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I have to ask, and I'm not just picking on you, brigette, but this case, even more so than others, has got people like yourself going 24/7 with theories, some of them based on pure conjecture. The question is, "Why?"

I can understand it to a point, but there is just a wild amount of speculation, theorizing, and just plain made-up stuff. Some people seem to do nothing else but hit these threads all day and night, bouncing theories off others. What good does it do? Nobody on FR is going to solve this crime, so what's the point?

I have heard your questions asked in talking with my friends or on the air. I grew up years ago in Homewood, which is right next door to Mountain Brook. Students at that time attended Shades Valley High School. From my perspective Natalee represents far more than the little girl from my former hometown. I see her as the girl next door, my own daughter who did many foolish things, but lived through her experiences. Modern man does not see a war between good and evil, however I do. Natalee is a victim of that war. To my mind Joran represents the kid who has chosen the path of evil. And while the public would not have shown this much interest if Natalee would have been 6 foot tall and weighed 280, I do. I have grown to hate evil, and grown to hate it ever since I saw the results in Nam. I also see the love in Natalee's family, friends, and other Americans as they fight with outrage against evil with little more than prayers on their side. I care.

good vs evil. Natalee is a victim of that war.

That's it!!

Good post. I care, too.

Great post.

I'm a '63 graduate of SVHS. I have not commented much about Natalee's disappearance, but think of her as a granddaughter. Your reference to a war between good and evil is spot on. And evil follows no rules.

Gary there is a saying I heard from a source, " Some cannot see the eyes of the demon until he comes calling." Unfortunately, poor Natalee is an example of this quote. NSNR