is no longer being lived in due to some vandalism (and probable threats), and Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT was offered a teaching job at an ARUBA school, but has turned it down.
On 7-3 “Riehl World View” reported:

Why sharks?
Ben King: Poor Judgement Or Cover-Up in Natalee Holloway Case
I was and still am a bit leary of this report on corruption in the Dutch justice system in Aruba: some facts appear to be incorrect. For instance, Paul(us) v d Sloot is not a "high-ranking official."
The habitual impartiality has been demonstrated in the past with several cases, one case in particular stands out. The case of Alexander Mathew against a Dutch government official, Ben Vocking whom now goes by the name of Ben King.
In this particular case documents disappeared, forensic reports were over looked and witnesses were denied, these documents were in the favor of Alexander Mathew. Paul van der Sloot is a high-ranking official in the judicial system and is close friends with Ben King, whom now works at the prosecution office. King was reportedly seen visiting Paul van der Sloot at his home when the Arubian Police were performing a search of the van der Sloot residence. Mathew's entire case was tampered with.
King said that his friend Paul van der Sloot helped him in the Mathew case. How many cases has and will Paul van der Sloot help cover up?
However, I do find it curious that an official so close to the PM would 1) change his name and 2) exercise such poor judgment in the Natalee Holloway case that it now appears he has taken a vacation and, from all appearances, will continue to be of assistance or support to the van der Sloot's in some way.
An article I found in Dutch - scroll down to fifth article - looked curious, so I asked Begga from Hasibokos to translate.
Translation: The Public Ministry (Aruban prosecutor's office) affirmed that Ben King, head of the support division of the Attorney General, was present at the house of the van der Sloot family when it was being searched Thursday last week.
Spokesperson Marianne Croes, of the prosecutor's office: “King was and is on holiday. He was indeed not present on behalf of the PM (during the search of the van der Sloot estate)” The spokesperson doesn’t want to comment on the various observations that find it strange that a member of the PM was present at the house of the suspects family while the search took place.
Sources within the PM affirm however that the PM as a whole is not happy at all with the actions of Ben King, because this may raise doubts with regard to the impartiality of the ministry.
King himself says that he and his family have been good friends with the van der Sloot's for some years now. Paul van der Sloot also worked for the PM in the past. King: “A few years ago, when I was working at KIA (local prison), I was maltreated by a prisoner and went through a rough period during which the van der Sloot family provided us with fantastic support. We want to do the same for them now. But I realize naturally that I cannot stand at both sides on the line.”
And because of this King took some time off from his job to be able to support his friends. King: “It is a small island where conclusions are drawn very fast.” Both Public Ministry and I realize that we have to remain cool-headed. At the same time I have my rights as private-citizen and I want to support my friends in this difficult period.” Ben King was formerly named Vocking, he changed his name a few months ago and his name is now officially King.



On 7-3 MSNBC reported:

Missing teen’s mother keeps pressure on
Beth Holloway Twitty keeps attention focused on Aruba case
ORANJESTAD, Aruba - She’s been a regular on “Larry King Live,” “Today” and many other U.S. television shows since her teenage daughter disappeared five weeks ago during a high school graduation trip to Aruba.
Nearly every day Beth Holloway Twitty takes her daughter’s case to an American news media eager to broadcast her latest hopes and frustrations with the official investigation.
Armed with graceful charm and a gripping story, the 44-year-old speech therapist has played a major role in making her 18-year-old daughter’s disappearance one of the most closely watched news stories in the United States for more than a month.
Along the way, she has managed to focus international attention on this tiny Dutch Caribbean island, putting tremendous pressure on its leaders to produce answers.
“By bringing attention to it, she has been able to apply a good deal of scrutiny to her cause,” said Wally Dean of the Washington, D.C.-based Project for Excellence in Journalism. “She has certainly gotten the attention of Aruban authorities.”
‘National priority’
Prime Minister Nelson Oduber declared finding Natalee Holloway a “national priority.”
“This case is under a microscope and the world is watching,” government spokesman Ruben Trapenberg said.
Three young men have been detained in the Alabama honor student’s May 30 disappearance, but no one has been charged. Aruban Police, the FBI, Dutch Marines and a group of Texas volunteers have conducted extensive searches throughout the island. But they have found no trace of the young woman.
But Holloway Twitty, continuously flanked by family and friends, says she won’t go home without answers.
Aruba, a protectorate of the Netherlands, on two different occasions called in Dutch Marines for assistance. At one point Oduber gave public employees days off so thousands of Arubaans could help in the searches.
Trapenberg said he’s never seen an investigation that has received so many government resources. A total of 21 Police detectives have been assigned to the case compared to an average of three or four for most other investigations, he said.
On Saturday, 33 days after Holloway vanished, Aruban authorities said the Netherlands government would send three F-16 warplanes fitted with special equipment to help in the search.
On Sunday, Police briefly took each of the three suspects to separate locations on the island to analyze their stories and gather new information, said Attorney General Karin Janssen.
“This is a common thing we do to gather evidence,” she said, declining to release further details.
‘The voice of Natalee’
Holloway Twitty said she had no previous experience with the news media, but quickly realized broadcasting her story increased expectations to solve the case.
“I’ve got to keep Natalee’s case alive and keep the pressure on,” she said during a recent interview with The Associated Press.
Holloway Twitty greets reporters with hugs, remembers their names and thanks them for taking the time to listen.
“The media have been nothing but respectful toward me. They have been the voice of Natalee,” she said. “There is no way we would be this far along without” the attention.
When she isn’t doing interviews, she goes around the island putting up “missing” flyers with her daughter’s picture, or visits elementary schools to make “Natalee” bracelets with children.
She sleeps in the same Holiday Inn room that Natalee stayed in, leaving her daughter’s packed purple duffel bag the way authorities found it the day Holloway failed to get on a plane home to Mountain Brook, Ala.
Seven FBI agents had an advisory role in the investigation when it began and several remain on the island. Last week, both Sen. Richard Shelby, an Alabama Republican, and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley wrote letters to Aruba’s prime minister urging him to do more. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also has expressed concern, Trapenberg said.
Due in court
But despite the news media blitz and massive searches, the case doesn’t appear close to being solved. The three detainees — the 17-year-old son of a top justice official on the island and two Surinamese brothers — were scheduled Monday to go again before a judge, who will decide whether to extend their detention another 60 days.
Janssen, the attorney general, told the AP last week that there was no physical evidence that Natalee had been murdered, casting doubt on the plausibility of a criminal conviction and on how long a judge would allow the men to be held.
Still, Holloway Twitty has promised to push on until she gets the truth.
“We must expect and demand that Natalee is returned to her country,” she said.



7-4-05
Reportedly, on 7-4, an ARUBAN Coastguard Boat went out with several FBI divers to the wild sea on the north of the island. Supposedly there was a tip that NATALEE’s body was in a “basket” that was dropped into the ocean in that area. FBI personnel recovered a bone that resembles part of a human backbone. Bone supposedly was tested.

Reportedly, on 7-4 the parents of Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE and Current Murder Suspect SATISH KALPOE had airline tickets already purchased to take the KALPOE brothers back to SURINAME. Even though she states that she has not, it has been reported that NADIRA RAMIREZ has been terminated from her job in the at “Manchebo Steak House” restaurant of a hotel.
After Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT ’s 7-4 hearing but prior to the judge's ruling, one of van der Sloot's attorneys, Antonio Carlo, would not say whether Investigators had presented any new evidence against his client, but he said a judge did approve a motion allowing attorneys to be present whenever van der Sloot is interrogated. Carlo said previous motions requesting a lawyer's presence had been denied since the beginning of the case. "It's important for me to say again today that my client maintains his innocence."
BETH and JUG TWITTY went to the DUTCH courthouse in ORANJESTAD, ARUBA for the 7-4 hearing for about 90 minutes, were only allowed into the lobby, but were not allowed inside the court room because the hearings are held in secret, outside of public scrutiny.
after the 7-4 hearing, Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT was retained under arrest in prison for 60 more days. Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE and Murder Suspect SATISH KALPOE were released. (allowed to go anywhere, including leave Aruba) After the release of Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE and SATISH KALPOE on 7-4, WERNET read a prepared statement and stated, “The detention of Deepak and Satish K. has not been prolonged. The suspects are ordered released immediately. The detention of Joran van der S. has been prolonged 60 days beginning today." (Wernet did not explain even one reason for the judge's decision) After their release it was being reported that while in custody the Current Murder Suspects KALPOE's each underwent lie detector testing and both Current Murder Suspects KALPOE's were said to have passed all questions except for one of the most crucial questions of when they either were with, or saw NATALEE last. Judge also ruled on 7-4 that from now on all suspects will have the right to have their attorneys present during interrogations. (Reportedly, by 7-4 his mommy NADIRA RAMIREZ had airline tickets already purchased to take the KALPOE brothers back to Suriname ((the judge did not confiscate the brothers passports)) Judge also ruled on 7-4 that from now on all suspects will have the right to have their attorneys present during interrogations and anyone (including Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT ) could now visit Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT and the visits could not be monitored. After his 7-4 release the Prosecutors office said they have 3 days in which they could appeal the ruling but have not decided whether to do so. Prosecutors said van der SLOOT and the Current Murder Suspects KALPOE's had made statements "that are not sustained by other investigative results and/or witness statements." Phone conversations, text messages and computer chat records also cast suspicion on them, prosecutors said in the 7-4 statement. It has been reported that not a single piece of evidence has been found in Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE's car to suggest that NATALEE had been in the car, even though everyone admits (and she was seen) in Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE's car. An ARUBAN attorney LINCOLN GOMEZ stated that under ARUBA laws the Kalpoe brothers still could face indictment until they are formally notified that charges won't be brought. Since he is now free, documentation related to him, his arrest, and the case can be petitioned and obtained.
Judge also ruled on 7-4 that from now on all suspects will have the right to have their attorneys present during interrogations and anyone (including Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT ) could now visit Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT and the visits could not be monitored.
After the 7-4 release of the KALPOE brothers the Prosecutors office said they have 3 days in which they could appeal the ruling but have not decided whether to do so. Prosecutors said Murder Suspects JORAN VAN DER SLOOT and the KALPOE Murder Suspects had made statements "that are not sustained by other investigative results and/or witness statements." Phone conversations, text messages and computer chat records also cast suspicion on them, prosecutors said in the 7-4 statement. Since the KALPOE Murder Suspects are now free, documentation related to him, his arrest, and the case can be petitioned and obtained.
On 7-4 D. DAVID KOCK, Current Murder Suspect SATISH KALPOE's lawyer, said, ““I’ve been saying this for a long time: They have no basis to keep my client in detention. We are very happy. “It’s very clear where the finger is pointing now”
On 7-4 CNN reported:

KELLY WALLACE, CNN ANCHOR: Drama at a Denny's. Some quick-thinking patrons helped bring a kidnapping ordeal to an end.And retracing their steps. Police in Aruba take a closer look at the suspects in the Natalee Holloway case.
…
Turning to other news on this day, we could be close to a turning point in the investigation of missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba. Three suspects held in the disappearance of the 18-year-old will appear in court today or tomorrow.The suspects were taken separately to a beach on Sunday near where Holloway was staying before she disappeared back on May 30. Police wanted the three to go over their accounts of the night the teen was last seen. The court appearance will be to determine if the three suspects can be held 60 more days or if they should be released.



On 7-4 the “BBC Caribbean.com” reported:

Judge frees two Aruba suspects
A judge on the Caribbean island of Aruba has released two suspects who had been held over the disappearance of an 18-year-old US girl.
Natalee Holloway vanished on 30 May while celebrating her graduation on the island, which is a Dutch protectorate. Her body has not been found.
A third suspect, Dutch student Joran van der Sloot, 17, remains in custody.
Mr van der Sloot, who has said that he gave Ms Holloway a lift, will be held for 60 more days.
The judge gave no explanations for his decision.
Cover-up charge
The two suspects released on Monday are brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, 21 and 18, who are from Surinam, a former Dutch colony.
They and Joran van der Sloot have acknowledged that they were with Natalee on the night she disappeared.
They say they gave her a lift but have denied any wrongdoing.
Ms Holloway, from Alabama, disappeared in the early hours of 30 May on the last evening of a five-day holiday to celebrate her high-school graduation.
Mr van der Sloot's mother has said her son told her that he had been alone with Ms Holloway on a beach but that he did not harm her.
Natalee's mother has repeatedly criticised the investigation into her daughter's disappearance, which is being carried out under Dutch law.
The entire island has been hunting for the body of the teenager since she disappeared and the Dutch military has sent aircraft and air force personnel to help with the search.



ARUBAN. Attorney and FOX News consultant LINCOLN GOMEZ stated 7-4 that under ARUBA laws that even though the KALPOE brothers were released, they still could face indictment until they are formally notified that charges won't be brought. After a suspect is freed by authorities, then the documentation related to him, his arrest, and the case can be petitioned and obtained.
On 7-4 JUG TWITTY stated after the release of Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE and Current Murder Suspect SATISH KALPOE , “After today, we need to regroup.”
When the "AP" contacted Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT for a comment after Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT was retained in custody, he said he had no comment on the judge’s decision.
The DUTCH F-16’s landed in CURACAO on 7-4.
On July 18, 2005 BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated she found it a bit unusual that a hairbrush containing NATALEE’s hair that BETH had given to the Police around July 4, 2005 was returned to her on July 17, 2005--the same day the duct tape with blonde hairs was found.
BENVINDA de SOUSA, an ARUBAN Attorney hired by the TWITTY’s, said after the brothers 7-4 release, “These two brothers remain suspects to the authorities and they will be continue -- they will continue to be investigated.” Said the judge’s ruling “will not, at this point, be made public. No, and not ever actually. Only the defense attorneys will get that ruling, as does the prosecutor, and in due time when this case is tried, the family will as well have access to that information.”
On December 1, 2005 BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated to MSNBC “I actually saw it come across someone's Blackberry, a reporter, where Deepak was saying that he wanted $250,000 in a book or a movie deal. You know, and I had to see it, like I said, come across a reporter's Blackberry. Deepak's been reaching out to various reporters in the United States since early on.”


7-5-05
On 7-5 BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated at a morning press conference,

It is now that I ask the world to help me.
Two suspects were released yesterday who were involved in a violent crime against my daughter.
These criminals are not only allowed to walk freely among the tourists and citizens of Aruba, but there are no limits where they may choose to travel.
I am asking all mothers and fathers in all nations to hear my plea.
I implore you, do not allow these two suspects, the Kalpoe brothers, to enter your country until this case is solved. Do not allow these criminals to walk among your citizens. Help me by not allowing these two to get away with this crime. It is my greatest fear today that the Kalpoe brothers will leave Aruba.
I am asking the Aruban officials to notify the United States State Department in the event these suspects try to leave this island.
I am asking all nations not to offer them a safe haven.
I am asking this in the name of my beautiful, intelligent and outstanding daughter who I haven't seen for 36 days and for whom I will continue to search until I find her.
Thank you all so much.



On 7-5 AL.com” reported:

Missing teen’s mom fears released suspects will fleeThe mother of a missing Mountain Brook teen says she fears two suspects in her daughter’s disappearance could flee Aruba. Deepak and Satish Kalpoe were released from prison Monday. This morning, Beth Twitty begged other countries not to help them. “I’m asking all nations not to offer them a safe haven,” she said in a news conference. The Surinamese brothers were being held in connection with Natalee Holloway’s disappearance May 30. The judge who ordered them freed them also ruled that 17-year-old Joran van der Sloot, the last remaining detainee, can be held an additional 60 days. A total of six men have been arrested and released in the case. Authorities say the Kalpoes are still suspects in the ongoing investigation. “The case against these two suspects, just like the case against the other suspects in the case, will be continued,” the prosecutor’s office said in a news release. The prosecutor’s office is considering whether to appeal the judge’s decision to release the two men. Hannah Wolfson

**NOTE** WOLFSON is a reporter in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA for the “Birmingham News”


On 7-5 CNN reported:

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: … And then there was only one. Only one suspect under lock and key in the Natalee Holloway disappearance. This morning, two brothers who had been in custody for the past four weeks are free, yet not free from suspicion. Ted Simon is a criminal defense attorney who's had many cases in Aruba. He joins us from Philadelphia. Ted, what do you make of the release of the two brothers? THEODORE SIMON, INTERNATIONAL LAW EXPERT: Well, I think it's -- it was a foreshadowing of what the attorney general said last week. Specifically, she went on national television in an interview. It appeared to be in the nature of a public relations attempt to quell the concerns and calm the concerns of Americans that they're doing everything. But in that interview, she said there was no traces of a crime, there were no facts and no circumstances and they could not confirm that Natalee Holloway was even dead. So I think what it tells us, even in Aruba, under the lesser standard of reasonable suspicion, there was inadequate proof to maintain and continue to detain these gentlemen. You know, as we've discussed before, in Aruba, you can be questioned for six hours after you're arrested, you can be held for two days and then three succeeding periods of eight days. And that's what happened. And in each succeeding request to continue to detain someone, you need a greater quantum of proof. So we can assume, and some of this we do know, that they obtained their cell records, they obtained the txt messaging, they probably monitored their movements, they may have monitored their conversations and there clearly were some inconsistent statements. But even taking that all together, it was insufficient evidence to warrant their continued detention. So that tells us there are still significant questions of whether or not there was a crime committed. And then with respect to the Kalpoe brothers, there was wholly insufficient evidence to continue to detain them. M. O'BRIEN: All right, we're looking at pictures, by the way, of their release yesterday. I want to show you a little portion of the statement which came from the judge yesterday. And let me quote: "In this case, the serious suspicions are based on the fact that the three suspects" -- and they use the initials. Why do they do that, by the way? Why do they use initials? SIMON: I can't see that. Let me see that. M. O'BRIEN: Well, they use their initials. They don't use their names, they use their initials. It's just kind of an odd thing. I was curious why that is. I'll just press on. "They were the last persons to be with the missing tourist. The changing statements of the three suspects that are not sustained by other investigative results and/or witness statements." So, this means that they're still under a cloud of suspicion, right? SIMON: Absolutely. They're under a cloud of suspicion. There is serious, as the judge was saying, there are serious suspicions, but merely because there are serious suspicions does not mean it amounts to reasonable suspicion, which would be the standard upon which to keep them. So the question is, obviously it's serious. But is it justifiable? And at least to date, the judge has said no. M. O'BRIEN: All right, on Sunday they took the Kalpoe brothers to the beach. What do you think that was all about? SIMON: I think that was an investigative technique to determine if the second story -- now remember, initially the three young men said they dropped Hollo, Natalee Holloway, at her hotel at the Holiday Inn. They later changed that story to say they dropped her at the Marriott beach hotel. And I think what they did is they wanted to independently determine, with some particularity, whether or not these three individual stories would actually line up precisely. So it's one thing if you ask someone where did you drop someone off and they say generally the beach or the hotel. It's another thing if you're going to specifically point out the area. And that's what I think they did. And I think the assumption there is that they corroborated each other. Otherwise, perhaps, the Kalpoe brothers would not have been released and they were after that technique. M. O'BRIEN: So the focus is on Joran van der Sloot. But there is no evidence a crime was committed. Where does that leave the investigation? SIMON: Well, I guess they're going to continue to investigate. What we have -- we don't know what cards the Aruban authorities have developed. We don't know what's in their hand, so it's hard to judge it. But what we do know is that he has self-admittedly stated that he was one of, if not the last, we don't know for sure, but he was with her, dropped her at the beach. That is unquestioned. He's admitted that. We know she's missing. And, obviously, we hope and pray that nothing untoward has happened, but with each continuing day, everyone is deeply concerned. So what we know absolutely is there was some changing stories, but just because there are changing stories does not mean necessarily it's a cover-up for what may be a crime. It may be, as I've said before, the white lie as opposed to the big lie. And with what we -- with the release of the Kalpoe brothers, it really shows there's very, very, very little evidence of whether or not there's a crime having been committed. M. O'BRIEN: Ted Simon is an attorney and international law expert. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. SIMON: You're welcome.



On 7-5 CNN reported:

LAW CENTER
Holloway's mother makes plea
Murder Suspects' mother says they'll stay put in Aruba
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CNN) -- The mother of missing American teenager Natalee Holloway asked Tuesday that two brothers held as suspects in her daughter's disappearance not leave Aruba until the case is solved.
Beth Holloway Twitty pleaded for other countries not to allow them entry, and for Aruban officials to notify the U.S. State Department, if the brothers decide to leave the Caribbean island.
A judge ordered 21-year-old Deepak Kalpoe and his 18-year-old brother, Satish, released from jail Monday.
Their mother, Nadira Ramirez, told CNN that the family had canceled a planned vacation to Suriname so as not to give the impression that they were trying to flee.
"I wish the best for her [Holloway's mother] that we can get this problem solved," she said. "I still have in my heart that she [Holloway] is living."
And the brothers' lawyer pointed out that the young men were never formally charged and were free to leave the island -- but would not.
Prosecutors could appeal the Kalpoes' release but have not decided whether to do so, the Aruba prosecutor's office said Monday.
The judge ordered that their friend, 17-year-old Joran van der Sloot, remain in custody another 60 days, while Police investigate what happened to the 18-year-old woman.
He has three days to decide whether to appeal his continued detention, prosecutors said.
Attorneys for all three men have said they are innocent.
Under Aruban law, prosecutors can request extensions for holding suspects. Each time, they must meet a higher standard for proving the necessity of keeping them in custody before a judge can approve the request.
Aruba residents staged a protest Tuesday to show their anger over criticism of local officials and the way they have conducted the search. Some of the criticism has come from Holloway's family.
Holloway was last reported seen early May 30 leaving a nightclub with the Kalpoe brothers and van der Sloot, the son of a judge on the Caribbean island.
Her mother said she is convinced the Kalpoe brothers "were involved in a violent crime against my daughter," questioning how they could be allowed "to walk freely among the tourists and citizens of Aruba."
"...There are no limits where they choose to travel," Twitty told reporters.
Arlene Ellis-Schipper, a lawyer on the island, said their release indicated Police no longer have enough evidence to keep the Kalpoes in custody. But that doesn't mean they are ruled out as suspects, she said.
Prosecutors have said that van der Sloot and the Kalpoes made statements "that are not sustained by other investigative results and/or witness statements."
Phone conversations, text messages and computer chat records cast suspicion on them, prosecutors said.
The Kalpoes told Police they left Holloway unharmed at a beach near a Marriott hotel.
David Kock, Satish Kalpoe's attorney, told CNN that two fishermen told investigators they didn't see a couple matching the descriptions of Holloway and van der Sloot at the beach the night she disappeared.
But the lawyer quoted the couple as saying they did see a white Suzuki vehicle on the beach.
"That is the only thing that they saw that was abnormal for that day," the lawyer said.
Police were seen moving two vehicles from the van der Sloot home last month, including a white Suzuki.
On Sunday, Police took each of the three suspects separately to a stretch of beach near the Marriott "to make sure their stories matched," government spokesman Ruben Trapenberg said.
Three Dutch F-16 jets equipped with lasers and special cameras made a test flight over Aruba in preparation for a search Wednesday. The planes landed Monday on the adjacent island of Curacao.
Each of the F-16s is equipped with a television infrared camera, two daylight cameras and a 12-inch lens housed in pods slung beneath the aircraft.
About 40 personnel accompanied the planes; they include specialists who will analyze pictures taken from the planes, the ministry said.
The test flight was aimed at helping the pilots and crews familiarize themselves with locations to be searched. The jets flew over the island's landmark lighthouse, on its northern tip.
A security guard arrested earlier in the case and then freed told CNN that Deepak Kalpoe confided in him when they were both in jail that the group went to the lighthouse after leaving the nightclub with Holloway.
Holloway, from Mountain Brook, Alabama, a Birmingham suburb, was celebrating her high school graduation with classmates and parent chaperones when she disappeared.



On 7-5 PAUL REYNOLDS wrote a letter to the ARUBAN people via the ARUBAN local newspapers:

Letter to the Editor
I have been reading Aruba AM, the English Aruban newspaper sent out over the Internet. There appears to be a growing backlash against the Holloway family that I am very concerned about. I am sure the people in Aruba wish this investigation could be resolved as much as our family does.
The people in Aruba have been overwhelming supportive of our entire family since Natalee’s disappearance. When I arrived on the Island two days after she was reported missing, I was always greeted with expressions of concern and hope for Natalee’s return. There are hundreds if not thousands of stories of people coming together and helping each other during this incident. Bernadett from Economy Car Rental, the people at "Holiday Inn," the Aruban Government Workers who left work to search the island are just a few of the examples. This is the good story of Aruba . The compassion and desire to help has meant more than you can imagine to our family.
Unfortunately, there are a very small number of individuals that are holding the people of Aruba , the Holloway family and what seems like the whole world hostage. These individuals are not a reflection of the Aruban people or the system of Justice in Aruba . These individuals know what happened and are refusing to accept responsibility for their actions. It also appears that certain individuals may be attempting to protect those individuals that know what happened. Helping them hide from their responsibility will destroy rather than preserve what is left of their lives, hopes and dreams.
The concerns that we have about the investigation are real. It began with the 10-day delay with taking the three original suspects into custody. My sister, Beth and her husband, Jug, arrived on the island the same day Natalee was reported missing. They were able to identify the three individuals she had last been seen with and report this to the Police. The three suspects were briefly questioned and released. Their stories turned out to be false and their allegations led to the detainment of two innocent individuals. In a missing person case, every day is critical. Ten days would allow those individuals responsible time to hide evidence and coordinate their stories. What if the missing person was alive in those first few days? The failure to take those individuals into custody and seek evidence may have damaged this investigation beyond repair. Why was this done? Was it an attempt to cover up whatever happened and or protect those individuals involved?
Because the father of one of the suspects is a member of the Judicial system, there was immediate concern on behalf of the family that the investigation might not be fair and objective. The interest and presence of the F.B.I. along with assurances from the US Government and the Prime Minister of Aruba reduced those concerns.
Actions since then have again increased concerns that the investigation is not being done in an objective manner. Why would you refuse assistance from the F.B.I. in resolving a difficult case? Why would you hinder a private search team, composed of a group of volunteers whose director has experienced a similar loss of his own?
The release of two of the suspects is also a matter of concern. Although the latest (third) story of one of the suspects places him alone with Natalee on the beach, the other two have admitted to lying. Is this not obstruction of justice, interfering with an investigation or conspiracy to cover up a crime? Aren't these illegal activities whether or not you are involved in the actual crime itself? How can these individuals be allowed to go free and possibly leave the country? Why would they lie unless they had knowledge of a crime either before or after the fact? Why would the father of one of the suspects tell all three that without a body, there is no crime?
As you can see, our many questions and concerns are about the investigation, not the Island or the people of Aruba . They are as much a victim of these individuals as we are. Please join us in our request to the Prime Minister of Aruba and the Dutch Authorities to launch an independent investigation of this matter and allow all of us to learn the truth, return Natalee to her home and go forward with our lives.
Respectfully yours,
Paul Reynolds
Natalee Holloway's Uncle



On 7-5 DUTCH news-sourced “Expatica” reported:

Brothers released in Holloway case
AMSTERDAM — Two Surinamese brothers arrested as part of the investigation into the disappearance of US teenager Natalee Holloway have been released by an Aruban court.
Lawyer Rudy Oomen said it was unclear if his client Deepak K, 21, and his brother Satish, 17, are still regarded as suspects.
The main suspect in the case, Dutch teen Joran van der S., 17, was remanded in custody for another 60 days.
Prosecutors had asked the court to remand all three in custody for another two months while police continue their search for Holloway.
Oomen suggested that the examining magistrate believed there was too little evidence the brothers were involved in Holloway's disappearance.
The three young men were taken to a beach near the Marriott hotel in Aruba separately on Sunday to see if their accounts could be matched.
Holloway, 18, vanished on 30 May while holidaying on Aruba with friends to celebrate their graduation from high school. Aruba is a Caribbean island of 71,000 people and an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Local police suspect Holloway is dead but her body has not been found despite intensive searches over the last five weeks. Three young men were believed to be the last people seen with Holloway but they denied harming her and claim they left her at her hotel.
The case has generated shock waves in the US and last week the Dutch embassy in Washington issued a statement to reassure Americans everything is being done to resolve the teenager's disappearance.
The Netherlands has also sent three F-16 jets fitted with specialist detection equipment to help in the search on Aruba.



On 7-5 the “AP” reported:

Two brothers freed in Aruba
Investigation into Natalee Holloway's disappearance centers on Dutch teen
ORANJESTAD, Aruba - The investigation into what happened to an Alabama teenager who vanished more than five weeks ago is focusing on a Dutch minor after a judge ruled Police could detain him an additional 60 days but ordered the release of two Surinamese brothers.
A judge ruled Monday there was sufficient evidence against 17-year-old Joran van der Sloot to keep him jailed while prosecutors built their case, but ordered brothers Deepak Kalpoe, 21, and Satish Kalpoe, 18, released immediately.
Court clerk Isella Wernet read the judge’s decision from a prepared statement outside the courthouse Monday afternoon but would not elaborate on the basis for his ruling.
An AP photographer later witnessed the Kalpoe brothers leaving the San Nicolas prison accompanied by a lawyer. The three got into a sports utility vehicle and drove off.
Lawyer: 'We are very happy'
“The day finally came,” David Kock, one of Satish Kalpoe’s lawyers, said when contacted by The Associated Press. “I’ve been saying this for a long time: They have no basis to keep my client in detention. We are very happy.
“It’s very clear where the finger is pointing now,” Kock said, referring to van der Sloot, an honors student at the Aruba International School.
Van der Sloot , the son of a justice official, and the Surinamese brothers were arrested June 9 on suspicion of murder in the disappearance of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway, of Mountain Brook, Ala. Holloway vanished in the early hours of May 30, the last day of a five-day vacation on the Dutch Caribbean island to celebrate her high school graduation with 124 other students.
Attorney General Karin Janssen declined to comment Monday. Her office issued a statement saying prosecutors were considering an appeal of the judge’s decision to release the Kalpoes. They have three days to do so.
Contacted by telephone, van der Sloot’s father, Paul van der Sloot, said he had no comment on the judge’s decision.
Holloway’s stepfather, George “Jug” Twitty, said the family decided to cancel a previously planned news conference because “after today, we just need to regroup and think about it all before we say anything.”
Prior to the judge’s ruling, one of Joran van der Sloot’s attorneys, Antonio Carlo, would not say whether Investigators had presented any new evidence against his client, but he said a judge did approve a motion allowing attorneys to be present whenever van der Sloot is interrogated. Carlo said previous motions requesting a lawyer’s presence had been denied since the beginning of the case.
“It’s important for me to say again today that my client maintains his innocence,” Carlo added.
Van der Sloot not charged yet
Under Dutch law that governs Aruba, a protectorate of the Netherlands, detainees can be held 116 days before being charged by a judge. van der Sloot has not been charged.
Prosecutors have acknowledged they have no solid evidence to indicate that Holloway is dead. They have said a murder conviction is possible without a body, but the case requires strong evidence such as a confession, reliable statements and forensic evidence of wrongdoing.
The Kalpoe brothers have told Police they dropped Holloway and van der Sloot off near the Marriott Hotel in the early morning hours of May 30 and that was the last time they saw the blond-haired, blue-eyed teen.
Van der Sloot ’s mother, Anita van der Sloot, said her son told her during a prison visit that he was alone with Holloway on a beach that night but that he did not harm her.
Holloway vanished the same day she was to catch a flight home with her classmates.
Numerous searches by Dutch marines, Aruban Investigators and volunteer rescue groups have failed to turn up any trace of her.
Holloway’s mother, Beth Holloway Twitty, 44, arrived in Aruba within hours of her daughter’s disappearance and has been on the island ever since, distributing fliers, monitoring searches and appearing on national U.S. television shows to keep pressure on Investigators.



Sometime before the last week in July, BETH moved from staying at the “Holiday Inn” to staying at the “Wyndham Hotel.” JUG TWITTY stated this was done because he is concerned for BETH’s safety.
On 7-5 CNN reported, "On Sunday [7-3], Police said the suspects reconstructed what happened the night Natalee disappeared. They went to different points on the island to show Investigators where they took her. In a written statement, prosecutors said their stories are not supported by other evidence or witness statements. Prosecutors also say there are phone calls, e-mails and text messages that point to those suspects. They argued all three should be detained another two months, but an attorney for one of the brothers says the longer you keep someone in jail, the stronger your evidence should be."
On 7-5 Aruban prosecutor’s office announced that his release will be appealed 7-8 in front of 3 judges from Curacao. For the 7-8 appeals hearings it has been reported that the same 7-4 judge will sit with 2 other judges being flown in for the appeals hearings. (it has also been reported the 7-8 hearing may be pushed back to 7-11)
On 7-5 CNN reported, “David Kock, Satish Kalpoe's attorney, told CNN that two fishermen told Investigators they didn't see a couple matching the descriptions of Holloway and van der Sloot at the beach the night she disappeared. But the lawyer quoted the couple as saying they did see a white Suzuki vehicle on the beach. ‘That is the only thing that they saw that was abnormal for that day,’ the lawyer said.”
“ARUBA Tourism Authority” RICARDO CROES on 7-5 was quoted saying, "Every morning I wake up and hope the [media] circus will go away" and "I pray that NATALEE will be found alive and well, that AMERICAN journalists will go home, and that we can get back to what we were doing before this all happened."
On 7-5, only one day after Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE and Current Murder Suspect SATISH KALPOE were released, a public protest (presumably organized by MERRYWEATHER and/or other community leaders and/or other tourist and/or government authorities) made-up of about 100-200 persons (even including young children) was held in front of the colonial courthouse. (MERRYWEATHER spoke to the gathered with a bullhorn) The ARUBANs held up signs against what in their opinion was the “unfair media coverage” that is portraying ARUBA and its Police, government and judicial system “negatively.” The stated purpose of the protest was against the negative media coverage, YET, many signs unrelated to the negative media coverage were also seen which read, “Respect our Dutch laws or go home,” and “Innocent until proven guilty,” and another sign suggesting NATALEE might not be dead but partying in Brazil or nearby Venezuela were also seen.
NATALEE’s aunt LINDA ALLISON on 7-5 told MSNBC, “Well, I think the people that are protesting is a very small number, because the people that I encounter across this island are very friendly. They're very supportive. Their heart goes out to us. They are telling us they are praying for us, that they want us to find Natalee. So, I think this group that may be protesting is just a very, very small portion of the general population. And I don't think that is the general consensus of this total population.”
7-5 TIM MILLER announced at the same press conference (after BETH's public plea) that 2 underwater remotely operated vehicles, 2 Navy Seals (on their own time = on person vacation from the UNITED STATES Navy), and 4 forensic divers ("the best in the country") from “Florida State University” are headed for ARUBA to help in the search for NATALEE.
The DUTCH F-16’s first ARUBA flyover-searches started 7-5. ((there is a rumor that the F-16's found suspicious tire tracks at a remote location)).
BETH and JUG TWITTY told FOX News on 7-5 that it was Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE (not Current Murder Suspect SATISH KALPOE ) who was with Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT casually leaning back against Current Murder Suspect DEEPAK KALPOE's “Honda” when the Police pulled back up to the house at 5:00 AM on 5-31 and the meeting between the ARUBAN Policemen, when the Murder Suspects SLOOT‘s, the UNITED STATES D.E.A. agent, JODY BEARMAN, and the TWITTY’s took place.
On June 21, 2005 BETH and GRETA went to the Murder Suspects VAN DER SLOOT home during the daytime and they talked with Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT and ANITA VAN DER SLOOT for about 90 minutes. (it was not filmed) As BETH and GRETA are walking outside the property gate before they speak with Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT at the gate, BETH is heard to say, "NATALEE was here."
On 7-5 BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated to FOX News that when the May 31, 2005 early morning hours meetings occurred between Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT , Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT , the Police, and several other witnesses, that Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT admitted then that on May 30, 2005 he picked-up Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT at “McDonald’s” at 4:00 AM. BETH stated that by the time she met with the Murder Suspects VAN DER SLOOT’s on June 21, 2005 during the daytime at the Murder Suspects VAN DER SLOOT home with GRETA, Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT had changed to 11:00 PM the time he claims to picking up Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT. Both BETH and JUG TWITTY say there were “10 witnesses” during the first May 31, 2005 encounter that heard Current Murder Suspect PAULUS VAN DER SLOOT admit that he picked Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT up at 4:00 AM on May 30, 2005.
BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY stated that she did not speak to NATALEE during the trip, and if NATALEE had called, BETH “would have thought that something was wrong.“ The following exchange occurred between BETH and FOX News GRETA VAN SUSTEREN on FOX News:

BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY: No, I don’t. But there’s something that really bothers me, and I don’t think I’ve made any secrets about it, I’ve kept a journal of everything everyone said, what day, timeframes. And there’s something that really has been bothering me as I read over and over my journal, is I know on the 31st that Paul van der Sloot stated that he picked Joran up at 4 a.m. at McDonald’s. It was also said to me by a Police spokesperson on June 16 and June 17 that Paul van der Sloot stated that he picked up Joran at 4 a.m. on the 30th at McDonald’s. But I noticed on the day that I visited Paul van der Sloot at his home, all of a sudden, it was changed to 11 p.m.
VAN SUSTEREN: Perhaps there were two.
BETH HOLLOWAY-TWITTY: Could have been, Greta.
VAN SUSTEREN: Does your journal entry — because I’ve seen your journal, I’ve paged through it with you. Is there an entry in your journal which actually has that 4:30?
TWITTY: Yes.



UNITED STATES Senator TRENT LOTT called the TWITTY’s on 7-5 offering his support, encouragement. and any official help. Of his phone call BETH stated, “You know, I think that he was really giving me that assurance that I needed to pursue this, need to keep being aggressive as we are, and you know, don't let this go, support that, you know, should I find that I need, I can call on them. And you know, just giving me that confidence that — you know — we do need to pursue this, and we do not need to let this go.”
On 7-5 JUG TWITTY reiterated that when the full facts of what they have learned become known the UNITED STATES and the world “will be shocked.” On 7-5 JUG stated, “We've tried. I've tried every tactic. I think I've made every Policeman, every person working on the case here, you know, mad. But you know, what I have to do as a stepfather to try to get NATALEE back. The one thing that everybody asks me, why did we retain an attorney? Well, the way the system works down here, when the case is closed, we will have all that information, and we can release it to the world. And at that time — we know a lot now that we can't say. But at that time, the world will be absolutely shocked at what we know now. And that's why it was so devastating yesterday when they let those two boys go.”
ARUBAN attorney Arlene Ellis-Schipper on 7-5 told FOX News that the results of DUTCH scientific testing and analyzation of the collected forensic evidence are being received and evaluated by ARUBAN prosecutors and Police Investigators. On 7-5 she also told FOX News that she believes that the evidence “thin” (she neglected to say the evidence is “thin” because the ARUBAN Police gave the suspects 10+ days to clean and destroy evidence). She also said that if there is no new evidence that Prime Murder Suspect JORAN VAN DER SLOOT may be released.
The week prior to the 7-12 hearing it was reported that new evidence --including witness statements-- would be presented at the 7-12 appeals hearings.
On 7-5 CNN reported:

CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Bob Franken reporting from Washington this morning.There is only one suspect still in custody in Aruba in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. That's because a judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to keep two other suspects behind bars.CNN's Chris Lawrence joins us now live from Aruba with more details.Hello -- Chris. CHRIS LAWRENCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.That one suspect, Joran van der Sloot, could be held in custody for up to two more months. But the judge's decision isn't necessarily final. We've learned that van der Sloot does have the opportunity to appeal that decision sometime in the next three days.Now, as for his two friends, they have already returned home. Deepak and Satish Kalpoe were literally almost crushed by the cameras as they tried to make their way out of their car back into their home yesterday. A judge ruled there just simply was not enough evidence to keep them in custody.Now, all three of the suspects have admitted to their attorneys and to their parents that they had changed their stories over time. And prosecutors have argued that their changing stories don't match other witness statements and some of the evidence that they have. But the judge disagreed when it came to the two Kalpoe brothers.Now, the mother of the Kalpoe brothers admits that her sons made a mistake. And she was definitely the happiest person there to welcome them back home. But she was also thinking about Natalee Holloway, and even more so about Natalee Holloway's mother.She says she prays for Natalee Holloway's mother. As a mother, she understands what she must be going through, and she hopes and prays that Natalee is found alive. As for Joran van der Sloot, he does remain in prison this morning. And the prosecutors are saying that they are considering the possibly of appealing the judge's decision to free the two Kalpoe brothers. We'll have to wait and see how that plays out.But right now, even though the Kalpoe brothers are free, as we understand the legal system here, they are still considered suspects until the prosecution says otherwise. And if more evidence comes to light down the road, they could be re-arrested -- Carol.COSTELLO: Chris Lawrence live in Aruba this morning.



On 7-5 CNNHN reported:

LISA PINTO, HOST: … We'll go live to Aruba. It's day 37 since 18-year-old Natalee Holloway completely disappeared. And they're down to just one suspect behind bars in this investigation, Joran van der Sloot -- remember him -- the judge's son. And the two Kalpoe brothers, who were held for nearly a month in the case, were freed yesterday, much to the distress of Natalee's family. And the search for lovely Natalee rages on.
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(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, NATALEE HOLLOWAY'S MOTHER: It is now that I ask the world to help me. Two suspects were released yesterday who were involved in a violent crime against my daughter. These criminals are not only allowed to walk freely among the tourists and citizens of Aruba, but there are no limits where they may choose to travel. I am asking all mothers and fathers in all nations to hear my plea. I implore you, do not allow these two suspects, the Kalpoe brothers, to enter your country until this case is solved.(END VIDEO CLIP)PINTO: Those two suspects Beth Twitty is talking about, Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, were not charged. Their lawyers say they're innocent. And they were let out of jail. Tonight, we're going live to Aruba. We have a panel here in New York, Philadelphia. We have Linda Allison, Natalee Holloway's aunt, who will be with us later.But first, let's go to CNN correspondent Dave Mattingly to tell us what's happening in this Aruban case. Dave, anything new to report today since the Kalpoe brothers left -- left -- are no longer jailbirds?DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, earlier tonight, just a couple of hours ago, some new information coming to us in this case. Defense attorneys for the Kalpoe brothers confirmed to CNN that fishermen - - Aruban fishermen have told Investigators that they did not see a couple matching the description of Natalee Holloway and Joran van der Sloot on the beach the night that Natalee was reported missing.What they did see, however, was a white Suzuki on the beach. If you remember, a white Suzuki was one of the vehicles confiscated during a search of the van der Sloot home. This new information might have been responsible in part for the judge's decision to keep van der Sloot in jail for another 60 days for questioning in this case. We don't know if it had any bearing on his decision to release the Kalpoe brothers.PINTO: And the Kalpoe brothers -- what car were they in?MATTINGLY: They drove -- they drove a Honda, if I remember correctly, a silver-gray Honda. So that was not the vehicle seen on the beach.PINTO: Dave, what I don't understand here is these two people, who are no longer suspects, who are free to fly out of Aruba if they want to -- they can go to Surinam, they can go anywhere, much to the upset of the Holloway family -- these two young boys were with Natalee that night. They gave contradictory statements. They're alleged to have received text messages. What gives here? Is the prosecution going to appeal this?MATTINGLY: The prosecution has indicated that they will attempt to appeal the judge's decision. They also claim they have other information that may come out in the future. Remember, these two young men are still officially considered suspects.PINTO: Oh, they are?MATTINGLY: And if any new information comes up in the future, they could easily be called back and put back behind bars for another round of questioning, just as they've gone through now since back in June.PINTO: Dave, let's hear what their attorney has to say about all of this.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We got those statements just in the weekend. They were two persons, like I said, who went fishing. And they remember it very clearly because of other commitments that they had afterwards, that they were sure that was that night.And their detail is that they were there the whole night on the beach, fishing, and almost at the same place where supposedly Joran and the girl was and where they went swimming and where the girl remained afterwards and he left her there. And they are so convinced that on that date, during, if I'm not mistaken, 12:00 o'clock at night and 5:00 o'clock in the morning, there was no person, no girl, no other person on that beach.So I think -- I think it must be clear now that just did not take place as it was indicated. What I also remember from the statement is that they indicated that they have seen a car, a different car than my client's car, because from where they were, it's not the road where my client and his brother dropped Joran and the girl, but that they had seen a Jeep-type of car during -- in that timeframe that stayed for about 30 to 40 minutes. That was the only thing that they saw that was abnormal for that day. But besides that, they didn't see anything.(END VIDEO CLIP)PINTO: Well, that was the attorney for the Kalpoe brothers, David Kock, talking about what he described as an eye -- fishermen who were eyewitnesses to the beach where Joran and Natalee were allegedly last seen.Let me bring in Alex Sanchez from my panel, a criminal defense attorney here in New York. This guy's a dream for you, isn't he, Alex? This is an eyewitness.ALEX SANCHEZ, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Well, certainly, an eyewitness is helpful to the defense. And if this witness can provide some information which is helpful to the Kalpoe brothers, you know, great. But you know, I hope all Americans watching what's going on in Aruba appreciate what a debacle is occurring over there and how far superior our system of justice and how far superior our Investigators are in this country.PINTO: Alex, you don't have to wave the American flag. For once, I find myself agreeing with a defense attorney. From the beginning, two men of color, who with a crummy physical description of black shirt and black pants, are pick up. Then we have, you know, the father advising -- the local father who is entrenched with the local prosecutor giving his son advice. I mean, what gives? In our jurisdiction here, Alex...SANCHEZ: Yes?PINTO: ... wouldn't a special prosecutor be brought in? You practice in the Bronx. I practiced in Queens in New York. There's no way a local DA would handle case.SANCHEZ: I think a special prosecutor would be brought in because chances are, this judge, the father of the prime suspect in this case, knows everybody on the island.PINTO: Right.SANCHEZ: They should bring somebody in from the home country in there and be a complete objective, independent Investigator here because...PINTO: Well, my -- Alex...SANCHEZ: Yes?PINTO: ... my understanding is they have brought in a judge from Curacao, at this point. but my problem is with the early investigation here, in the first weeks, in the first days. Why wasn't Joran questioned. Why wasn't his car searched?Dr. Wecht, talk to me about the importance of seizing and searching a crime scene immediately after the alleged disappearance of a person like Natalee Holloway.DR. CYRIL WECHT, FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST: Well, obviously, we suggest, as it is so important for the homicide detective to become involved immediately, so it is equally important, if not moreso, for the forensic scientist to be there, the forensic pathologist and the criminalist. You want to look to see if you can identify any kind of trace evidence -- hair fiber, thread, any sort of bodily fluid stains...PINTO: Dr. Wecht, but what about this white Suzuki. Is it too late to search this car now, the white Suzuki?WECHT: Well, it's never too late. The question is, what are you likely to find? But it still should be done. The car itself should be searched very, very thoroughly for all of these things. At that time, the car should have been looked at to see whether or not there was any evidence that came from the beach, any particular pieces of, you know, geological material that might have...PINTO: Sure.WECHT: ... been adhering. So these are the kinds of things that should have been done. Why the boy was brought in and released, what, the next day, I believe...PINTO: Right.WECHT: ... and why the vehicle wasn't...PINTO: Dr. Wecht...WECHT: ... searched -- it really staggers the imagination.PINTO: Dr. Wecht, I'm hearing in my ear that we have Natalee's aunt with us Linda Allison, and I'd really like to hear from her because the family's been through a lot, especially with the release of these two suspects.Ms. Allison, are you with us?LINDA ALLISON, NATALEE HOLLOWAY'S AUNT: I'm with you.PINTO: How is the mood in your camp these days, with these two boys wandering around, free to fly to Surinam? I heard your sister-in-law, I believe it is, former sister-in-law, Beth Holloway Twitty -- very emotional press conference. And my heart just went out to her.ALLISON: Yes. Very -- it was a very moving, very emotional day for us, actually, yesterday and today, just hearing the release of the Kalpoe brothers, When we feel like the three of them are the link to us finding Natalee. And it's just been very frustrating. We also had a meeting with the prosecuting attorney, who assured us that these two boys are still suspects.PINTO: She says that...ALLISON: ... and that they are continuing...PINTO: She says that, Ms. Allison. Doesn't it upset you that there's no restrictions on their release? This judge basically said they can do what they want. The Police can't watch them. They can leave the island. I mean...ALLISON: You know, it is very -- it's very upsetting, and when we also know that, as far as visitation to the prison that's here on the island, where Joran van der Sloot is -- he's allowed an unlimited number of people coming to visit him. And nothing is videoed, no audio, nothing recorded on that.PINTO: Including his father, the former prosecutor and judge, who we know has given him legal advice in the past, correct?ALLISON: That's correct. And so if he continues to tell him to remain silent, it makes it difficult.PINTO: Well, Ms. Allison...ALLISON: You know, he can...PINTO: I was really pleased to hear your senator is getting involved, that -- that, you know, here we are, fighting for you in this country. We want to get the FBI more involved. We want this case to proceed in a more expeditious manner. My best wishes to you and your family.ALLISON: Thank you so much.PINTO: Quickly, Debra, after the break, I want to hear from you about your take on this case because to me, this is a defense attorney's dream. But quickly, a short break. We'll be back on the Aruba story after the break.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)DAVE HOLLOWAY, NATALEE'S FATHER: Well, I would like to see all of them come together and tell us what is the real story. You know, we've heard already five or six different stories, and -- you know, until we find Natalee, that'll be the big puzzle.(END VIDEO CLIP)(COMMERCIAL BREAK)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)NADIRA RAMIREZ, MOTHER OF KALPOE BROTHERS: I should have been worried, yes. But why? Why? I mean, they -- all their proof. We have patience. The boy had patience, our lawyers, myself, father, sister. And we try to hold up and give them their time to do their work, you know? But I know that they are innocent, and they will be out.(END VIDEO CLIP)PINTO: That was Deepak and Satish Kalpoe's mom talking about their release in Aruba.I'm Lisa Pinto, in for Nancy Grace tonight. Thanks for being with us.Let me go to my panel of legal experts that I have here. Deb Opri, I, you know, want to get to you because to me, this case is a dream for your side of the fence! I mean, bungle, no search warrant, no statement. They get to talk to each other. They're handcuffed in the back of a Police car.DEBRA OPRI, DEFENSE ATTORNEY: You keep saying it's a criminal defense attorney's dream. It's -- it's nothing right now of a crime scene investigation, in my mind. Where's the crime scene? Was it at the club? Was it at the hotel? Was it on a beach? Right now, for all lack of evidence -- no DNA, no trace evidence...PINTO: Debra!OPRI: ... no criminal...PINTO: Debra!(CROSSTALK)PINTO: You don't need a body!OPRI: We have a missing -- we have a missing girl. You want the United States to really get involved? I do. Why don't we just call it a kidnapping, a missing woman? Why don't we extend beyond the island? We've covered every inch of that island. We've gone to the ocean. Have we gone to neighboring islands? Why don't we put an all-out search for this woman...PINTO: Wait a minute! Wait a minute, Debra!OPRI: ... so the United States can get involved, Lisa?PINTO: I know -- this is the -- this is the sex slave theory.OPRI: It's not a criminal defense attorney's dream.PINTO: Wait! Wait! My turn here, Debra!OPRI: It's a joke.PINTO: This is the...OPRI: It's a joke.PINTO: This is the sex slave theory, right, that she's in Venezuela...OPRI: That's right.PINTO: ... as a prostitute. I'm sorry, I'm going with the common- sense answer...OPRI: Body dumped in the ocean?PINTO: ... the fact that she was with a young man who...(CROSSTALK)PINTO: Debra, you know what?OPRI: What did he do? What did he do with her body?PINTO: Your first clue is it's an island, and there are a lot of currents going a lot of different directions off that island, and maybe that's why we can't find her. I want to get Nancy out there diving.OPRI: Lisa, I don't dismiss the fact that he might have killed her. I don't dismiss the fact that he might have gotten to the point where the body was dumped. But at this point in time, she's still missing. Why can't we expand the search to neighboring islands, to maybe go into the slave trade?PINTO: Debra, let me ask you this. If your client had a father who was an ex-prosecutor, who was heard giving advice, asking friends of your client what they had said to the Police, making a statement like, Well, you know, they can't prosecute a murder without a body, wouldn't you think that maybe your client had gotten some good legal advice from Dad?OPRI: Well, let me answer it this way. It certainly wouldn't be a criminal defense attorney's dream to have a client with a father like this guy. This guy, if anything, is causing a lot of havoc. Maybe, in a sense, he's alluding to a guilt of his son when there shouldn't be any. Maybe he interjected himself some in something he shouldn't have and he made it worse.PINTO: Well, Debra, I'm delighted to spar with you.Let me go to Alex Sanchez because I'd like to hear another defense attorney's take on this. Alex...SANCHEZ: Well, I just...PINTO: Come on! No statement, no nothing!SANCHEZ: Well, that's why I think the Kalpoe brothers were released, by the way, because I think they have secretly struck a deal with the prosecution in the case. They're not revealing this information, of course...PINTO: Oh!SANCHEZ: ... but secretly, behind the scenes, they're meeting with the prosecutors and they're giving information about the whereabouts of Holloway and where her body is located because, in my mind, there's no doubt that...PINTO: You know what?SANCHEZ: ... unfortunately, she's dead.PINTO: In New York, Alex -- if this was New York, I would agree with you. But under Dutch law, you're not allowed to plea bargain. You're not allowed to turn state's evidence. That's my understanding.SANCHEZ: Well, you know, they may not...PINTO: Whole different system!SANCHEZ: The Kalpoe brothers may not have committed a crime. Now, true, they gave some, you know, contradictory statements. But they may have some information. They want to throw off any...PINTO: Alex...SANCHEZ: ... suspicion away from themselves and finally throw themselves to the prosecutor and say, Listen, this is what we know.PINTO: Alex, wouldn't you like to see those text messages that were allegedly sent by Joran van der Sloot?SANCHEZ: I would like to see them...PINTO: And these phone calls?SANCHEZ: And the Police seen them.PINTO: Yes.SANCHEZ: And they know what's in them, and that's why, probably, he's being held in jail and everybody else is released.PINTO: I got to tell you, this case makes me glad to be an American because we are allowed to know what the Police have. We get to see the complaints. We get to hear the state's evidence. We get to go in the courtroom. Do you know that Beth Holloway Twitty was not allowed into the hearing when these boys were released? She to wait outside in the hallway. There is not the -- the idea of victims' rights under Dutch law -- it's -- it's just minimal. And I think that's one of the real tragedies in this case.Let me bring in Lauren Howard. You know, they're not allowed in the courtroom.HOWARD: Right.PINTO: They see these people getting -- it's a revolving door of suspects...HOWARD: Right. Right. Right.PINTO: ... in and out. What is this family going through?HOWARD: Well, they're completely rendered impotent by the system, by the Dutch system. But the event, in and of itself -- I mean, I don't think Debra Opri is that far afield from saying that we really don't know that a crime was committed here. It's very possible that Natalee had had too much to drink and wandered off and got -- you don't know!PINTO: Oh, Lauren! Come on!HOWARD: You do not -- you have no evidence. You have no evidence!PINTO: Wandered where?HOWARD: You've got a teenage boy and a teenage girl necking on a beach. That's what you have.PINTO: Lauren -- Lauren...HOWARD: That's all you have.PINTO: No disrespect. Her bags were packed. Her passport was ready.HOWARD: Absolutely. She was ready to go.PINTO: This was a golden girl! She was in Bible study!HOWARD: And golden girls have accidents. It could -- we don't know.PINTO: She drowned?HOWARD: The only thing we know...PINTO: Is that what you're telling me?HOWARD: ... is we don't know.PINTO: You think she drowned?HOWARD: It's possible.PINTO: Why wouldn't Joran say that?HOWARD: It's all possible.PINTO: Why wouldn't he say, Look...HOWARD: Because he didn't know because he left her on the -- we don't know. All I'm saying is this is complete conjecture for...(CROSSTALK)HOWARD: ... point of view, they are completely rendered impotent by the system and the circumstances.PINTO: You know what I...HOWARD: No one knows anything.PINTO: Lauren, I've watched these press conferences. I would not say that Beth Holloway Twitty is an impotent woman. I would say she is an alpha mom guarding her cub! She's been on the news, in the press.HOWARD: But you asked...PINTO: She is a tough cookie!PINTO: But Lisa, wait a second. You're contradicting yourself because you're saying to me, What is it doing to this family that she can't be in the courtroom? And what I'm saying back to you is it is rendering the family impotent. They have nothing to do except call for help. That's all they can do. And that's why they're doing it. They are doing exactly what a mother cub does.PINTO: No, no!HOWARD: They are doing what a parent instinctively does, anything they can do to protect their child. And that's the -- their only recourse right now because there's nothing else they can do.PINTO: Right.HOWARD: All their doors are closed.PINTO: But Lauren, you can understand how you can be victimized but you can fight back like this family.HOWARD: And you've got to! That's called survival. That is their -- it's the most beautiful part of humanity, to see the parents doing this. They have no option.PINTO: I am -- thank you, Lauren. I'm tremendously impressed by the courage of this family.Quick break, folks. We'll be back with more.(COMMERCIAL BREAK)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)DAVE HOLLOWAY: I just can't understand that three kids -- you know, they were involved in foul play -- could have disposed of Natalee in such a way that we couldn't find her. So that leads me to believe that possibly there's other people involved in the case. And until you prove or somebody proves me otherwise, I just got that feeling.(END VIDEO CLIP)PINTO: Good evening. I'm Lisa Pinto, in for Nancy Grace tonight. We're live in Aruba, talking to the family of Natalee Holloway. But first, let's go out to CNN correspondent Dave Mattingly to hear more about the search for Natalee. David, what do they have planned?MATTINGLY: What does the family or the investigation?PINTO: The investigation. Tell me. Are EquuSearch still down there? I understand the Dutch are sending planes. Are these planes too late?MATTINGLY: Well, they are coming in with a very high-tech approach to what they've been -- what they've been doing before, to augment all of that on-the-ground searching that occurred here in Aruba. They were flying overhead today, a very thunderous roar as they came flying over the resorts, everyone looking up at the sky as the F-16s come through. They were doing a test run today. They will be coming back through with infrared equipment and other special cameras that can literally photograph every square inch of this island. They'll be concentrating particularly on those areas where the foot searches were not able to get into. So it could yield something that could be helpful.PINTO: Let me ask Linda Allison, who's right next to you, Natalee's aunt -- you've been through a tough week. It's already been a tough start to the week. What are the family's plans for the rest of the week? How are you going to direct the search? What are you going to do?ALLISON: Well, I continue to meet with EquuSearch and get information. I've been out some with them, where they have been making dives. I've been on the coastline just, again, trying to be involved and stay busy every day because just sitting in a hotel is not very productive and not very good on the stress level. We hope that they'll continue -- EquuSearch is going to be here at least another week -- continue to pound the pavement there and be out searching. And I've just had a plea that the Dutch marines and the EquuSearch can work in conjunction with one another because you have EquuSearch out doing...PINTO: Linda...ALLISON: ... their thing, and you have the Dutch marines not doing -- you know, not really coordinating the activity.PINTO: Must be so -- thank you, Linda. Must be so frustrating that everybody's not working together. Thank you so much. We'll stay with this story.



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KEITH OLBERMAN, HOST: From the same sheaf of similar stories, new developments on the ground from Aruba tonight on the disappearance of an Alabama teenager named Natalee Holloway. A judge there has released two of the three men suspected of involvement in her unknown fate, two brothers, Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, leaving the detention center after the court ruled that there was insufficient evidence to continue to hold them. Aruba's attorney general considering an appeal of that decision. The third suspect, 17-year-old Joran van der Sloot, was ordered held for another 60 days, even though formal charges against him have yet to be filed.
Meanwhile, the mother of the missing girl making an extraordinary statement to the governments of the other countries around the world about the release of the Kalpoe brothers, which, depending on your viewpoint, could be perceived as a plea or as hysteria.
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BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, MOTHER OF MISSING GIRL: I am asking all nations not to offer them a safe haven. I am asking this in the name of my beautiful, intelligent and outstanding daughter, who I haven't seen for 36 days and for whom I will continue to search until I find her!
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ANNOUNCER: Justice for Natalee. Two brothers held 25 days and now released. But the mother of missing American teen Natalee Holloway fears they could escape justice.BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, MOTHER OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: I'm asking all mothers and all fathers in all nations to hear my plea. I implore you: Do not allow these two suspects, the Kalpoe brothers, to enter your country until this case is solved.
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RUDI BAKHTIAR, CNN ANCHOR: Turning now to the case of Natalee Holloway in Aruba. The search goes on. The investigation goes on, but so does the gnawing mystery of what's become of her. There has been a development, though. Two brothers who'd been detained for questioning now are out of jail. CNN's Chris Lawrence reports in tonight's "World in 360." (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) CHRIS LAWRENCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: When Deepak and Satish Kalpoe arrived home after 26 days in jail, two mothers had almost opposite reactions. NADIRA RAMIREZ, MOTHER OF KALPOE BROTHERS: I can't even explain how happy I am to see them, to hug them. LAWRENCE: Nadira Ramirez called her sons innocent. Natalee Holloway's mother called them criminals. BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, MOTHER OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: Help me by not allowing these two to get away with this crime to travel. LAWRENCE: Beth Twitty asked Aruban officials to notify the U.S. State Department if the brothers leave the island. TWITTY: I'm asking this in the name of my beautiful, intelligent and outstanding daughter who I haven't seen for 36 days and for whom I will continue to search until I find her. LAWRENCE: The judge ruled there's not enough evidence to keep the Kalpoes. They can leave the country, but their mother says they won't. She's even cancelled a family trip to Suriname. Natalee's family is getting some help from a virtual eye in the sky. Holland has sent three F-16s to Aruba rigged with infrared sensors and sonar equipment. After a test flight Tuesday, they'll start searching the entire island tomorrow. Natalee's friends say they last saw her five weeks ago leaving a bar with the three young men. On the Sunday afternoon before their latest court hearing, police had all three reconstruct what happened the night Natalee disappeared. Step-by-step, investigators took them to several spots on the island, including the beach where Joran van der Sloot says he left Natalee alive and well sometime after 2:00 a.m. JOSSY MANSUR, "EL DIARIO" NEWSPAPER: They wanted to know for sure that Joran would take them exactly to the places that he said he took Natalee to that night. LAWRENCE: Prosecutors won't say why the judge detained van der Sloot and let the Kalpoes go. They say all three changed their stories, and other evidence does not support those stories. An attorney for one of the brothers says the longer you keep someone in jail, the stronger your evidence should be. RUDY OOMEN, DEEPAK KALPOE 'S ATTORNEY: My client's case was the other way around. The longer they stayed in detention, the more proof came out that they didn't have to do anything with the disappearance itself. LAWRENCE: That leaves Joran van der Sloot as the last suspect still in custody and the question of what happened to Natalee Holloway unanswered. (END VIDEOTAPE)LAWRENCE: But Aruban investigators have stripped away a lot of the suspects who've turned out to have nothing to do with the disappearance. Everything in this investigation now centers around one young man, the Dutch teenager who was the last known person to see Natalee Holloway. Tonight, Joran van der Sloot has two more days to appeal his detention.Rudi?BAKHTIAR: Thank you. Chris Lawrence out of Aruba.Now, part of the problem for Americans in understanding the intricacies of the Holloway case is that Aruba, as a dependent of the Netherlands, operates under the Dutch legal system which has features in common with the U.S. system, but has some significant differences as well, not least in terms of when people may be detained for questioning, on what grounds, for how long. Well, joining us now in Aruba to help us through that unfamiliar legal territory is attorney Arlene Ellis Schipper who once worked in the prosecutor's office there on the island herself. Thanks for joining us, Arlene. ARLENE ELLIS-SCHIPPER, ATTORNEY IN ARUBA: You're welcome. BAKHTIAR: Let's start with the Kalpoe brothers. They've changed their story to authorities at least once. Why wasn't that enough evidence to keep them in jail? SCHIPPER: Well, what I have understood from the prosecuting office, what they have actually confirmed, is that, indeed, they admitted to lying that they dropped off Natalee at the Holiday Inn. But after that, the story appears to be consistent that they have dropped Joran van der Sloot and Natalee together off at a beach nearby the Marriott Hotel. I have not heard of any changes after that. BAKHTIAR: Now, the brothers were held for nearly a month, even though no charges were filed. What kind of rights, if any, do they have? Could they sue the government for this? SCHIPPER: Well, at this point, it's very hard to say. If indeed -- I don't think so, in their case, because there was enough reasonable suspicion for to rule them a suspect in the first place to begin with. You can only sue a government, or actually the prosecution office -- indeed the government later on -- if it wasn't rightful to be ruled as a suspect to begin with or you were held much too long. But in this case, I don't think that will apply. BAKHTIAR: Over this time, we've been learning a lot about Aruban law. There's a fairly low standard, it seems, to keeping suspects in custody. So how bad does it look that these brothers have been released? How bad does that look for the prosecution? SCHIPPER: Well, bad, you know -- it doesn't have to look bad, indeed. Because you have to understand that the assessment, the first assessment, ruled that there was enough grounds for to keep them. If the investigation moves along and some evidence has been ruled out or diminishes, actually you're focusing in on somebody. So that also could mean progress. BAKHTIAR: In 60 days or so, Joran van der Sloot could also walk free. The same thing could happen to him. What would it take to keep him in jail? SCHIPPER: Well, again, the same as it would keep -- what it means to keep the Deepak brothers in jail, probable cause and enough serious objections to the release of the suspect. BAKHTIAR: Arlene, you've probably heard the prosecution has admitted that there's no physical evidence of Natalee's disappearance or even death. Let's talk about your personal opinion. Do you think that a crime has been committed here? SCHIPPER: Well, it's very hard to say, actually, because it's very thin to begin with. There is a suspicion of a criminal offense, and you have a suspect of that suspected crime. So it's very thin. At this point, it just remains a big mystery to me, also. BAKHTIAR: OK. Thank you very much. We appreciate your...SCHIPPER: Thank you. BAKHTIAR: Arlene Ellis Schipper, we appreciate you talking to us this evening.



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MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: … Just ahead, the latest from Aruba, a tearful mother's new plea. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) HOLLOWAY TWITTY: I am asking this in the name of my beautiful, intelligent and outstanding daughter, who I haven't seen for 36 days, and for whom I will continue to search until I find her. (END VIDEO CLIP) O'BRIEN: What was Natalee's mother asking for?As well as a CNN exclusive, traveling board the search boat, what they see as they scan below the surface -- when we return. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) O'BRIEN: In Aruba tonight, one mother has her sons home from jail. But another mother is furious. Her daughter, Natalee Holloway, has been missing for more than five weeks now. And the young men now free were considered suspects in the case. But Natalee's Holloway's mother isn't about to give up her crusade for justice, as David Mattingly shows us. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Reeling from the release of two more suspects, the parents of Natalee Holloway continue to pressure an Aruban investigation they believe has gone nowhere. HOLLOWAY TWITTY: I am asking this in the name of my beautiful, intelligent and outstanding daughter, who I haven't seen for 36 days, and for whom I will continue to search until I find her. MATTINGLY: Without explanation, a judge in Aruba Monday released brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe after 26 days of interrogation. TWITTY: Help me by not allowing these two to get away with this crime. It is my greatest fear today that the Kalpoe brothers will leave Aruba.MATTINGLY: An attorney for the Kalpoe brothers maintains their innocence and says that they have no intention of leaving the island. Even though Aruban law does permit them to travel, the Kalpoe family has canceled longstanding plans to travel to their native Surinam.RUDY OOMAN, ATTORNEY FOR DEEPAK KALPOE : Usually, in cases like this, is that, the longer you detain somebody, the stronger your evidence should be. But, in this case, in my client's case, it was the other way around. The longer they stayed in detention, the more proof came out that they didn't have to do anything with the disappearance itself. MATTINGLY: Officially, the brothers and still suspects and can be taken back into custody if new information surfaces. After changing their original story that Natalee was dropped off at her hotel, they eventually told authorities they drove Natalee and 17-year-old Joran van der Sloot from a nightclub to a beach, where they last saw the couple together. The brothers' mother, confident of her two sons' innocence, called on authorities to continue their search and offered words of understanding to Natalee's mother.RAMIREZ: I wish the best for her, that we can get this problem solved as fast as possible, that Natalee can be out wherever she are -- wherever she is, as soon as possible. And I still have in my heart that she's living. MATTINGLY: Dutch F-16s Tuesday roared over crowded resorts in preparation for a high-tech infrared search folks the island. It was a highly public demonstration of the government's commitment to the Holloway search, witnessed by thousands of beachgoers and at least one member of Natalee Holloway's family, her aunt, Linda Allison.Meanwhile, on the ground, Aruba residents protested criminal of island officials and their handling of the search. ARLENE ELLIS-SCHIPPER, ARUBAN ATTORNEY: What else do you want us to do? Because everybody is asking, if this would have happened to an Aruban girl in the states, I wonder how many people would have taken the day off from their work to go search?MATTINGLY: The relentless question of what happened to the young blonde honor student once seemed to be a puzzle that was coming together. But the puzzle that has at times involved two former security guards, three young island men, a local deejay and an Aruban judge, has come apart piece by piece. For now, the investigation seems to focus entirely on the 17- year-old son of an island judge. A handcuffed Joran van der Sloot took investigators on Sunday to the beach where he claims he left Holloway alone and alive. But the same judge who released the Kalpoe brothers ordered the teen to remain behind bars for up to 60 more days, meaning possibly two more months of lengthy interrogations and official silence in a mystery that seems less and less likely to produce a happy ending. (END VIDEOTAPE) MATTINGLY: Defense attorneys for the Kalpoe brothers tonight confirmed to CNN that testimony from fishermen telling investigators that they didn't see a couple matching the description of Natalee Holloway and Joran van der Sloot on that beach the night that Natalee turned up missing.What they are saying is that they saw a white Suzuki on that beach. And, if you remember, Miles, a white Suzuki was one of the vehicles confiscated during a search of the van der Sloot home. O'BRIEN: David Mattingly, thank you very much. As David reported just a few moments ago, Natalee Holloway's aunt, Linda Allison, watched as the Dutch F-16s flew over the island. She's also been keeping in touch with Aruban authorities and some of the volunteers as they have continued that exhaustive search of the island, so far fruitless.Linda Allison joins us now.Linda, the family views the release of the Kalpoe brothers as a huge setback. Why? LINDA ALLISON, AUNT OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: I'm sorry. Can you say that...(CROSSTALK) ALLISON: ... question again? O'BRIEN: Yes. I know your family views the release of the Kalpoe brothers as a big setback. Why? ALLISON: Well, as we have seen this unfold over the last couple of weeks, this seems to be a revolving door, where they have brought suspects in and then released them. We have been assured by the prosecuting attorney that this investigation will continue and that there's evidence forthcoming, that we have information that the Dutch authorities is reviewing at this time. O'BRIEN: You have information? The family has information? ALLISON: The prosecuting attorney has told us that there is information, forensics, that has been confiscated from various locations and it's currently being reviewed by Dutch authorities. O'BRIEN: Why has that information not come to light? ALLISON: I think there has been so much information not available, again, not to jeopardize with this investigation. They continue to tell us that we can't compromise the integrity of this investigation. So -- and we don't know. We still don't know if there will be any positive results from this. We're just hopeful.(CROSSTALK) O'BRIEN: Is there any additional information that the family plans to release? That has been hinted.ALLISON: And I guess I have to ask further what you mean as far as...O'BRIEN: Well, Natalee's stepfather has indicated that there's information that they have, that the family has more information. Tell me about that.ALLISON: And, again, I don't know any details as to what you're referring to. That's something I guess that Beth or Jug would have to -- that you would have to ask them about. O'BRIEN: But Beth Twitty called the Kalpoe brothers criminals. How can she be so certain to say that? ALLISON: Well, if you look at the scenario, the three of them were last seen with Natalee. And they have changed their stories several times. So, if there's -- if all else, they're at least obstructing justice. They have lied numerous times. We still can't get to the bottom of this. So, there is some criminal intent here. And we just don't know what it is, whether it's just kidnapping or if it is further -- if it is a murder or whatever the situation. There's involvement. O'BRIEN: Or it could have been -- it's possible they were just trying to cover up for a friend. Have you thought about that much? ALLISON: Yes. That could be a possibility. (CROSSTALK) ALLISON: There's any number of possibilities that we just don't know at this point. O'BRIEN: Do you have the sense you're sort of back at square one? ALLISON: In -- some days, we feel very frustrated and we feel like, where is this going to lead us to? We just don't know. We don't have the information that the prosecuting attorney and the police investigators have. O'BRIEN: Your family has repeatedly asked for more involvement by the FBI, the U.S. FBI. And, so far, the Aruban government has resisted that. Have you really lost faith in the local government and the local justice system there? ALLISON: Well -- and, again, we are in such a difficult situation, because the Dutch law is so different than the U.S. law. And it's hard for us to understand and appreciate what they have to deal with, in comparison to what we're used to.And when we look at all of these scenarios about how they arrest someone on reasonable suspicion and then they turn them loose a couple of days later, it just -- it's mind-boggling. And it is frustrating, because every day that this goes by, it's just not quick enough for a family that has been missing a child for so long. It's just nothing moves quickly enough.And I think people can appreciate that. If you're missing a child, you want answers and you want them now. And it's just not moving the way we would want it to move. But the -- again, the prosecuting attorney tells us that the investigations usually take several weeks to months to do this properly. And we just have to have faith what she has in her pocket is going to result in finding the end when this case finally comes to trial. O'BRIEN: We can only imagine the frustration. Linda Allison, thank you very much for your time. We wish you and your family well. ALLISON: Thank you. O'BRIEN: Still ahead, searchers looking for Natalee Holloway take a controversial step by adding a spiritual medium to the search team.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They also put her inside of something. They weighted her down. Sharks, and nothing has gotten to her. (END VIDEO CLIP) O'BRIEN: An extraordinary look inside the search when we come back. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) O'BRIEN: Even as the wheels of the Aruban justice system slowly turn, searchers keep try to solve the agonizing mystery of what happened to Natalee Holloway. Our Alex Quade has been given extraordinary access to a special team of volunteers from Texas. And now, their search has taken some surprising new turns. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)ALEX QUADE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Tim Miller and his Texas search team say they have a lead about where Natalee Holloway might be. TIM MILLER, TEXAS EQUUSEARCH: I think we're going to Alabama next week and we're going to have (INAUDIBLE).QUADE (on camera): That sure?MILLER: I'm optimistic. I'm not positive.QUADE: Is this from a lead? Is this from intel?MILLER: It's been a lot of work. You know, information.QUADE (voice-over): The team eliminated other likely locations. Tides and currents and Mary Ann Morgan brought them here, to Aruba's north shore.MARY ANN MORGAN, SPIRITUAL MEDIUM: Natalee three weeks ago, woke me up in the middle of the night... QUADE: Morgan is a medium who's worked with police on several high-profile cases. She's been secretly in Aruba, working with searchers. She says Holloway has been communicating with her. MORGAN: So she went through and gave me like five to seven detailed pages of notes about the whole circumstance, and that was three weeks ago. I've never been to Aruba. She gave me names of boats. She gave me coordinates. QUADE: Tim Miller says the information supports his team's findings so far. (on camera): Where do you think that she is? MILLER: I think we're going to find her right at this spot, half a mile offshore, (INAUDIBLE). QUADE (voice-over): The area has high swells. (on camera): What we're worried about now about the waves. The seas are five to six feet out there.(voice-over): It's a place divers don't visit, and boats only rarely. But the volunteer searchers are going to risk it. Gene Ralston is a sonar expert who worked on the Laci Peterson case. He shows what he's looking for.GENE RALSTON, SONAR EXPERT: Sometimes the shadow will tell you as much about what the object is as the object itself, or as in this case...QUADE (on camera): I mean, this is very obvious. It looks like a body... RALSTON: Yes.QUADE: Because you can see...RALSTON: And you can see shadow coming from his toes right here, sticking up. QUADE (voice-over): Ralston is also scanning for anything that looks like a box. MILLER: I think that they also put her inside of something. They weighted her down. QUADE (on camera): You think she might be in a box, weighted down in there? MILLER: Pretty sure that she is. QUADE (voice-over): Police have not said they should be looking for a container. RALSTON: This is the area that has been identified as a distinct possibility for where she may have been placed. QUADE (on camera): And right now, our problems are?RALSTON: Well, the sea is (INAUDIBLE) sidescan images.QUADE (voice-over): Anticipation is high, but so is the surf. Next day, the conditions are still bad, but Ralston gets a sonar hit. RALSTON: We have something right there. QUADE (on camera): Something? So you got something there, but you don't know what it is? RALSTON: That's correct. QUADE (voice-over): The divers go out. All they find are oddly shaped rocks. It's exhausting work. After a tropical depression passes on day three of this mission, the seas are calm. That's when Ralston picks up a sonar image that looks like a box. The divers mark the spot with a buoy.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The (INAUDIBLE), I have to look at the charts, but around 20-some minutes, 25 minutes. QUADE: They find nothing. But will try again. (on camera): You're taking a risk, your divers are taking a risk.MILLER: Everybody's taking a risk. We almost lost a boat out there yesterday.QUADE (voice-over): Tim Miller and his team believe it's just a matter of time and resources before they find Natalee Holloway. MILLER: We never came here to be in the criminal business. We've...QUADE (on camera): But you're playing a pivotal role. If you find this body, I men, this is the key to the case.MILLER: She's our girl. When we bring her up, you got an investigation. We're going to bring our girl up. QUADE (voice-over): And they are prepared if they don't. MILLER: The day may come where we've exhausted our resources, and we'll have to leave this island. We'll all have tears in our eyes, but we'll know that we made every single attempt. (END VIDEOTAPE)O'BRIEN: That was Alex Quade. A number of searchers will be leaving Aruba tomorrow. Their normal jobs and bills are calling. But Tim Miller hopes he can bring in fresh volunteers and more high-tech search equipment. You can go to their Web site. That's at texasequusearch.org. That's e-q-u-u -- to get more information



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GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Natalee Holloway's (search) mother is literally begging for help. Natalee's mother, Beth Holloway Twitty (search), and Natalee's stepfather, George "Jug" Twitty are right here. Beth, you're begging the world for help tonight. BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, MISSING GIRL'S MOTHER: I am, Greta. And I feel like they hear my pleas and I truly feel they feel the same frustration that Jug and I have been feeling. VAN SUSTEREN: What exactly did you ask today at your press conference? What did you want? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: You know, my worst fear was that these two suspects, the Kalpoe brothers (search), since they are free to travel to any country they choose to, that they would act upon that. And that is a huge concern of mine. VAN SUSTEREN: Jug, what's it like going through this? I mean, you've got have Beth getting on TV, going around the world today, begging for help. GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY, MISSING GIRL'S STEPFATHER: It's so very, very frustrating. The decision yesterday to let the two brothers loose was kind of devastating to us because we believe that they still have a lot of answers. You know, they've already lied two or three times in written statements. And to let them leave and then for them to tell us yesterday that, you know, anybody can go visit Joran now. I understood from the prosecutor yesterday that even the Kalpoe brothers could go in there and visit him in the cell. And if not that, at least the Kalpoe brothers' lawyer could go visit Joran in his cell. So I mean, what do you think they're going to talk about in there? VAN SUSTEREN: Beth, I talked to one of the Kalpoe brother's lawyers. I'm going to play that interview a little later in the hour. But he said to me that the prosecutor was aggressively arguing for detention. It wasn't like she was just sort of sitting there. What did he tell you as the reason why these two were released? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Well, that kind of concerns me. I had not heard that. But I would just assume that she would be aggressively pursuing this and certainly expecting their detention. I thought it was a surprise to her, of course, as to Jug and I. VAN SUSTEREN: Did she say something beforehand, you know, like, before the hearing, We're going to go in tomorrow, and I expect that the two Kalpoe brothers will be detained? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: You don't really get anything definitive, so I wouldn't want to say that. But I felt a pretty good assurance, you know, that those individuals would not be walking out of there. I really didn't even have that as a possibility. VAN SUSTEREN: Where were you when the hearing happened? You couldn't attend the hearing. BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: I was at my attorney's office, and I was at a building very close to the courthouse but not at the courthouse. VAN SUSTEREN: Jug, is it frustrating to you that you can't even be present as the prosecutor lays out the evidence for the detention, so you can get some... GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: Sure. You're asking her a question, like, was she aggressive with her, you know, questions and wanted to try to get them detained or whatever. And if we were in there to see that, we would know that. But we weren't. We were at the courthouse. We were there at the courthouse at least an hour-and-a-half, waiting. It caused a huge media stir because they wouldn't let us go in. But Beth and I felt like we needed to be there just to see, you know, what's going on and to show everybody in the world that we're doing everything possible to try to find Natalee. VAN SUSTEREN: Were you able to go to the courtroom door? Did you make it into the courtroom door? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Yes, we did. We made it inside the door, and they let us remain in an area right before you go into the closed-off areas. And we remained there until it closed at noon. VAN SUSTEREN: Who told you the Kalpoe brothers were being released? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: FBI called me immediately. VAN SUSTEREN: And said what? "I hate to tell you this," or, "Bad news," or, "Brace yourself"? What did the FBI say? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: You know, at this point, I just want facts, you know? As soon as they call me and they have it, just tell me what it is. VAN SUSTEREN: Jug, the other day, not far from where we are, the three were taken to the beach. We've seen a lot of footage of it, in fact. Why do you think they did that? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: I guess to retrace the crime scene or the last place they said that they took Natalee. Of course, this is, what, 35 days afterwards or whatever. And you know, the whole story, Greta, would have been totally different. My views would have been different on what's happening now had the boys kept the same story to start with. When I met the boy that night and his dad and the Kalpoe and Deepak, and when they swore up and down that they dropped Natalee off at the Holiday Inn, that's what I went with. And then you go 12 days later, basically, after they're in jail, they change their story. And you know, they've got an answer. Why did they lie when they got in there? VAN SUSTEREN: When you say you talked to them, that was the morning of the 31st at about 2:00 or 3:00 o'clock in the morning, that conversation? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: Right. Correct. VAN SUSTEREN: Was Deepak at that conversation? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: Yes. VAN SUSTEREN: Deepak was there, too? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: Yes. VAN SUSTEREN: Was this at Joran's home? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: Yes. VAN SUSTEREN: What was Deepak doing at Joran's home at that hour, do you know? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: He was the one that brought Joran home. Supposedly, they were out gambling at 3:00 o'clock in the morning. Again, this is the good boy that doesn't go out on a school night at 3:00 o'clock in the morning, gambling at the Windham Hotel. VAN SUSTEREN: Beth, how long can you stick this out? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Oh, I'm going to ride it out until the end. I am going to be here to the very end. VAN SUSTEREN: There must be incredible ups and downs. BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Oh, you know, there's so many setbacks. It's almost unimaginable how you have to gear up and feel like you're ready to go again. I felt like when they released Paul van der Sloot, that was a huge blow. I mean, yesterday was just absolutely an incredible blow. And I'll be honest. I felt like you know we're done. There will be no justice. And you know, it's just unbelievable, all the supporters and the calls, and just like the greatest timing, you know, people will be calling or I'll read this e-mail or I'll read this letter, and I'm, like, You know, we're not defeated, you know? We're not. We're not there yet. And it just gives me that strength that I need to start gearing up, coming up with a new plan and going again. VAN SUSTEREN: Every place I travel, people ask me about this, about this story. Where's Natalee? What's new? Is there anything you can tell the viewers tonight to give them one sort of glimmer of optimism that we're going to get information? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: You know, I feel like that we're so united it's just incredible. I feel like we're all on the same page and we're all headed for the same direction. And how could we all be wrong against this group of individuals? VAN SUSTEREN: But how do we get the information? I mean, night after night, we sit and we struggle with this. How do we move it to the next step? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: We've tried. I've tried every tactic. I think I've made every policeman, every person working on the case here, you know, mad. But you know, what I have to do as a stepfather to try to get Natalee back. The one thing that everybody asks me, why did we retain an attorney? Well, the way the system works down here, when the case is closed, we will have all that information, and we can release it to the world. And at that time we know a lot now that we can't say. But at that time, the world will be absolutely shocked at what we know now. And that's why it was so devastating yesterday when they let those two boys go. VAN SUSTEREN: All right. If you could just stay with us for a second, we're going to take a quick break. We're going to have much more in just a moment. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) VAN SUSTEREN: We're back with Beth Holloway Twitty and Jug Twitty. Jug, has the prosecutor indicated to you whether or not she will seek to appealor she will appeal the release of Deepak and Satish? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: If the prosecutor will appeal? VAN SUSTEREN: Yes. Has the prosecutor told you whether she's going to? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: No, she has not. VAN SUSTEREN: Beth? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: It had been mentioned to me by my attorney, but I'm really not sure where they are with that. VAN SUSTEREN: I don't get the sense talking to everybody that there's a lot of information forthcoming and maybe that's just the system. But I don't get the sense you're getting a lot of answers. Am I wrong? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Hopefully, it's just the system, Greta. VAN SUSTEREN: And that they're moving forward. BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: No, I'm not going to say. I'm not sure. I'm not sure about that. I cannot comment. I cannot say that. VAN SUSTEREN: You're getting a lot of support from the United States, particularly the U.S. Senate. Who's called you and who's supporting you? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Oh, from the United States? Oh, goodness. From Richard Shelby, Jeff Sessions, Trent Lott, Governor Riley. GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: Trent Lott called this morning. BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Don Siegelman. There's a list... VAN SUSTEREN: What do they say? Like, what did Senator Lott say when he called? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: You know, I think that just really giving me that assurance that I needed to pursue this, need to keep being aggressive as we are, and you know, don't let this go, support that, you know, should I find that I need, I can call on them. And you know, just giving me that confidence that you know we do need to pursue this, and we do not need to let this go. VAN SUSTEREN: Jug, the thing that I still haven't sort of sorted out in terms of information are whether or not there's e-mail or text message traffic in the middle of the night, going into the 31st, between or among Deepak, Satish and Joran. Do you know whether there was? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: I think there is. VAN SUSTEREN: Do you know, you know, what time it was, whether it's text message, whether it's e-mail, whether it's phone call or a combination? GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: They haven't told us exactly. I mean, I know that there is some messaging back and forth. Don't know exactly the times. I mean, they're real, real hush-hush with all that information. VAN SUSTEREN: Do you know, Beth? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: No, I don't. But there's something that really bothers me, and I don't think I've made any secrets about it, I've kept a journal of everything everyone said, what day, timeframes. And there's something that really has been bothering me as I read over and over my journal, is I know on the 31st that Paul van der Sloot stated that he picked Joran up at 4 a.m. at McDonald's. It was also said to me by a police spokesperson on June 16 and June 17 that Paul van der Sloot stated that he picked up Joran at 4 a.m. on the 31st at McDonald's. But I noticed on the day that I visited Paul van der Sloot at his home, all of a sudden, it was changed to 11 p.m. VAN SUSTEREN: Perhaps there were two. BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Could have been, Greta. VAN SUSTEREN: Does your journal entry because I've seen your journal, I've paged through it with you. Is there an entry in your journal which actually has that 4:30? BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Yes. VAN SUSTEREN: And that was... BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: The 31st. That was from secondhand information. Now, that was not from... GEORGE "JUG" TWITTY: We have witnesses that were there that night that heard... BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: ... ten witnesses.

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