I do pray for Natalee.
If what I suspect happened actually did, then her life went from exhilirating happiness to utter horror to over...in a very brief time span.
That's the horror in all this. Natalee gone without a trace, and we're left to wonder if she suffered, is she dead, or worse, if it's worse, I can't make up my mind -- to wonder if she was drugged and sold into prostitution by some slave ring. There's no way to think up a plausible and happy end with Natalee restored to her family, safe and sound. The loss is profound. Beyond the love and agony her family feels, we lost a young woman who wanted to become a doctor and heal others. This tragedy didn't have to happen, and maybe that's the ultimate lesson.