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Natalee Holloway's stepfather seeks divorce
Associated Press ^
| January 5, 2007
Posted on 01/05/2007 11:01:13 AM PST by Cecily
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The stepfather of Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teen who disappeared in Aruba in 2005, has filed for divorce from Holloway's mother, Beth Twitty.
George "Jug" Twitty filed divorce papers in Jefferson County Circuit Court on Dec. 29. The court filing said the couple separated Dec. 15 and have "such a complete incompatibility of temperament that the parties can no longer live together."
The Birmingham News reported the court filing Friday.
Jug Twitty declined comment on the divorce proceedings, and a phone message left for Beth Twitty on Friday was not immediately returned.
The couple attracted international attention after Holloway, then 18, disappeared in Aruba on May 30, 2005, while on a graduation trip with fellow students from Mountain Brook High School.
The Twittys appeared together during the early stages of the search. As it dragged on, Jug Twitty returned to Birmingham, and Beth Twitty remained in Aruba for almost three months.
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KEYWORDS: divorce; natalee; nataleeholloway
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To: Cecily
What began as the worst tragedy imaginable has now taken up lesser tragedies. It is something no parent should ever be dealt in life but it is. And when it happens, I for one, can't even come close to knowing how it could feel or be--beyond comprehension, beyond any understanding, and something that makes the rest of life for the parent much less.
God bless the family that's left. I hope all can find some measure of peace in a hateful, dangerous world.
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posted on
01/05/2007 12:55:11 PM PST
by
BamaAndy
(Heart & Iron--the story of America through an ordinary family. ISBN: 1-4137-5397-3)
To: Hildy
***Yes. Did you ever see the movie, ORDINARY PEOPLE? It explains this phenomenon exactly. If you haven't seen it, rent it. A beautiful movie***
I haven't seen the movie, so could you please tell me if it illustrates that men and women grieve differently?
102
posted on
01/05/2007 1:02:13 PM PST
by
kitkat
(The first step down to hell is to deny the existence of evil.)
To: Courdeleon02; HarmlessLovableFuzzball
If Natalie had been raised properly she may have never been in the situation that caused her to lose her life. Its sad. I was raised "properly", and did some incredibly stupid things when I was young. There but by the grace of God go I, as others have pointed out.
Blaming Beth is shameful.
103
posted on
01/05/2007 1:05:42 PM PST
by
mombonn
(God is looking for spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.)
To: MinuteGal
I lost a brother 15 years ago. I can tell you that my folks have moved on, but his death is not behind them.
I hope my sarcasm in the post you responded to was apparent.
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posted on
01/05/2007 1:16:10 PM PST
by
dmz
To: dmz
"Yea, I'm sure that Beth much prefers her life today in the spotlight over the total anonymity she enjoyed while her daughter was alive." I did not say her loss was not her first concern. It IS her reason for staying in the spotlight. Just like John Walsh, Beth has only the best intentions. However, it takes a toll on home life. I can see Beth helping many families, as John has, in the future when they face a terrible loss.
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posted on
01/05/2007 1:28:01 PM PST
by
devane617
(It's McCain and a Rat -- Now what?)
To: MHT
that is what I think. I think that their marriage suffered harm due to the situation and I can easily understand how that happend.
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posted on
01/05/2007 1:29:42 PM PST
by
Halls
(God, please grant me the serenity to accept what I can not change....)
To: Candor7
He died alone, in a flea bitten jungle hospital, of malaria Err, um, there are no immunizations for malaria.
107
posted on
01/05/2007 1:35:17 PM PST
by
CholeraJoe
(Spork weasels ain't afraid of nuthin' but running out of sardines.)
To: justshutupandtakeit
"Let them hate me - as long as they fear me."
Who said that?
108
posted on
01/05/2007 1:41:41 PM PST
by
ZULU
(Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
To: HitmanLV
If ANYTHING could possibly be worse than having your child die, it would be not ever knowing if the child was dead or alive. You would eventually have to give up thinking they were alive somewhere and resign yourself to believing they were dead but to never know anything would be torture. Jug Twitty lost his wife at the same time he lost his step daughter.
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posted on
01/05/2007 1:44:31 PM PST
by
Ditter
To: ZULU
No one conservatives should emulate.
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posted on
01/05/2007 1:49:06 PM PST
by
justshutupandtakeit
(If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
To: justshutupandtakeit
You're right. It was Caligula.
I wonder what his political philosophy would be called today? Probably liberal. I think he believed in free sex, homosexual marriage and big public projects and gory games to keep the plebians satisfied.
111
posted on
01/05/2007 1:57:08 PM PST
by
ZULU
(Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
To: kitkat
Actually, yes...it does. It's about how the death of a child tore apart an entire family, including the son left behind.
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posted on
01/05/2007 2:08:00 PM PST
by
Hildy
(Words are mere bubbles of water...but deeds are drops of gold.)
To: Constitution Day; Arizona Carolyn
A friend of my little sister used to date a guy whose nickname was Cornbread.
113
posted on
01/05/2007 2:10:12 PM PST
by
Xenalyte
(Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
To: streetpreacher
You're the kind of street preacher we need!
To: mombonn
"I was raised "properly", and did some incredibly stupid things when I was young." My thoughts exactly! When I think of the dumb things I did and how easily I could have been raped or killed, I shudder.
To: Ramius
Absolutely avoidable. First, sending your kids off on an island trip with parents who aren't supposed to act as chaperons is foolhardy. Proof of this is the model that youth-oriented travel tours use--and this isn't it. The easiest remedy for them would have been to go down there as parents themselves. They could have afforded it. Secondly, when supervising young people (and that means high school kids), the same rules that the Boy Scouts use are most effective. Where was the buddy system? Who was the "adult in the room" at the night club? Did anybody do bed checks? By the way, did we ever really find out what the ratio of adults to kids was? Lastly, all Americans need to realize that the laws that govern us in the US don't apply when outside our borders. Perhaps a trip to Ocean City or Tampa would have been a better choice.
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posted on
01/05/2007 2:32:59 PM PST
by
MHT
To: HarmlessLovableFuzzball
What mother lets her teenage daughter fly off to another continent all by herself with the express objective of 'having fun' ???? Tens of thousands...in this country alone, I'm sure.
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posted on
01/05/2007 2:36:25 PM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: Gator113
Be careful and always wear clean underwear.And socks with no holes!
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posted on
01/05/2007 2:38:13 PM PST
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: Hildy
Dr Phil should have had a relationship rescue for these two while he was investigating Natalie's disappearance.
Very sad.
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posted on
01/05/2007 2:41:26 PM PST
by
alisasny
(Cynthia McKinny..INTERNATIONAL BLACK FEMALE CONGRESSPERSON OF MYSTERY)
To: DCPatriot
??? Tens of thousands...in this country alone, I'm sure. It was a rhetorical question. Fine, actions have consequences. Be prepared to live by them.
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