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Aruba Round Up

Thanks to the reader who let me know about the fourth man, S G Croes being detained for the normal extension - 8 days I think at this point. If you didn't notice, this Sunday was the first day that some of the major networks started to move off this story as a standard daily report. There are two round ups I have, one Hasibokus was kind enough to translate after the reporter sent me along a copy in Dutch.

Also, Jeffry Scott of the Atlanta Journal Constitution is back in the states and files this report. There may be a short registration, I'm not certain.

ORANJESTAD, ARUBA — On Sunday, the family of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway searched the caves on the southwest corner of this island in Arikok National Park, while in downtown Oranjestad life was slower than usual.

If print media is backing off it means they not confident of a break, soon. But with this case you can never tell. I've conversations planned with at least 2 people on the island tonight and will be updating, possibly before then, but certainly after.

Below is a translation of the Dutch article by Maaike Ruepert, who I'm told is a dogged journalist, as well as an exceptional young lady in her own right. Pardon the translation, I didn't have time to smooth it out. And, thanks, again, to Hosibokus.

Last Saturday and Sunday, the judge, whose 17-year-old son is under
suspicion of murdering an American girl, has been questioned at he police station in central Aruba. On both days the police questioned Paulus van der S. for hours to find out what he knew about what may have happened precisely three weeks ago with the 18-year-old Natalee Holloway from Alabama.

Holloway befriended his son, Joran van der S. in the week before
her disappearance. Holloway that went for a five trip to Aruba with 124 other students to celebrate their graduation, has been seen last with Joran van der S. and two of his best friends, the brothers Satish and Deepak K. The threesome have been in temporary custody since june 9th , a week and a half after the disappearance of the American.

Television crews, photographers and reporters saw a tall man with blackframed glasses and the same bushy eyebrows as a Joran van der S. leaving the police station on Saturday evening around ten o'clock. It turned out to be the local judge-to-be Paulus van der S.

As soon as the cameraman of CNN turned on the lights, van der S. sprinted to his silver Mercedez that was parked further down the street Sir, sir, why are you running?'', asked a man that at that moment was leaving a bar on the other side of the street, in English. ,, Have you been arrested?'' Van der S. did not reply, he kept on walking as hard as he could towards his car.

Half a minute later, he drove off quickly in the Mercedez that he has been using since the two family cars had been confiscated by the police. Even though the family attorney Anthony Carlo stated that Paulus van der S. is not a suspect at the moment, in connection with the case of missing girl, the court of the Dutch Antilles and Aruba has suspended him. This according to a statement given by her wife Anita van der S. on Friday at their estate in Montaña. Anita van der
S. was pretty upset. She held two blue towels sturdily between her arms and bosom. The towels were for Joran, who was just about to hear that he and his friends Satish and Deepak would remain for al least 8 more days in custody. "My son was supposed to go this week to the United States to study", said Anita. Tears rolled down her cheeks.

Paulus van der S. accompanied Anita to the police station located at Noord where Joran was being detained. He was not allowed to accompany his wife inside to deliver the towels to their son. The judge that treated the case had just revoked the decision from a day earlier, ultimately prohibiting Paulus van der S. to visit his son. Van of the S. senior has not been allowed to visit his son since his arrest a week and a half ago.

In contrast with the others, the fourth suspect, Steve C., a 26-jarige dj on the party boat Tattoo, is not believed to be close friends with the group of Joran van der S. and the brothers K. According to his boss Marcus Wiggins, C knows Deepak K. from an internet cafe.

He says that C. was arrested on Friday after he had given a voluntarily testimony the day before. C. becomes - just as the other three - is suspected of murder, manslaughter or intentional containment with the dead as consequence.

C's family, who are also not allowed to visit him. Do not understand why he is being detained. "Steve would never murder anyone ", says Jeanet Gei who is his ex-girlfriend and mother of his son, the 3-year-old Steve junior.

He would easily start crying just after he'd stepped on a lizard'' Even
the attorneys of C. do not know what is going on. "We have not seen any documents yet'', said Berry Weijers, Saterdag. ,, We only know what our client told us yesterday'' What C. told him, he did not want to disclose. Head officer of justice Karin Janssen will decide today if the detention of C. will be prolonged with 8 days.