The Betrayal of Natalee

The recent interview of Joran Van Der Sloot, that was recanted ,opened the door to the most plausible explanation of what happened on that evening in May in Aruba. That door was introduced far earlier and should have been examined but is only now considered after a known liar tosses out the scenario to a blinder driven press that chose to focus on murder and an unfound body. The press can no longer announce with unfounded conviction that Natalee is dead. The credibility of Joran will not place this explanation of the event on solid ground but the way is now clear to reexamine why this is the most plausible explanation and now needs to be more thoroughly investigated.

I invite the reader to start by looking at my essay, "An Evaded Natalee Holloway Theory" published on March 24, 2006 at http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/7184 . Had this analysis been considered we would be much farther along in the investigation than we are today? It was this willingness to jump to a solution without integrating the known facts that may have cost Natalee her life or at least a greater portion of it. You may ask why would the media be so obtuse to avoid an obvious possibility? They knew that if such a scenario as Joran unfolded did occur they would be left with mud on their face. Evidently they either discounted the possibility as remote enough to ignore or they were so wound up in their preconceived notions that they couldn´t think outside the box.

The issue of Beth Twitty's (Natalee´s Mother) reaction and demeanor has been dealt with and her latest reaction is consistent with that analysis offered at http://www.americanchronicle.com/spool/articles/mine/view/67407 entitled " A Piece of the Puzzle?" The evasion of Joran and his interviews that reveal someone with a threat on his life or his family is consistent. Putting something out to try to exonerate himself and then recanting is not just a simple game but a reaction to a threat about something he may have said that could implicate some major player in this den of iniquity. This leads to the other evasion the media is intent on propagating. The involvement of the Aruba authorities and their role in human trafficking. Joran spilled the beans big time when he mentioned his father buying off some police officers. This statement opens the door to official corruption and you can bet the authorities are not going to implicate themselves. When this dawned on them Joran was undoubtedly contacted and told to deny the truth of the interview. You could believe he simply made up the whole thing so he could deny it just to make himself less credible. Again the issue of motive arises and for Joran there was no bag of money to entice him to give an interview that he would later deny. That kills future interviews.

This stumbling and evading of what should have been a straightforward investigation is the cause of a girl who may be alive living in a hell on earth for years without anyone seriously trying to find her or even considering she might still be alive. Did this enter Joran´s mind? Was his interview an attempt at atonement or merely a way to see if he could put someone on the trail to find Natalee and clear him of any involvement in what might turn out to be a murder? Passing Natalee off to thugs that might cause her demise would make him an accomplice. Especially if he remained silent. That may have been the impetus for his participation in the interview. The interview may have only awakened those who do not want to be investigated. They may have told him as much.

The truth is the pace and the obstacles of this case are being downplayed. Relying on the Aruba authorities is a first class stalemate. When a prosecutor refuses to even look at an interview tape of a confession you have to suspect there must be some reason for it. As before, anything that leads toward the truth and the exposure of the players is thwarted by stalling, erroneous conclusions, false testimony, futile searches and evasion. This pattern can have only one explanation. That explanation is that these people have something to hide. Who will call them out on this? Certainly not the media because they need absolute proof such as a rat within who comes forward. The implication could be editorialized and the pattern reviewed and questioned. Do you see this? No and you probably won´t.

The word needs to be spread to Natalee even if it takes the form of a note in a bottle at sea that there are people who believe she is alive and can be saved. Even a false confession by Joran ( if it was false) can be a jumping off point that leaves the possibility of hope for Natalee. This is the banter that needs to spread now that it has been concretely identified and brought to the center stage of awareness. Speak out in what ever way you can for a girl that was a victim of a crime that can only be solved and justice achieved by the voices that ask that the truth be determined and all those involved named. Natalee is the poster child now of the crusade to address human trafficking. Let´s not disappoint her any further.