Some people have noted that Natalee and Joran had little time on the beach. Greta herself mentioned it.
I agree it appears that way, but things aren't always what they appear. Phone calls on a cell phone, not traceable to a PRECISE location, that say somebody needs a ride home from the beach, does not prove he and she were through on the beach. (Maybe he was trying to involve Deepack in the trouble and failed. Maybe he was trying to establish an alibi for that time. Who knows?)
Something could have gone wrong on the beach very quickly, yes, but the aftermath and what Joran did about it, including involving his father, could have dragged out. There could have been something wrong with her but she could have been still alive. You said maybe he somehow got her home and the father came upon her there after Joran went to school.
Brigette, if that happened, think of how he might have accomplished that. Natalee is a small girl. Joran is a very big, very strong boy. Could he not have simply picked her up and carried her to the home? It was dark. Greta visited the beach at night to show location, and it was very dark. Or if not, maybe he ran home and told his father, and they took a family vehicle to get her. Who knows?
However, somebody maybe saw something who does not even realize it was important, or if they do realize it, they are too scared for their lives to come forward.
Let us ask ourselves at this point, why why why was Beth so convinced that Natalee had been at the vdS home location???
That's something I've noticed. Beth is very firm that Natalee was at their house/the VDS know what happened.
My husband heard someone say over the weekend on FNC that Natalee had indeed been at the VDS home several days before. I wasn't paying attention and didn't hear that. Was that just another bit of incorrect info? I also heard someone say that Daddy VDS was at the casino with Joran the night that Natalee disappeared. If either is true, then PVDS would have seen Natalee before all this happened.