It may not have happened the way one would think varina, but as Jug was talking about it, a lynching, the KKK came to my mind. And Jug went right on talking about it so nonchalantley as if this is how we do it.
Now if I were in their shoes I just may have done the same thing at the time.
The house is gated.. and they have a couple dogs...
When I think about it Aruba LE didn't drop the ball in MY eyes until they didn't hold the boys the first time.
When the Natalee's parents arrived she had not been missing even 24 hours... or right at it. We have absolutely no idea how many people miss their flights/boats. Even here in the states LE won't get involved for 24 hours for adults - on Aruba Natalee is an adult. I think once the parents arrived on the island and LE saw that the parents were freaking out and that this wasn't a "normal" missed the flight that's when they just started looking.
From the way the v.d.S's house is set up, there's a gate some distance from the front door, lots of heavy shrubbery, too. If the gate was locked and there was no way to electronically talk to anyone in the house, you'd have to beep horns and bang on the gate.