Okay, let's say he did leave
her on the beach. dumb thing
to do, but.....
Then why did he first say he
and the Kalpoe brothers
dropped her at the HI?
See, the changing stories is
what got the hook put to them.
You asked: "Then why did he first say he and the Kalpoe brothers dropped her at the HI?"
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Perhaps he was embarrassed that he left her alone, on the beach.
When it was clear that she had met with foul play, he and the two Kalpoes should have come clean. Instead, they kept lying, which is why all their motives are suspicious.
This is an Agatha Christie novel - except that Natalee is a daughter, a sister and a young woman who is still missing. Nothing else matters.
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