Nov 26 2007
Gerald Dombig went on to talk about Natalee:
Natalee was seen drinking throughout the day and into the evening. Three of her friends who were on the trip with her agreed that it was excessive.
Natalee was physically small, so her tolerance for alcohol would be less than others. He stated her drinking was “out of control” and she’d had “way too much alcohol.”
Natalee was seen with unspecified drugs in her possession. He was careful to state that no one witnessed her using drugs.
he suggested that combination of drugs and alcohol was responsible for her sudden death.
there is no proof of any sexual activity other than the “fondling physically” Joran has admitted to.
Gerald Dombig’s comments about Joran Van der Sloot and the Kalpoe brothers:
They are still the prime suspects even though the Kalpoes were released before Joran was after 90 days in custody
as a minor, Joran was interrogated thoroughly, but not the way an adult would be. His age “complicated” the investigation.
as a minor, he was allowed visits with his father, Paulus van Der Sloot, a judge in training, who could give him advice
Paulus “knows more” than he is telling, although he’s said he’s told Joran to tell the truth
with the FBI and Dutch investigators present, Joran “almost broke” several times
Joran’s basic story changed three times. Other facts changed 25 times during the investigation.
Gerald Dombig’s comments about the state of the investigation:
There are new clues to support another search for her body
a new witness came forth with explicit details about the location of Natalee’s body somewhere in the sand dunes on the northern end of the island
there is reason to believe she was buried in haste, then exhumed and reburied
cadaver dogs and sonar equipment will be used to search the sand dunes
there is reason to believe she died accidentally. The suspects, with possible accomplices, panicked and disposed of her body
this “help from others,” unnamed accomplices, came from someone “close to Joran”
the only crime would be the illegal disposal of a body.
In response to these statements, Natalee’s parents, Dave Holloway and Beth Twitty, denied Natalee ever used drugs and acknowledged that she was drinking heavily. Natalee’s friends agreed that using drugs would be out of character for her.
Beth again cited her frustration in dealing with the Aruban officials and emphasized that a boycott of Aruba with the consequent effect on tourism, was an effective tool to hasten the investigation. Gerald Dombig said that tourism was off 4%, and the investigation to date had cost 5 million florins, about 40% of the police operational budget.
TV legal experts, criminal and forensic experts have all commented on the case. Speculations, allegations, accusations, rumors and theories abound.
The fact remains is that without her body, no forensic evidence on Aruba and no confession, there is little likelihood that the truth will ever be known.
Beth admitted they may never learn the truth about Natalee’s disappearance. There is “no hope.”
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