Aruban Officials Make Arrest in Natalee Holloway Case

FoxNews ^ | 16 April 2006 | Associated Press

[timsbella]

ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Authorities have made an arrest in the case of a young Alabama woman who disappeared while vacationing in Aruba, an Aruban official said Saturday.

Mariaine Croes, a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office, said Aruban authorities were not prepared to disclose why the person was arrested. Croes also would not say how the arrest was linked to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway nearly a year ago, on the final night of her high school graduation trip to the Dutch Caribbean island.

Croes would only say that the person who was arrested is 19 and has the initials "G.V.C." In Aruba, when an arrest is announced, officials usually release only a suspect's initials, and not a full name.

[timsbella]

Interesting as we close in on a year since she went missing. I hope her parents finally get answers.

[hole_n_one]

Rita and Greta are already breathless here.

[jveritas]

LOL... I am sure they are. I do not even understand how Greta has so much audience. She has the silliest show on Foxnews.

[de Buillion]

"She has the silliest show on Foxnews."

NO WAY! the juliet hussy and mike whatever show are absolute owners of that title!

[LeoWindhorse]

I think it is likely that Dumbpig's brother-in-law is probably the perp . Maybe the boys let their drugged and comatose and raped victim to her fate at the hands of that bum.

[bobby.223]

I agree. I can't fathom the pain of a parent not knowing the fate of his or her child in an abduction/missing person or possible murder senario.

[NapkinUser]

Just what Greta (aka Nancy Grace Jr.) needs for more endless answers of all Holloway, all the time.

I'll avoid Nancy and Nancy Jr. like a disease for at least a week now.

[NapkinUser]

answers=hours

[conservative in nyc]

I do not even understand how Greta has so much audience. She has the silliest show on Foxnews.

People like to watch Greta's silly crap, I guess.

Exhibit A is the fact that the original FR Aruba Holloway case arrest thread that wasn't even put in Breaking News has over 4000 views thus far - more than some of your excellent WMD document translations, believe it or not.

[gondramB]

"Aruban authorities were not prepared to disclose why the person was arrested."

So it could just be obstruction or lying to police rather than the actual killer.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Nothing up on Drudge....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

So now we mirror American Society....

[gondramB]

"Nothing up on Drudge...."

Drudge is really slack on the weekends. I'm not desperate for this particular news but other times I've checked Drudge over and over and wondered if he even checks his own site on the weekends.

[duck duck goose]

Although an arrest is a hopeful sight, I wish there was some sort of closure, a glimmer of hope for her loved ones.

[Woodman]

Maybe it is just because US Tourism has dropped so much since they decided to basically take a "nothing happened here, move along." attitude.

[tsmith130]

Croes would only say that the person who was arrested is 19 and has the initials "G.V.C."

Are they permanently stuck in high school or what? What a ridiculous statement.

[Bernard]

And think how much the business from the US will drop when this thing is finally over and all the cable TV channels stop sending people there.

[GAD]

Why does anyone care 'bout this case?

The poor girl was insanely drunk. When you get that wasted, it's not news if something bad happens. It is to be expected.

I am just so sick of Tragedy TV pumping this story.

[writmeister]

I was hoping that the initials were G.V.S. (Greta Van Susteren), and that Greta had committed the crime to up her ratings and have a free permanent vacation in Aruba.

[Peach]

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