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Natalee Holloway, Part Six

May 31, 2010
Tags: Natalee Holloway, crime
May 30 marked the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. It was, I'm sure, an occasion of great sadness for her family and friends. And a source of frustration for those who would like to see some resolution.

The case is at a standstill. Last March, a husband and wife from Pennsylvania went  Read More 
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Natalee Holloway, Part Five (Natalee Herself)

March 13, 2010
Tags: Natalee Holloway, crime
Too often the victims of crime--and I believe Natalee Holloway was a crime victim--are forgotten, or at least pushed to the background, particularly when the crime is an unsolved one. The actual mystery itself assumes the forefront: people are, naturally enough I suppose, obsessed with the whodunit/howdunit/whydunit aspect of the case. Everybody loves a  Read More 
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Natalee Holloway, Part Four (The Internet Phenomenon)

March 11, 2010
Tags: Natalee Holloway, crime
If the cable stations went wild with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, the Internet went insane. In the summer of 2005, dozens of online forums devoted to "discussion" of the case sprang up like mushrooms (and toadstools) after a summer rain. Many of them are still in existence.

By the end of the summer of 2005,  Read More 
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Natalee Holloway, Part Three

March 2, 2010
Tags: Natalee Holloway, crime
Well, Joran van der Sloot's latest "confession" went as expected, although this time he managed to work up a few facial contortions intended, I suppose, to simulate grief and remorse, although he was apparently unable to squeeze out an authenticating tear.

Why is he doing this? If his conscience is bothering him--I sincerely doubt  Read More 
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Natalee Holloway, Part Two (Calling All Spirits)

February 27, 2010
Tags: Natalee Holloway, crime
All big cases attract people who claim to be in touch with the supernatural, and this one was no exception. One of my favorites was the self-proclaimed psychic who traveled to Aruba in the wake of Natalee's vanishing, and, one night, had a dream, or vision, in which Natalee appeared to her with the  Read More 
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Natalee Holloway, Part One

February 26, 2010
Tags: Natalee Holloway, crime
This case fascinates me. Superficially, it doesn't appear complex. A young woman, vacationing in Aruba to celebrate her high school graduation, goes to a bar on the last night of her stay. There she meets up with a young man whom, according to some accounts, she'd encountered earlier that evening in a casino. Around closing time, the young woman leaves  Read More 
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