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Posted on 07/19/2005 10:21:13 AM PDT by TexKat
I meant do the authorities need to state the specific reason they want the DNA in their court order? Or can the court order just say they want it because it would be helpful.
He said this sometime Sunday night. I'm thinking it was The Abrams Report.
I don't have the answer to your question. Perhaps someone else can tell us?
There are a couple of transcripts on this thread posted yesterday that describes the strands of hair found on the duct tape.
Since the park ranger, Mario "Buchi" Rasmijn, either did not see or "not really" could see the hair pretty easily I would not put a lot of weight in his own or coached response to Greta.
I heard the two-tone but not the 6 inches. It's not unusual for a blond to have darker hair also, even if she's a 'bottle' blond.
But he (Mario "Buchi" Rasmijn) has said how long he thought the strands of hair were/are (6 inches). (See transcripts on this thread).
I don't think he was coached. I think he did not know how describe it in simple "english" and that is why he seemed "odd" to some people. You could tell he was struggling with finding the right "english" terms.
Plus we know that FOX is always screwing up the ear pieces of the guests and many people tend to not understand Greta's questions. Her voice is kinda high pitched and fast.
Do you have a VCR or TIVO? - Start recording her show so you can play it back. It makes a world of difference if you can watch a replay of it over and over if need be. You will also see how "off" the transcripts are from what was actually said in most cases.
At this point I would not be surprised. Something was funny to Mario, I think he might have been trying to make fun of that arroganta Americana mediarosa. :)
Okay moving right along.
I imagine that if you ever have 18-year-old offspring (I refrain from the term "children" since it implies minors), they will do a lot of sneaking around if still under your roof. Either that, or they will leave the over-protection of your roof the first chance they get. It's hard to make an adult comply with certain rules. This, of course, doesn't mean that a parent has to finance their adult offspring's adventures.
"....make fun of that arroganta Americana mediarosa."
Yep! He zapped her good when she asked "and what did the police tell you when you gave them the tape".....his smiling reply was "Thank you", LOL
Yep, there are no evil people and nothing bad ever happens in The States. </sarcasm>
You should be sorry you did not pick up on my sarcasm.
Would you rather I just not post? I mean I see a lot bad info from people (not saying you) that they think came from Greta's show and I can sit here and replay Greta's show and I can clear up the 'bad" info. (example: The comments that the Ranger said he never saw any hairs on Greta's show last night, which is not what he said so I hit the TIVO to replay it and to find out what he said exactly.)
I don't see how the man was coached - Can you explain to me how you think he was coached?
Ya'll just agree to disagree. You both have posted some good information, thank you both.
TAW
By Joan Garrett/Reporter Staff Writer
A close friend of Beth Twitty pleaded with Columbiana businessowners Thursday in attempts to raise money for the Natalee Holloway recovery fund in Aruba.
Marilyn Whitlock of Columbiana, who flew in from Aruba to sell the "Hope for Natalee" bracelets, said she has been close with the Twitty family for a number of years, ever since her husband and Jug Twitty met in college.
Whitlock and other close friends have been flying back and forth from Aruba to stay with Natalee's mother, Beth Twitty, who has not left the island since she arrived, the day after her daughter was last seen.
Natalee Holloway, a recent graduate of Mountain Brook High School, traveled to Aruba at the end of May with more than 100 of her fellow MBHS graduates.
She disappeared the night before she was to leave for home.
Since that time, Aruban authorities and residents have joined her family and friends in the search for some sign of what became of the teenager.
Holloway disappeared more than six weeks ago and money is tight, according to Whitlock.
Columbiana's House Hardware was one of the many businesses she approached about selling the "Hope for Natalee" bracelets.
Owner Lee House said he decided to buy the bracelets because he knows the family's struggle is a concern for the community.
"It is a good cause," he said. "And we try to help the community and much as we can."
The bracelets, which are sold for $5 each, were donated by Ducopak, a marketing company in Pelham, and Whitlock said all the proceeds go to the Natalee Holloway Recovery Trust Fund, which is covering costs of the investigation into the Alabama teen's disappearance.
Expensive cellular phone and legal bills are among some of the financial costs the family has incurred since they began searching for Natalee in Aruba, Whitlock said.
She said people are also able to donate to Natalee Holloway Reward Fund, which is paying for information leading to Natalee's recovery.
It was previous stated that the award would pay for information leading to Natalee's "safe return."
However, officials in the investigation stated last Wednesday that the award would now pay for any information leading to her recovery, a definite reflection of the family's changing attitude toward the investigation, she said.
"The last time I talked with Beth, I was real hopeful. She said, 'One day, I am burying her. The next day, I am wanting her home alive.' It's just like the waves in that ocean," she said tearfully. "It is a ride."
She said the Aruban justice system has confused and frustrated the Twitty family since their arrival, especially since many of suspects in the case have been released.
When an Aruban appeals court ruled last Thursday to keep Joran van der Sloot, a Dutch teenager who appears to be the primary suspect, for 60 more days, Whitlock said everyone was relieved.
"Beth was panicked. She thought they would release him," she said.
She said family and close friends of Natalee believe that the three men, Deepak Kalpoe, 21, Satish Kalpoe, 18, and Joran van der Sloot, 17, were involved in her disappearance, but she said everyone has different theories about exactly what happened to her.
Whitlock said Twitty still has hope that Natalee will come back to the hotel room where her things were packed to go home, but she is also preparing for the worst.
"She won't look at the water. She won't go out on the beach," Whitlock said. "She is afraid that (Natalee's) body will be found."
Two businesses in Columbiana have the bracelets available, and Whitlock said she is grateful.
"There are lots of people in Shelby County who are praying and involved in solving this," she said.
Who said anything about you not posting? You and who?
I mean I see a lot bad info from people (not saying you) that they think came from Greta's show and I can sit here and replay Greta's show and I can clear up the 'bad" info. (example: The comments that the Ranger said he never saw any hairs on Greta's show last night, which is not what he said so I hit the TIVO to replay it and to find out what he said exactly.)
The transcript if and when it is posted will contain what Mario "Buchi" Rasmijn stated. I just do not see a reason to continue to rehash this. I could be wrong and so could you.
"She is afraid Natalee's body will be found"; and, I'm sure, she would also want her body to be found. What a terrible predicament.
That's a trrible situation to be in. I guess they just want the answers no matter what they may be. Sad.
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