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Mountain Brook girl disappears during senior trip to Aruba
AP via AL.com ^ | 6/1/2005 | AP

Posted on 06/02/2005 8:02:49 AM PDT by SamFromLivingston

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To: Nov3

Unless she just had big problems at home and didn't want to go back or was looking for her 15 minutes of fame etc I dunno. Pray she's playing such a game. If so, hug her when found and then whip that butt good for playing such a game.


181 posted on 06/02/2005 4:49:09 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Squantos

The only other alternative is that she is "working" somewhere against her will.


182 posted on 06/02/2005 4:57:05 PM PDT by Nov3 ("This is the best election night in history." --DNC chair Terry McAuliffe Nov. 2,2004 8p.m.)
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To: Ann Archy

18 year olds are adults in the United States. She'd be able to go with or without her parents' blessings and with or without any "parental chaperones".


183 posted on 06/02/2005 5:03:31 PM PDT by xrp (Fox News Channel should rename itself the Missing Persons Network)
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To: 1L

LOL,,,when you are in a hole, stop digging.


184 posted on 06/02/2005 5:10:56 PM PDT by Protagoras (I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more.....Popeye)
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To: Ann Archy
You think MISSION trips with your CHURCH Group is the same thing, also??? It must be me that doesn't see the trip to Aruba ad a CHURCH MISSION trip as the same thing!!!

Who said that?

I am at a loss to figure where on earth you people come up with these fantasy posts.

185 posted on 06/02/2005 5:12:49 PM PDT by Protagoras (I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more.....Popeye)
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To: Broker

Believe me, I've been out there. I've had to travel more in the last three years than I have in my entire life. And the more I see of the world, the less I want to travel.


186 posted on 06/02/2005 5:49:49 PM PDT by StrictTime (Shameless BUMP for Taglinus FreeRepublicus!!)
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To: Quilla

Both my children's senior classes cruised to the Caribbean in 2004 and 2005. There was an adult chaperon for every 4 students and they still talk of the wonderful time they had.

Prayers for this young lady and her family.
Lucky them. We didn't get a senior trip.


187 posted on 06/02/2005 5:51:25 PM PDT by moog
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To: Protagoras

That's what I thought. Ignore it and hope nobody notices.


188 posted on 06/02/2005 6:36:03 PM PDT by 1L
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To: 1L

If people got paid to twist other's words and make up meanings, you would be wealthy.


189 posted on 06/02/2005 6:53:16 PM PDT by Protagoras (I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more.....Popeye)
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To: Protagoras

Specifically what words of yours did I twist?


190 posted on 06/02/2005 7:11:50 PM PDT by 1L
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To: Quilla

Very sad.

bookmarking


191 posted on 06/02/2005 7:23:56 PM PDT by maggief
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To: MamaB
There's so much that bothers me about this situation. Why didn't the "chaperones" know that she was missing long before "everyone else" showed up at the airport? Did she not have a roommate? If she didn't that's not smart -- 18 year old girls shouldn't be alone in hotel rooms. If she did, why didn't the roommate realize something was amiss.

You're obviously hearing much more there in B'ham than we are here in Tuscaloosa. Is anything being said about any excuses being made by the chaperones and whether or not there was a roommate?

ww
192 posted on 06/02/2005 8:01:45 PM PDT by worrywart
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To: Protagoras; yellowdoghunter

When I was 15, I did three weeks in Europe. Three of the most fascinating weeks of my life. I don't regret it and neither do my parents.


193 posted on 06/02/2005 8:21:40 PM PDT by Clemenza (The Ice Cream Truck in my Neighborhood Plays Helter Skelter)
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To: Clemenza
I guess some people aren't afraid to live life.

But your parents must have been CRAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEEEE!

< /sarcasm>

194 posted on 06/02/2005 8:24:52 PM PDT by Protagoras (I’ve had all I can stands and I can’t stands no more.....Popeye)
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To: xrp

Key word in your sentence....United States.


195 posted on 06/02/2005 8:32:27 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion: The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: SamFromLivingston

Latest update from Aruba News is that she was seen having lunch with two "beach bums" in Noord on Tuesday. Hopefully she is still alive and has just gone "walkabout".


196 posted on 06/03/2005 5:10:22 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
I have the same desire as you, but not the same hope.

This young lady certainly heard of the "Runaway Bride" fiasco. Why would she create gut-wrenching fear among friends in her class tour group, and her family at home by voluntarily disappearing on an island that has no "out" such as a Greyhound to Las Vegas?

"Three men in a car dropping her off" or "lunch with two beach bums" coupled with no word from her for several days doesn't bode well at all.

Leni

197 posted on 06/03/2005 5:28:22 AM PDT by MinuteGal (I Feel Like I'm Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe)
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To: MinuteGal

I agree that it doesn't look good. Still, a sighting on Tuesday (IF legitimate) is better "than last seen on Sunday".

I'll continue to hope for the best.


198 posted on 06/03/2005 6:10:46 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
Central America and the Caribbean:

Aruba: Crime

Illicit drugs: transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity Crime Info. for Aruba

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The 18-year-old went to a nightclub in Aruba with a man she befriended while on the trip. She was last seen in the man's car leaving the club at about 1 a.m. Monday.

The man, who lives in Aruba, has been interrogated and his car is in FBI custody.

The trip has been by taken by Mountain Brook students and chaperones for the last three years. About 138 seniors and seven chaperones took the trip this year.

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A statement from U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, said his office has been in contact with Holloway's family and the U.S. consulate on the island. Island authorities have requested FBI assistance, according to Bachus' statement.

Macia Twitty, Holloway's step-aunt, said she is an excellent student and was on the high school dance team. She is expected to attend the University of Alabama this fall on an academic scholarship.

Link to Full Article

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Alabama girl missing for fourth day in Caribbean island, police fear worst

199 posted on 06/03/2005 6:27:47 AM PDT by all4one (www.missingkids.com)
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To: Malacoda
My wife and I visited last November, and thoroughly enjoyed the place. We were cruising on the Horizon, a Celebrity ship.

If you are interesdted in vacationing in the Caribbean, try cruising to a lot of places, then focus on one to re-visit.

We just cruise, these days, since the food is great, and Celebrity really does treat us well...

We arrived early in the cool part of the day, but it got up close to 100 IN NOVEMBER! Yet, we found the place great, and NEVER felt fear of anybody...

Go, and enjoy! The natural bridge is on the north shore, and is about the only thing to see there, other than an old stone fort...


200 posted on 06/03/2005 6:48:50 AM PDT by pageonetoo (You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
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