Bringing over from Thread 7::
I have been thinking about this duct tape with the hair evidence and it seems a bit suspicious to me. It has been reported that this evidence was found based on a tip. And it was found on the opposite side of the island from where Joran and Natalee were supposed to be. This is the second ‘tip’ that has been received about something suspicious on that side of the island. The first was a possible ‘temporary gravesite’ not far from where the duct tape was found. Hmmm…two tips close together diverting attention to the opposite side of the island.
Then there is the bone that was found on 07/06/05 that has never (as far as anyone knows) been inspected to determine if it’s human or other animal. A bone found within ½ mile of the place where Joran and Natalee were supposed to be. Hmmm...you have a bone in the vicinity of the location of interest and nearly two weeks later no identification? This is problematic in my opinion.
Back to the duct tape with hair. This duct tape was reported to have been dry and looked fresh according to the ranger who secured it. How hard would it be for someone who has access to the evidence to take a few strands of Natalee’s hair from either her hairbrush (if that is what was provided for any future DNA testing) or from the evidence that was collected to send off to Holland (which just came back this week) and stick them on some duct tape (that rumor has it was stolen from the Fisherman’s Huts) and place it in the general vicinity of the first ‘tip’? In other words, forget about the bone, look over here. IIRC Friday the search was back on close to the Marriott. Sunday they get a tip to look at something on the other side of the island. Hmmm.
Do we not know the PVDS and Ben King have been known to play around with evidence before? Do we not also know that the chief investigator in this case is a close friend of PVDS? Isn’t Van Der Straaten leaving the investigation as reported by Jug last night on Greta’s show? This may have been their last chance to ‘make a difference’ in this case before he leaves.
If the results of the duct tape/hair evidence come back saying that it is Natalee’s hair I just might not fully believe the implications of that. Does anyone know if it can be determined how long the hair has been attached to the duct tape? I have not heard that question asked of Dr. Baden. I emailed Greta to see if she would ask that question the next time he is on her show.
Am I too suspicious????
Although Fox News and perhaps others reported this as a tip, the duct tape w/strands of hair attached was not found due to a tip. The park ranger supposedly was doing his normal clean up of the area and ran across the dry, fresh duct tape w/strands of hair attached.
Then there is the bone that was found on 07/06/05 that has never (as far as anyone knows) been inspected to determine if it’s human or other animal. A bone found within ½ mile of the place where Joran and Natalee were supposed to be. Hmmm...you have a bone in the vicinity of the location of interest and nearly two weeks later no identification? This is problematic in my opinion.
You can add another unidentified bone to the mix.
Jennifer Fornaro found bone on Aruban shore found a bone that was between 2 rocks. Ms. Fornaro turned the bone into the Nord police. Ms. Fornaro said the bone was gray, looked like a joint bone, perhaps 5 to 6 inches long with white tissue still on it. There was also a 2nd bone that someone else had taken to the Nord police. Jennifer Fornaro showed Equusearch members where she had found the bone.
ALE still has not gotten back with Ms. Fornaro.
DR. Baden did say that they could get fingerprints from the tape, but I don't recall if he said the FBI was only getting hair or if they were getting hair and tape.