[Trust but Verify]

If you have not tried to tie this case in with other missing person's cases (the one where the woman from a cruise ship went missing and supposedly ended up a sex-slave in Venezuela comes to mind) then accept my apologies, but you would be one of the few who hasn't.

This case and the whole tarring of an entire country, etc, has made me think that people are losing their bearings. When someone goes missing here in America, and I suspect it happens every day, should the character of whole country or legal system be called into question?

[the Deejay]

sex-slave in Venezuela comes to mind

NOT IN "MY" MIND.

I've not entertained that for a second. You have me confused w/others..FIND THEM! and get off my back.

[spectre]

Well, you have to admit, we're not used to the way they do things in Aruba. We have learned alot about their legal system :)

I do think since Joran is sticking to this story, it would be prudent to check out the witnesses who saw a girl taken from the beach that early morning.

Playing Devil's advocate, it's possible that Joran was too embarrassed at first to admit he left her on the Beach. Natalee could have rebuffed his advances, and he stomped off in frustration leaving her behind, as if to say "to hell with you, girl"..

I realize it's not a popular thing to even suggest, but we do need to explore all avenues, IMHO.

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[onyx]

Sex slave? FGS!

JVDS lied from the get go. He knows what happened. Poor Natalee is just an expendable American tourist girl in the eyes of the elder VDS and his son. Certainly not worth ruining his son's great future.

[johnb838]

When someone goes missing here in America, and I suspect it happens every day, should the character of whole country or legal system be called into question?

Yes, it's what gets me out of bed in the morning.