Missing Teenager: Aruban Investigator Headed to U.S.
Jay Reeves
Associated Press
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA
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Birmingham, Alabama (US):
Aruba has agreed to send its chief investigator to the United States to answer questions about the case of missing teenager Natalee Holloway, an Alabama congressman said Thursday.
Rep. Spencer Bachus said he requested the meeting to help resolve questions about how the investigation has been handled by authorities on the Caribbean island, a Dutch protectorate.
"News reports surrounding Natalee Holloway's disappearance have left the impression that the Aruban authorities are not doing all they can to solve this case," Bachus, R-Ala., said in a statement.Bachus' district includes Mountain Brook, home of the missing teenager.
Holloway was last seen on May 30 while on a senior class trip to Aruba, where classmates said she left a bar with three young men from the island."It would be helpful to have an official verification, from the Aruban authorities themselves, of what has been done in the investigation to get a more accurate reading of how the Aruban government has cooperated," Bachus said.
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See Also:
Aruban Officials Concerned About Alabama Boycott Of Island
Aruba Asks U.S. State Department To Halt Boycott
Observer: Unsolved mystery
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Aruba Police Chief Gerald Dompig, who oversees the Holloway investigation, said he was unaware of plans to send an investigator to the United States.Numerous searches failed to turn up any trace of Holloway, and the three young men originally taken into police custody were released.Alabama Gov.
Bob Riley was joined this week by Holloway's mother, Beth Holloway Twitty, as he called for a nationwide travel boycott to Aruba, prompting officials there to seek federal intervention.Speaking in Aruba, Prime Minister Nelson Oduber said his government hoped the State Department will help halt a boycott that could damage Aruba's crucial tourist industry. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, an Alabama native, met with Beth Twitty during a recent visit to the state.
Nov 10, 2005
Jay Reeves
Associated Press
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA
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Birmingham, Alabama (US):
Aruba has agreed to send its chief investigator to the United States to answer questions about the case of missing teenager Natalee Holloway, an Alabama congressman said Thursday.
Rep. Spencer Bachus said he requested the meeting to help resolve questions about how the investigation has been handled by authorities on the Caribbean island, a Dutch protectorate.
"News reports surrounding Natalee Holloway's disappearance have left the impression that the Aruban authorities are not doing all they can to solve this case," Bachus, R-Ala., said in a statement.Bachus' district includes Mountain Brook, home of the missing teenager.
Holloway was last seen on May 30 while on a senior class trip to Aruba, where classmates said she left a bar with three young men from the island."It would be helpful to have an official verification, from the Aruban authorities themselves, of what has been done in the investigation to get a more accurate reading of how the Aruban government has cooperated," Bachus said.
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See Also:
Aruban Officials Concerned About Alabama Boycott Of Island
Aruba Asks U.S. State Department To Halt Boycott
Observer: Unsolved mystery
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Aruba Police Chief Gerald Dompig, who oversees the Holloway investigation, said he was unaware of plans to send an investigator to the United States.Numerous searches failed to turn up any trace of Holloway, and the three young men originally taken into police custody were released.Alabama Gov.
Bob Riley was joined this week by Holloway's mother, Beth Holloway Twitty, as he called for a nationwide travel boycott to Aruba, prompting officials there to seek federal intervention.Speaking in Aruba, Prime Minister Nelson Oduber said his government hoped the State Department will help halt a boycott that could damage Aruba's crucial tourist industry. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, an Alabama native, met with Beth Twitty during a recent visit to the state.
Nov 10, 2005
