[Rippersnapper]

The initial police contact came when Natalee's family went looking for Joran at this house. They called the police who sent someone along with them, but it was the family that took the lead. The dad told them Joran was not home, that he was at a Casino. So they drove to this Casino and Joran was not there. They called the dad and said he's not here. The dad said, of course not, he came home while you were on your way there.

Right. Do you think this was to buy time or maybe hide or move body? Just curious.

So they rushed back, and spent over an hour I think trying to get answers about Natalee. The dad told Joran not to talk. I believe at some point the K. brothers were contacted and they came over and were there. I believe they too were counseled not to talk, by Joran's dad. (So Joran was at a Casino at 3 a.m. on a school night, according to his own father, who seemed cool with it.)

This is the area I'd like a little more information on. Who contacted the Kalpoe brothers. Were they home? Did they get to the Sloots home and spend time alone with them prior to the ruturn of the H/T group?

[TexKat]

The initial police contact came when Natalee's family went looking for Joran at this house. They called the police who sent someone along with them, but it was the family that took the lead. The dad told them Joran was not home, that he was at a Casino. So they drove to this Casino and Joran was not there. They called the dad and said he's not here. The dad said, of course not, he came home while you were on your way there.

You guys have the 1st version that hit the public. There has been updated info since then. PVDS went along the the Birmingham group to the Wyndham:

Paul van der Sloot's Changing Story

C. CROES: We went to the Wyndham Hotel.

VAN SUSTEREN: Why did you go to the Wyndham?

C. CROES: There was a feeling that Joran may be there playing poker.

VAN SUSTEREN: Did Paul Van der Sloot go with this entourage to the Wyndham Hotel?

C. CROES: Yes, he did.

VAN SUSTEREN: Who did he travel with?

C. CROES: I believe he went with the police.

VAN SUSTEREN: What happened when you got to the Wyndham? What did you do?

C. CROES: We went up to the casino area, and it was closing down, talking to some people. And they mentioned that they thought they had seen them there. They thought they had seen Natalee there, but there was no level of certainty.

VAN SUSTEREN: After all of you were at the Wyndham, and you learned that Joran was not there, what was the next thing that happened?

C. CROES: We then went back over to the Van der Sloots' house.

VAN SUSTEREN: Prior to arriving at the Van der Sloot's house, did you hear Paul Van der Sloot say anything at all about Natalee, about the disappearance, or any information? Did he seem to know anything at all about the disappearance?

C. CROES: No.

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