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More about Joran's book, here: http://arubanboycott.blogspot.com/

Boycott Aruba--Justice for Natalee
July 12, 2006

JORAN'S PATHETIC BOOK...HE CAN'T EVEN WRITE IT ON HIS OWN!

DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!!!

AMSTERDAM--Publisher Sijthoff has bought the exclusive rights for a book concerning the disappearance of American... Natalee Holloway based on depositions of the Dutch suspect Joran van der Sloot. Journalist Zvezdana Vukojevic will write the book that is coming out next spring.

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MERI'S "TWO CENTS"

Who in their right mind wants to read a memoir about a seventeen to nineteen year old spoiled, rich boy who is the MAIN suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway? Even if the ALE is wrong and Joran did not kill Natalee Holloway...how interesting is the life of someone who, prior to his notoriety (and the disappearance of Natalee) was merely a kid who drank, gambled and picked up tourist girls while under the age of consent?

To continue reading article:

http://arubanboycott.blogspot.com/

Diario Online

July 13, 2006

Joran Van Der Sloot also is preparing his book



Oranjestad (aan): Information received from Amsterdam indicates that the publishing house “Uitgeverij Sijthoff” purchased the exclusive rights to publish a book about the disappearance of the American student Natalee Holloway, due to the declaration of the Dutch suspect, Joran Van Der Sloot.

The journalist Zvezdana Vukojevic will write the book, that will be published in year 2007.

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Joran will give his vision (views) of the disappearance, and he will write the prologue. Joran is studying at the Netherlands.

The publishing house does not mention how much money Joran will be paid for his book here.

Dave Holloway, the biological father of Natalee wrote a book, that shows his opinion on the investigation and his opinion about Joran. The mother Beth Twitty also is preparing her book.

Diario Online
June 30, 2006

STAND ON OWN SHOES!!



Oduber: "Mervin, Put down date for the reunion of states!!"

Diario Online
June 30, 2006

Situation in tourism is bad; fall of tourism because of case of Natalee and distrust in government

Oranjestad (aan) In the tourist sector the situation is very bad because tourism descended considerably for a year while government is pretending that tourism increased and that tourism of Aruba is going in a good way.

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In America there is a type of boycott working against Aruba and the great part of the boycott is word perform via internet and via travel agencies there is word of pressure to not recommend Aruba as a tourist destination.

The factor that plays a negative role on tourism for Aruba is the credibility of the government at Aruba, because at America the lack of confidence in the MEP government to place attention on the Natalee case, so that this has had a devastating effect on American tourism for Aruba.

On The Line-up - Sat, July 1, 2006

Kimberly showed a new photo of Natalee, provided by Beth, that was taken just a couple of hours before Natalee disappeared. In the photo, Natalee is on the right and one of her friends, with brunette hair, is on the left.

The witness Carlos the Columbian has been locked up for lying to the police.

Jossy: Carlos confessed to police that he has been lying from the beginning.

Jossy: I am convinced that Natalee was drugged.

Beth: You won't find a photo of Natalee where she was not with her friends. She was always with her friends. It is amazing to me how Van Der Sloot managed to separate Natalee from her friends.

There is a discrepancy in the figures in the above article, when compared with the figures posted last fall by the Central Bank of Aruba.

According to Central Bank of Aruba, Oct 2005 - Table 10, last fall:

For January, 2005 the "Average hotel occupancy rate" was 86.3%, not 85.8% as posted in this article. Therefore, the actual decline is 3.2%, not the 2.7%, as listed in this article.

The other discrepancy with the figures in this article is:

"...in comparison to 50,292 Americans that visited the island in January 2005.

From the Oct, 2005 bank Table 10, the actual figure of "Americans that visited the island in January, 2005" was 50,481, not 50,292 as stated in this article.

But, there is something even more disturbing going on here.

When I compare the Oct, 2005 Table 10 that comes up now at:

Central Bank of Aruba

one column of figures has changed from the table that I copied last fall.

It is Column #11 "Average hotel occup rate". Almost every figure has been changed from last fall.

The figures for Jan turu Oct, 2005, Column #11, "Average hotel occup rate", when first posted last fall were:

2005:
Jan 86.3
Feb 89.8
Mar 88.9
Apr 85.0
May 79.0
Jun 78.3
Jul 85.9
Aug 83.0
Sep 69.3
Oct 77.8

Now the website for Table 10 Column #11 shows these figures:

2005:
Jan 85.8
Feb 89.4
Mar 88.8
Apr 86.1
May 78.0
Jun 78.1
Jul 86.3
Aug 83.5
Sep 69.1
Oct 77.8

As far as I can tell, all the other figures for Jan thru Oct, 2005 remain the same in both instances of Table 10.

The changes are small, but when all the other figures in the chart remain the same, how can the "Average hotel occup rate" percentages" possibly change? Why would someone go to all the trouble to make these changes?

I don't have time now to try to puzzle it out, but for sure something smells fishy in these revised figures.

http://www.aruba-bb.com/viewtopic.php?t=32323&sid=46cc57352d80bffe1c0af40f3b168ba4

Posted by Eddy: Fri Jun 16, 2006

Stay-over Tourism Down, Room Rates Up And Occupancy Rate Still At High Level

ORANJESTAD-The amount of stay-over arrivals fell by 15.8 percent in January 2006 in comparison to January 2005, to a total amount of 55.590 visitors. The number of visitor nights spent declined by 10 percent to 559,554 nights in January 2006 in comparison to the same month last year. The average hotel occupancy rate registered a decline of 2.7 percentage points to 83.1 percent in January 2006 in comparison to 85.8 percent in January 2005.

Different factors contributed to the decline in stay-over arrivals in January 2006 according to the Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA). One of the main factors is that there was approximately 3 percent less room inventory attributed to the closure of the Occidental Grand for renovations. The closure represented approximately 3,000+ stay-over visitors that had occupied these rooms the year before.

In addition to a temporary loss in room inventory other factors were mentioned that include high room rates that resulted in higher revenues for January 2006. Then there is the cancellation of numerous charter flights due to fierce competition of scheduled airlift offering attractive fares. Aruba received 4,090 less charter seats in January 2006 compared to January 2005.

The aftermath of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway was also mentioned in addition to the increase of aggressive competition amongst other destinations in the Caribbean region.

North America

Aruba's main generating market the U.S. fell by 20.1 percent to 40,190 American arrivals in January 2006 in comparison to 50,292 Americans that visited the island in January 2005. The U.S. market-share is of 72.3 percent of the total amount of visitors that arrived in Aruba in January 2006.

Arrivals from the Northeast region of the U.S. fell by 16 percent to a total of 10,102 Americans, arrivals from the Midwest region fell by 36 percent. The fall in arrivals from the U.S. Northeast and Midwest regions is attributed to the cancellation of charters (Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis) and the reduction of seats from Boston.

The Western region is the only U.S. region that grew. Arrivals from the West coast grew by 16.6 percent, representing a total of 2,575 American arrivals and a market-share of 6.4 percent from the total amount of U.S. arrivals that visited the island in January 2006.

The U.S. West coast was less affected by the Natalee Holloway disappearance and Americans from the West Coast had the tendency to stay at other branded high-rise hotels. The Occidental renovations did not play a factor in the decision making of visitors from that region according to ATA. Increase air connection from the West coast mainly from Houston contributed positively to the growth.

Arrivals from Canada grew by 5.3 percent in January 2006 in comparison to January 2005. Aruba welcomed 3,258 Canadians in January 2006 in comparison to 3,094 Canadians in January 2005.

To continue reading the article:

Aurba Bulletin Board

This website below has some casino pictures that show more of the gambling table, including the dealer in a red vest, who is labeled as "Guido"

http://judicial-inc.biz/Joran_va_der_sloot.htm

Scroll down to "Guido Wever Fights Extradition", and look at the small picture on the right, with this caption: "On the right you have Guido, and Joran, playing their con on Holloway, and her friends."

At the bottom of the website is a link to Various Photos, with larger versions of the casino pictures:

http://judicial-inc.biz/J_Oran_va_der_sloot_photos.htm

Here is a link to photos about Paulus' white shirt:

http://judicial-inc.biz/j_paulas_van_der_sloot.htm

Didn't he later say he just wanted this case to go away?

I don't remember if it was Oduber or Rudy Croes who said that.

One of them said he wanted to "shut Beth Twitty up".

Oduber said he was "sick and tired of the case":

http://www.scaredmonkeys.com/2006/01/23/amigoe-oduber-wants-the-discrepancies-in-the-holloway-case-be-investigated/

Oduber disputes the fact that he himself had recently approached a group to come look for the girl in Aruba. “I am sick and tired of the case. I do not talk about this case with people; not with the Attorney General, not with the OM. In the beginning I have discussed the matter with the American FBI, but I do not do that anymore. The OM and the Aruban police are doing the investigation and they have to try to conclude it right. I think that Aruba can do the investigation right herself, but if the OM and the police are of the opinion that they need assistance from abroad, they can get that. I am not the one to decide on that.”

Perhaps Prime Minister Oduber might have managed to come up with a more sincere hug for Beth on June 9, 2005, if he could have foreseen then the eventual economic results of his tepid concern for solving Natalee's disappearance.

Joran on June 9, 2005

I'm really enjoying a "schadenfreude" moment after reading your post.

I'm doing a little gloating, too. Beth said the island didn't want to let her go without finding Natalee.

Beth has brought Aruba face-to-face with economic reality.

http://www.aruba-bb.com/viewtopic.php?t=31812&sid=23b113e1f82a21ba8c1a513447171a50

Measures Disastrous For Island Economy
Posted by Eddy: June 1st 2006, Aruba.

ORANJESTAD-The increase of import duties on luxury products effective as of today will have a negative affect on tourism, the economy and the population, that is the conclusion of the Aruba Trade & Industry Association (ATIA).

According to ATIA it is time for the government to sit down at the table with social partners and together find a solution for the growing problems facing Aruba today. The solution does not lie in increasing import duties on luxury products.

The Aruban community is beginning to absorb the high oil prices on the global market which has already weakened consumer spending and slowed economic growth on the island. It is irresponsible to add more measures on the Aruban community without taking into account the micro and macro economic consequences of such according to ATIA.

ATIA acknowledges that there are external factors that have negatively influenced the island economy. The Natalee Holloway affair plays a major role in that according to the association.

Nevertheless government spending is very high for such a small island according to ATIA. The association refers to the large number of people employed by the government. The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Central Bank of Aruba and a number of independent local and international associations have warned the government for employing too many people.

ATIA believes that the measures now effective will have disastrous consequences for the island economy and should be revoked. Aruba will be expensive for its own citizens and more so for tourists. Clothing, jewellery and watches are the most popular products purchased by cruise passengers. It is very likely that they will all buy the products at cheaper islands included in their cruise itinerary according to ATIA.

http://www.aruba-bb.com/viewtopic.php?t=31814&sid=23b113e1f82a21ba8c1a513447171a50

Aruba's National Debt Is $1.1 billion
Posted by Eddy: Thu Jun 01, 2006

ORANJESTAD-President of the Dutch Bank in The Netherlands, Nout Wellink says that government finances have entered the critical phase. In his speech during a meeting organised by the Aruba Chamber of Commerce, he called on the government to do its utmost best to win back the confidence of the public and associations on the island in regard to their policies.

Wellink advises the government to cut back on spending by lowering salaries of government employees and pension. If that does not happen there will be gigantic problems in the mid and long term says Wellink.

Wellink also showed understanding for the present situation on the island. Aruba is by far not the only country in the World facing difficulties in its finances. Governments of small countries are especially under constant pressure from those that have elected them. They want politicians to solve their problems, but they do not want to pay for the solutions says Wellink.

The national debt of Aruba has grown from 28 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1999 to 46 percent of the GDP in 2005, approaching percentage levels of that of the U.S. and The Netherlands.

The national debt of Aruba equals an amount of little over $1 billion.

Wellink says that the growing number of people mainly the baby-boomers reaching retirement age, in combination with low growth rates in employee productivity and a lack of measures will lead to an explosive growth in national debt in the next 20 to 30 years.

Diario Online

June 10, 2006

MEP = KILL THE PEOPLE!!



We succeeded!

RGVTx: The Aruban citizens had better wake up soon before that hell hole swallows them whole.

Shebacal: LOL, RGVTx, you are sounding a lot like CO!!

RGVTx: Thanks! That's a nice compliment, IMO.

CO: LOL I was just going to ask Sheba if that was a compliment!!

Ablolutely, CO, that was a compliment. You are the primo favorite "tell it like it is" poster here.

The Aruban citizens had better wake up soon before that hell hole swallows them whole.

LOL, RGVTx, you are sounding a lot like CO!!

Just one happy little island Sheba .... dontcha know.

Boycott Aruba

The prosecutor confirmed having received the petition. The spokesperson of the OM indicated that they wouldn’t comment on the case

Thanks for the update on this case of torture and murder of 'Pitbull'.

Strange killings happen on Aruba. Then the authorities announce it was "death from natural causes" or "suicide", so the statistics for murder on Aruba are not adversely effected, and tourism won't be harmed. Just the "Aruba way".

Link to video of Rita's show May 30th, where video clip of Deepak's car leaving CnC's is played:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8828200/

Natalee Holloway: One Year Later
May 30: One year ago, high school senior Natalee Holloway disappeared without a trace during a trip to Aruba.

• WATCH VIDEO

MSNBC TV

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Does anyone have the ability to TIVO this video to capture a picture of Deepak's car leaving CnC's?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13065649/

'Rita Cosby Live & Direct' for May 30

Guests: Lorie Dunfield, Jeff Lanza, Deann Smith, Lawrence Kobilinsky, Gail DiSabatino, Jim Souers, Timothy Fuhrman, Rick Segall, Fawn Broadbent, Flora Jessup

RITA COSBY, HOST: And good evening, everybody.

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And one year after Natalee Holloway vanished, we will show you how the cops bungled it all along. Plus, I will ask her father about his next move.

He‘s coming up live and direct.

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And next, it‘s hard to believe that Natalee Holloway‘s parents have been going for a year without answers in her disappearance. Tonight, I will ask Dave Holloway where he‘s heading next in this case.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSBY: Well, it may be hard to believe, but today marks exactly one year since the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway. The high school senior vanished without a trace during a trip to the island of Aruba last May. Since then, this case has taken so many twists and turns, but there is still no sign of the 18-year-old.

MSNBC‘s Alex Witt takes a look back at this troubling investigation.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ALEX WITT, NBC CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Mystery in paradise.

May 30, gone without a trace, a desperate search under way on the island of Aruba, after 18-year-old Natalee Holloway fails to show up for her flight home to Alabama.

BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, MOTHER OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: Natalee‘s bags were packed, and she is ready to come home.

WITT: Natalee was last seen getting into a car with three men outside a local nightclub. She was out with friends, wrapping up a trip to the Dutch island to celebrate high school graduation.

TWITTY: She‘s an amazing 18-year-old girl and Natalee is truly an angel.

WITT: Five days after she vanished, the three young men who picked up Natalee tell police they left her at her hotel around 2 a.m. Hotel workers say security cameras did not record her return. Less than 24 hours later, two former hotel security guards are under arrest, the first official suspects in Natalee‘s disappearance.

VIVIAN VAN DER BIEZEN, ARUBAN SPOKESWOMAN: We have two suspects detained, and that doesn‘t exclude the possibility that others will follow.

WITT: June 9, 10 days into the mystery, more arrests. Joran Van Der Sloot, the son of an Aruban legal official, and brothers Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, are arrested and questioned about Natalee‘s disappearance.

ANITA VAN DER SLOOT, JORAN VAN DER SLOOT‘S MOTHER: I believe 100 percent in my son. Yes, I believe he‘s innocent.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Can you talk to us about this morning?

WITT: Just one day later a possible break in the case. One of the three men allegedly admits something bad happened to Natalee the night she vanished but still no sign of the teen.

June 13, the first two suspects, the hotel guards, are set free. Four days later police arrest local party boat disc jockey Steve Croes. He knew one of the Kalpoe brothers, already in custody.

JUG TWITTY, NATALEE‘S FATHER-IN-LAW: All I want is answers, and I want them now.

WITT: June 18, it‘s Joran Van Der Sloot‘s father Paul who‘s brought in for questioning, and within a week he, too, is behind bars.

A. VAN DER SLOOT: So bizarre that my husband is taken like this without any evidence.

WITT: After three days in jail, Paul Van Der Sloot is set free along with the deejay, Steve Croes.

ARIE SWAN, PAUL VAN DER SLOOT‘S ATTORNEY: There is no sufficient suspicion for guilt.

DAVE HOLLOWAY, NATALEE‘S FATHER: Everyone was surprised. Even Paul Van Der Sloot himself was probably surprised by the verdict.

WITT: July 1, the investigation is a month old, and Aruban prosecutors say Joran and the Kalpoe brothers could be charged with murder, even though no body has been found. Natalee‘s family is becoming increasingly frustrated.

TWITTY: We will do whatever it takes. As I said from the beginning, I‘m not leaving Aruba without her.

WITT: Three days later, July 4, a judge releases the Kalpoe brothers but keeps Joran locked up.

ANTONIO CARIB, JORAN VAN DER SLOOT‘S ATTORNEY: Today he is continuing to maintain his innocence.

WITT: July 25, Natalee‘s family announces a $1 million reward for her safe return.

B. TWITTY: Given the sensitive nature of this case, the person who gives the information will remain anonymous.

WITT: And the very next day two new witnesses come forward. One said he saw Joran Van Der Sloot drive to a local tennis club, trying to hide his face. Immediately, police pump a large pond near the Marriott Hotel, hoping to dig up any clues.

J. TWITTY: It makes me feel better that we‘re bringing in more dogs, more radar equipment, everything. And everybody‘s been down here searching.

WITT: July 28, the other witness takes authorities to a landfill where he claims the 18-year-old‘s body was left.

A month later, on August 26, the police make another big move. The Kalpoe brothers are again under arrest. Another man is also in custody,. Joran Van Der Sloot‘s friend, Freddy Arambatzis.

ELGIN ZEPPENFELDT, ATTORNEY FOR FREDDY ARAMBATZIS: Only in Aruba is this possible.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you sure he‘s innocent?

ARAMBATZIS: Of course I am. This is nonsense.

WITT: But then, by the beginning of September, a dramatic turn of events. On September 3 all four suspects in the Natalee Holloway case are released, this after lawyers argued there wasn‘t enough evidence to hold them. Despite media attention, the case goes nowhere.

B. TWITTY: I certainly hope the fight for justice for Natalee has not ended in Aruba, because it‘s just beginning for our home front in the United States.

WITT: Fast forward to February, 2006. Aruban investigators quietly visit the U.S. to reinterview Natalee‘s friends, looking for any clues.

B. TWITTY: I think what they‘re trying to do is just close some holes in some of the statements that they said that some of the students gave.

WITT: February 16, Natalee‘s parents slap Joran Van Der Sloot with a civil lawsuit in New York. The suspect was traveling to the Big Apple to tape a TV interview.

One week later, the Van Der Sloot special airs. The teen once again professes his innocence.

JOE TACOPINA, JORAN VAN DER SLOOT‘S ATTORNEY: When he came here after nine months of being called everything from a murder to a rapist to a predator and he came to defend himself.

WITT: Aruban deputy police chief, Gerald Dompig, takes to the airwaves. He say he believes Natalee may have died of a combination of alcohol and drugs.

HOLLOWAY: Natalee did not have any history of using drugs. Not did she use drugs. And none of her friends admitted that.

WITT: Days later, a new investigator officially takes over the Holloway case. Gerald Dompig goes back to his old job.

April 11 a Dutch TV show airs a special re-enactment about Natalee‘s disappearance. It airs in both the Netherlands and Aruba. The program reports getting new tips.

B. TWITTY: The toughest thing for me during this nightmare is when I saw the surveillance tape of Deepak‘s gray Honda. You know, I know that she‘s in there.

WITT: In that same week, yet another arrest. Geoffrey Van Cromvoirt is behind bars for his alleged connection to the Holloway case. He‘s also facing drug charges. He stays locked up for nine days before being released, but police say he remains a suspect.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did your client know Natalee Holloway? Did they ever meet? Do you know?

ELINE LOTTER-HOMAN, GEOFFREY VAN CROMVOIRT‘S ATTORNEY: No, they never met.

WITT: May 17 Natalee‘s parents go to court to tell a judge why their civil case against Joran Van Der Sloot should remain in New York.

B. TWITTY: It would be the best chance at Natalee getting justice that we will ever have. And that‘s why we want it here.

WITT: That same guy, 19-year-old Guido Wever is locked up in the Netherlands. The friend of Joran Van Der Sloot faces a return to Aruba for more questioning.

But six days later he‘s also out of jail, leaving the case in limbo.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSBY: And there‘s been no shortage of theories about what happened to Natalee and for her family. They are not ready to give up. We‘ll hear from them right after the break.

And also how “America‘s Most Wanted” is now helping in the case even more. And speaking of most wanted, polygamous cult leader Warren Jeffs. We‘ve got a big update. That‘s coming up next.

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COSBY: We‘ll tune you in just a minute from now.

And more now on the first anniversary of the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway. It was one year ago today that the high school senior went out to a bar with friends during a trip to Aruba and then suddenly vanished. Even though no one has been held responsible, “America‘s Most Wanted” is stepping up their effort this weekend, by featuring the Holloway investigation.

Live and direct right now is Natalee‘s father, Dave. And also joining us is reporter Rick Segall with “America‘s Most Wanted”.

You know, Dave—you know, it‘s been a year. Do you have any faith that this is going to be solved still?

HOLLOWAY: Yes, I‘m just about to give up on the Aruban judicial system. But you know, you always think that just right around the corner we‘re going to get the answer. And we‘ve been thinking that for a year now, and I just hope that, you know, if we keep our faith and keep on plugging away that we‘ll get the answers one of these days.

COSBY: How frustrating to you has it been? You and I have talked so many times. Here it is a year later and still no one held responsible.

HOLLOWAY: You know, yesterday I was looking back on the case. And you know, it was Memorial Day weekend. And in fact she disappeared on a Monday, and you know, it‘s kind of deja vu all over again. And we received the call and then made arrangements to go to Aruba.

But one of the things that really stands out in my mind is how the lead investigator initially handled the case. Basically when I met him, he steered us off: “Go to Carlos ‘n‘ Charlie‘s and she‘ll show up, you know, one of these days.” And that never happened, you know, he kind of steered us away from, really, the real meat of the investigation. That was these three suspects, and you know, they had all the time in the world to cover their tracks.

COLMES: You bet. And, you know, that‘s one of the things, Rick, that you‘ve been looking at on “America‘s Most Wanted”. Why did you think it was important to profile it this weekend? Are you hoping maybe you‘ll get some tips, maybe some calls might come in?

RICK SEGALL, “AMERICA‘S MOST WANTED”: You know, watching your time line here, a great time line, over the course of the past year, emotionally exhausting. And we weren‘t even the ones who lived through this. It was Dave and Beth and their families.

We‘re taking a little bit of a different approach this Saturday. Dave and Beth have done an amazing job keeping Natalee‘s case in the spotlight. And I think they would both admit that Beth has sort of been the face for the family here a little bit more than Dave has.

So after talking to both Beth and Dave, we decided that we were going to focus on what it‘s been like as a parent to go through this past year, to do it from Dave‘s perspective, as well as talking about to a classmate who‘s never done any interviews with the media before. She‘s coming forward.

COSBY: Rick—what did—what did that classmate say and why is she finally talking now after all this time, Rick?

SEGALL: She had an awful lot of anxiety and said that the thought of doing it in the past has sort of put her in tears. And she‘s finally at that point, I think, after hearing rumor and speculation, helping us to put some rumors to bed, to set the record straight on exactly when Natalee met Joran, things of that sort to sort of set, as I said, some speculation to rest as well as hoping that by coming out, telling her story perhaps it‘s going to help jog somebody‘s memory and to help the Holloway family.

COSBY: You know, Rick, you guys have covered so many cases, I think better than anybody. And if you look at it today how bungled do you think the cops—you know, that investigated this case in Aruba, how much do you think they messed up the investigation? Is it repairable at this point?

SEGALL: At this point, at the one-year point, you have to look back at all of the missed opportunities, the things that could have been done in the first hours, the first days, the first weeks. And you know, it makes your head reel. But unfortunately, there‘s nothing that can be done about that right now. You have to focus on, as of today, what can be done.

So we‘ve always said at “America‘s Most Wanted” it only takes one tip and getting information out to the right person to provide the tip. In Saturday‘s show we‘re going to be directing people to “Opsvering Versadt” (ph), the Dutch version of “America‘s Most Wanted”. We‘ve got transcripts from their show. We‘ve got clues. We‘ve got information from them we want our viewers to see and take a look at as well. And we‘re still hopeful. Perhaps in a month or so a deep water search can yield more information.

COSBY: In fact, we‘re putting u p—I want to show to our viewers. This is a sketch of one of the guys who exposed himself on the beach to somebody else soon before Natalee disappeared.

You know, Dave, as you hear all this—and let‘s just pray, because “America‘s Most Wanted” gets all these tips that come in. Are you still hopeful that maybe somebody might come forward? Or do you think they would have by now?

And this is also—this is the surveillance video as she left Carlos ‘n‘ Charlie‘s.

Did you hope that someone‘s going to still come forward, or do you think it‘s behind that point?

HOLLOWAY: Well, there‘s always a possibility that someone will come forward. You know, these three guys were the last ones seen with Natalee, and there are still witnesses out there I believe could help us out.

COSBY: Dave, what do you say to people that say it‘s been a year, maybe it‘s time to move on? How do you feel when you hear that?

HOLLOWAY: Well, if you have children you‘ll understand a lot more, that you don‘t give up on your kids. And you‘ll go and keep swinging the bat even if you‘re down and out. You‘ll get back up and look at the picture on the wall or whatever it may be and then go back again after them.

COSBY: You bet. If it was someone I loved, I‘d be fighting the same fight. Dave, thank you very much.

HOLLOWAY: Thank you.

COSBY: And Rick we hope that you get some good results. Please come back and let us know what you‘re getting. Thank you very much.