Bachus Meets With Aruban Authorities About Holloway Case
NBC – Aruban officials spent part of the day Friday in Washington, D.C., talking with local prosecutors and U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus about the Natalee Holloway case.
The meeting lasted more than 2½ hours and it was a chance to grill those investigating the disappearance of Holloway, who has been missing for seven months.
Bachus had asked for the Aruban delegation to come to the United States. Jefferson County District Attorney David Barber attended, as well as Shelby County District Attorney Robby Owens.
The Alabama contingency called the Aruban investigators professional and thorough, despite the fact that the island only sees one murder a year.
The Aruban group claims the island devoted 40 percent of its annual budget to finding Holloway.
Bachus said he got the 25 questions he asked answered.
“I’d heard they were shutting down the investigation, but there are 14 full-time investigators on the case,” Bachus said.
The Arubans said they want more access to the FBI and to interview the students who went on the graduation trip with Holloway.
Barber offered to help facilitate interviews with the graduates who went on the senior trip with Holloway.
Beth Twitty, Holloway’s mother, said the interviews and investigation would need to be conducted by the FBI.
In addition to the meeting with the Alabama delegation, the Aruban officials met with the FBI.
Thursday, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue joined Gov. Bob Riley’s travel boycott of Aruba. Perdue said he has no quarrel with the citizens of Aruba, but the actions of their leaders cannot be taken lightly.
