Entries from January 13, 2008 - January 19, 2008
I'm still here in Aruba and I must say that the local news last night was very, very interesting.
There was an American couple claiming that they were hired by Beth (Twitty) Halloway a couple of weeks after Natalee disappeared. They made some startling claims. I was hoping to find something to back up my memory so that I could give you the "facts" as they gave them, but I can't find anything ANYWHERE online. I can't even find the news footage on YouTube, go figure.
I'm at a complete loss as to why this hasn't been plastered ALL OVER the US news. I can't even find a slight mention of it anywhere. The MSM has historically acted like vultures when information breaks in this case. I find it almost criminal for them NOT to report on this. Especially if it proves to be true. They have no problem destroying the reputation of a 17 year old boy, but don't report on the family secrets. Something isn't right here.
Forgive me if I don't get ALL the "facts" 100% as reported. I am strictly going by memory.
This couple claims:
-Natalee's mother arrived on Aruba earlier in the evening of her disappearance. No, not after she disappeared...but the day OF her disappearance. They claimed that immigration had her arriving at something like 8pm that evening. A record that should easily be validated.
-Natalee was sexually abused by her stepfather and was actually running away.
-The Van der Sloot family did take her in and were helping her run away.
-They showed the first flyer to hit the island. Well before the "kidnapped" flyer that we all saw in the US. It shows that the mother was reaching out to beg her daughter to call her. It never used the words "kidnapped" or "murdered".
-They claim that Natalie did die of a drug overdose about 2 weeks after her initial disappearance.
(UPDATE: They also claim that she was pregnant...by her step father!)
The reporter looked completely taken aback by what the couple was saying...as if she didn't really know all the details before interviewing them live. They later had the Minister of Justice call in to say that they would be further investigating these claims in the morning.
I wish I had the name of this couple. They said that their motivation for coming forward NOW stemmed from Beth (Twitty) Holloway going on Oprah yesterday. Also that the book that she wrote was full of lies and they couldn't let her get away with it.
What's creepy is that the only clip I saw of the Oprah show was one where she admits that she has dated John Ramsey...Jon Benet Ramsey's father. Guess they have a lot in common.
This couple on the Aruban news claims to have recordings of all of their conversations with the parents and any other people that they interviewed. They named a few people within the investigation who supposedly know more than they have let on.
I'm not sure what to believe at this point. They sounded very credible. We'll see if they have the proof to back up their claims...they swear that they do.
Again, I'm (almost) equally bothered that the US media hasn't picked up on this. What gives?
(note: If you click on the little "digg" icon above, you can help spread the word...and then maybe the US media will have to cover what could be "the truth" about her disappearance/death)
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THE Mommy
I think that people are still finding this post via digg. I have a new post with the information about this Sunday's upcoming interview with a Dutch reporter claiming to have "solved" the case. Click here to read it.
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BamBam is now 2 years and 5 months. I was hoping to let him run around naked down here in Aruba to help speed up his potty training. He has taken an interest in the potty about 25% of the time that he needs it. He's simply not ready to make the full leap. It's a novelty to him...a toy...a way to earn jelly beans as treats...not quite a way of life yet.
Enter the Pull Up.
He loves his Pull Ups. He likes to be a big boy and change his own wet pull up. He's so darn independent these days. I am completely fine with this. I even encourage him to take responsibility for them. He loves the attention he gets when he can throw away his "old up" and put on a new one. I love that I don't have to change every single one of his diapers all day long.
The problem?
Poop.
Ever had a 2 year old try to change his own poopy pull up? I did. Bright and early this morning. A nice, squishy poop that smeared down his legs, all over his feet and on the floor. All in 2.2 seconds. I was standing right there.
Gag! I *heart* bleach.
Updated on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 09:25AM by
THE Mommy
I have a decision to make and I would like a little advice. As my regular readers already know, I coach high school softball. I have been coaching at my high school for the last 7 seasons. I am the JV coach and an assistant varsity coach. My teams have only lost 2 games over the last 2 seasons and the varsity team won the state championship this year for the first time in our school's history. I coached every one of the girls on the championship team. I took over coaching infield at post-season practices and was 1st base coach throughout the tournament.
