What's most frustrating about the Aruban justice system is the lack of information available not only to the press, but the victim's family, as well. And when the victim is missing, with an active slave/prostitution trade 25 miles away, a short hop by boat, there are fears she might not be in the island at all now. Every passing day diminishes the chances she'll be found. Every passing day, if she's dead, her body decays. Her family deserves better than leaked innuendoes from here and there that Natalee was a slut and got what was coming to her. This is the old blame the victim game, and it won't fly. Aruba's tourist industry is at risk, too. Many innocent, hardworking people, whose livelihood depends on the tourist dollar will suffer if the impression remains that young, pretty vistors to the island aren't safe.
Why hasn't the FBI told the press what they know? At the very least, they have spoken to the other students and chaperones, and should be able to establish a rudimentary timeline....
I have no problem with the lack of press releases by police or prosecutors which in our country is usually meaningless, if you remember the non-informative, usually inaccurate, hyped up showboating by so many of our LE's, i.e. Police Chief Moose. If the result in Aruba is finding the truth and a successful prosection of the guilty. So be it. I marvel that the Arubans are able to question the accused suspects 11-14 hours a day for over 4 months w/o Miranda warnings while denying the suspects legal beagles. Maybe if we had a little of this kind of questioning we might have less crime and more convictions in the US.