Posted on 11/16/2010 9:50:53 PM PST by jerry557
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch forensic experts are testing a piece of bone found on the Caribbean island of Aruba to see if it comes from missing American teenager Natalee Holloway, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Experts first will establish whether the bone is human before comparing its DNA to that of Holloway, said Netherlands Forensic Institute spokeswoman Inge Oevering.
Holloway, then 18, disappeared in 2005 while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. Her remains have never been found, despite extensive police searches. If the bone turns out to be from Holloway, it would be the first concrete evidence of her death.
Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, who faces separate murder charges in Peru, is the last person seen with Holloway and is suspected in her disappearance.
The Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported Tuesday the bone was found by tourists on a beach last Friday. The newspaper reported it was a human lower jaw bone, but Oevering said the bone was still being analyzed to establish whether it was human.
Oevering said prosecutors in Aruba will announce the results of the tests. She could not say how long the tests would take.
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As if being missing for 5 years isn't concrete evidence. Someone's a** , in Aruba, needs to be hung out to dry over this BS.
Wow, such a brilliant starting point! The odds would be astronomical it being Natalie's and it wouldn't prove Joran did it. Wonder how he and his cellmate are getting along and how many times he's going to attempt suicide before it takes.
Wonder how he and his cellmate are getting along and how many times he’s going to attempt suicide before it takes.
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In a Peruvian prison, I hope he lives to be very old indeed.
For all we know she's a saudi sex slave.
Well Natalee is not the only person to go missing on Aruba. There have been several missing person cases in the past 10 years that are also unsolved. So we have to wait for the tests to come back.
I am a vengeful man. I too pray he lives long and enjoys the Peruvian jail system.
Ha, that contains more common sense than the original article.
Very unlikely, she is most likely dead, killed by the number one suspect.
Can any parent even imagine hoping a piece of bone found on a beach is a piece of their child, and praying they will get the chance to do one final act of love and bury their child’s remains
Not Jimmy Hoffa?
“On a side-note, hundreds of thousands of NON-rich white children died this week, of malaria, malnutrition, treatable illnesses, and other unremarkable causes.”
Natalee Holloway was a murder victim (probably). Her being white or well-off financially hasn’t a damn thing to do with why hundreds of thousands of children around this world die every day.
Trying a guilt trip on most Americans is a waste of your time, chap.
Some of us don’t care about the nouveau white trash
I am wondering if some sort of deal to get him out of Peru is in the works. If the bone proves to be Natalie's, could he be extradited to Aruba to stand trial for her murder?
Why should they “test” the bone? All they need is to compare it to dental x-rays. Bingo: A “yes or no” answer immediately.
Should I feel guilty if I take interest in breaking news about the fate of Judge Crater, Amelia Earhart, and Jimmy Hoffa too or can I clear it with you first?
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