[mdefranc]

The most extensive description of the first 24 hours of the investigation is at www.riehlworldview.com , the "Details Of The Initial Investigation Into The Disappearance Of Natalee Holloway," over half-way down that page.

Evidently, (1) there was no delay in notifying authorities, and, (2) given the Mountain Brook community, the corporate jet is not very remarkable. Maybe next, some posters will be blaming the Martians - they're about the only ones left who haven't been called to task.

[CitizenM]

Right. That link has been posted several times but I think the "newbies" could use a glance at it. It might help them catch up a bit. It did for me:

www.riehlworldview.com

[johnb838]

I blame Thetans. She must have been lousy with them.

[elli1]

From RiehlWorld: Local police were first notified of the situation at approximately 11:30 AM, one hour after the seniors scheduled departure from the hotel lobby. A member of the beach patrol was dispatched to take a report and collect a copy of her passport for identification purposes.

Hotel staff interacted with the chaperone, answering questions and putting forth possible explanations prior to the travel agent for the trip being contacted at approximately 2PM. That is believed to be close to the time of the departing flight, though the exact time of the flight is unconfirmed. The travel agent then contacted Natalee's family.

The parents and several high profile Birmingham business men left Birmingham around 4:30 CST on a private jet owned by one of the men, G. Ruffner Page, Jr., President of McWane Inc. - one of Alabama's s largest private companies.

Thanx for the tip. I was apparently recalling an old, erroneous report.

Maybe next, some posters will be blaming the Martians - they're about the only ones left who haven't been called to task.

Asking questions that need to be answered is not 'blaming'. My comments were framed in the context of why authorities use polygraphs to exclude parents as suspects in the disappearance of children. And regardless of how plausible the answers to the questions are, the answers are still subject to being crosschecked and double/ triple verified.

[elli1]

Here is the part I was recalling:

The previously mentioned DEA representative arrived at the hotel at approximately 8 PM and conversed with the chaperone which resulted in the local police receiving a call from the chaperone at approximately 9PM for an update on the Natalee Holloway situation. It has been reported to me that at that time no official report had been filed and suggested that the member of the Aruban beach patrol failed to submit any information on the case. The DEA representative provided the chaperone with contact information and left.