No, they haven't. They know more than likely their daughter is dead. The only reason they aren't going to admit it on camera is because they are having a hard time just getting up each morning. They have to have hope or they couldn't go on. They are trying to focus on finding Natalee and taking her home (they really mean her body). They would be overjoyed to find Natalee alive but it's not really expected. What you don't see on camera is Natalee's family falling apart which they do in privacy at night when everyone else goes to bed. The face you see on camera is pure determination.
The search team starts tomorrow. The family will be having a tougher time once they start searching. They are expecting to find her. Juran had better hope he did a damn good job of getting rid of the body as should his father.
I've noticed that you seem to be 'in the know' about Natalee's family, kcvl. I read where you called someone out on another post for reporting something false about the family the other day. Makes me wonder if you're a close family friend or possible relative. Care to tell?
Beth admitted last night that she almost couldn't get out of bed yesterday morning. I can't even imagine the living hell her family is going through. In one of the interviews Natalee's dad, Dave, gave last night, he indicated that he thinks they're mostly looking for a body at this point. It's as if he's resigned himself to her probable death. I'll keep praying that this will soon be resolved and that Natalee will be found, one way or the other.
Regards
KC, it was really hard listening to Beth last night talking to Alan Colmes. She said yesterday she really didn't think she could even get out of bed. I'm so sorry for what that family is going through. I hope they all know someday how much we were rooting for them, and that they take some small measure of comfort from it.