[silverleaf]

None of know who acted "irresponsibly".

Maybe this 17 yr old son-of-a-judge who took her away in the back seat while his buddies drove, was some little jerk or a budding predator. Some reports say he regularly cruised the resorts and had met the girls, including Natalee, the night before. What teenage girl might not overly trust a real friendly, young guy she has met in the past? Except this guy could well have slipped some ecstasy into that poor girl's drink..... it appears he was standing by to take her away when she was incapacitated. This may have been an experiment in date rape that could have gone terribly awry, necessitating that he dispose of the evidence.

[handy]

This may have been an experiment in date rape that could have gone terribly awry, necessitating that he dispose of the evidence.

Very plausible scenario.

[Betaille]

"this guy could well have slipped some ecstasy into that poor girl's drink..... it appears he was standing by to take her away when she was incapacitated. This may have been an experiment in date rape that could have gone terribly awry, necessitating that he dispose of the evidence."

Very interesting theory. I was wondering what sort of situation would lead to her murder since the boys had way too much to lose by killing her. A date-rape drug with too much effect could explain it. I think you've got the most likely theory.

[fso301]

This may have been an experiment in date rape that could have gone terribly awry, necessitating that he dispose of the evidence.

Very plausible theory. I know someone whose boyfriend slipped X into her drink and she had a serious reaction that nearly killed her.