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New Arrest in Natalee Holloway Case
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Dutch police have detained a man on suspicion of participating in the kidnapping and killing of Natalee Holloway last year in Aruba, the suspect’s lawyer said Sunday.
Gerard Spong said his client, whose name was not disclosed, was accused of “assisting in the murder, heavy battery and kidnapping” of Holloway. He also told Dutch national TV broadcaster NOS that the suspect was a croupier at the casino in the hotel where Holloway was staying.
The Mountain Brook, Ala., woman was 18 when she went missing in May 2005 during a high school graduation trip to the Dutch Caribbean island with classmates. She was last seen leaving a bar with three young men on May 30.
It was not clear when the suspect was arrested, but he was questioned Friday and is being held in the city of Utrecht, Spong said.
Utrecht police spokeswoman Danielle Friedman said she could not confirm any arrests in the case.
“If there was an arrest, it was on the orders of the Aruban prosecutors and all information will be transmitted through them,” she said.
Spong also told NOS the suspect is a friend of Joran van der Sloot — the last person known to have seen Holloway alive. Van der Sloot says he left Holloway alone on a beach after kissing her.
Authorities have arrested at least eight people — including two last month — in connection with Holloway’s disappearance but released them all for lack of evidence.
Holloway’s parents are attempting to sue Van der Sloot, 18, in a New York court, alleging he imprisoned and sexually assaulted their daughter and caused her disappearance.
Report: New Arrest in Holloway Case
Sunday , May 21, 2006
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Dutch police have arrested a new suspect in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, the Netherlands’ national broadcaster NOS reported Sunday.
NOS said that police in the city of Utrecht had arrested the suspect, but it was unclear where and when. The new suspect was said to be of Aruban nationality, and an acquaintance of Joran van der Sloot, another suspect in the case.
Holloway, of Mountain Brook, Ala., was 18 when she went missing in May 2005 during a high school graduation trip to the Dutch Caribbean island with classmates.
Utrecht police spokeswoman Danielle Friedman said she could not confirm any arrests in the case.
“If there was an arrest, it was on the orders of the Aruban prosecutors and all information will be transmitted through them,” she said.
New Arrest in the Case of Natalee Holloway
Loose Translation by BFN Member GrannyToad:
Yesterday a young dutch man was detained in Holland in the Natalee Holloway case. Because Mariane Croes was on vacation(off for the weekend?) Aweminta did not get official verification although they did contact a corrrespondent in Holland.
They’re not giving his name because of the delicate nature or the family’s name OR confirmation of who was detained.
The young man was a student at Aruba’s Mon Plaisir High School. He quit and went to Holland to study. He had bruises & scratches that (Monday) morning at school. He had also been seen in the company of Natalee her last day. He (may be or have) witnessed something.
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Lawyers Argue in New York Over Natalee Holloway Civil Trial Site
5/17/2006, 6:30 p.m. ET
By SAMUEL MAULL
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The mother of Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teen who vanished in Aruba, heard arguments in court for the first time Wednesday about whether the trial of her lawsuit over her daughter’s disappearance should be held in New York.
Holloway, of Mountain Brook, Ala., was 18 when she went missing in May 2005 during a high school graduation trip to the Dutch Caribbean island with classmates. In February, her parents, Elizabeth Twitty, of Alabama, and Dave Holloway, of Mississippi, sued Joran van der Sloot, who was questioned about the teen’s disappearance, and his father, Paulus.
The parents’ lawsuit accused Joran van der Sloot, 18, of imprisoning and sexually assaulting their daughter and causing her disappearance. It also said his father had enabled his delinquent behavior, including the Dutch youth’s underage drinking.
A lawyer for the van der Sloots, Joseph Tacopina, told the court the case should be dismissed or sent to Aruba. He argued that the parties, the witnesses, the physical evidence and the events that led to the lawsuit have no connection to New York.
“It would be impossible to try this case and defend this case in New York,” Tacopina told state Supreme Court Justice Barbara Kapnick. “This state, you honor, has absolutely no interest in this matter.”
A lawyer for Twitty and Holloway, Scott Balber, served the van der Sloots with the lawsuit when they arrived in New York from Holland for an interview with ABC News. In that interview, Joran van der Sloot denied involvement in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance.
Balber told the judge the case should be heard in New York in part because the law gives “deference to the plaintiff’s choice of forum.” No site is perfect, Balber said, not New York, Aruba, Alabama or Mississippi.
“This is their last chance for justice, to find out what happened to their daughter,” Balber told the judge.
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Dave Holloway & Beth Twitty will be Greta’s guest tonight.
John Q. Kelly and Joe Tacopina are also scheduled to be on the show.
Time: 10:00 pm Eastern
Replay: 3:00 am Eastern
New York Supreme Court Considers Dismissing Holloway Lawsuit
POSTED: 1:49 pm CDT May 16, 2006
UPDATED: 2:09 pm CDT May 16, 2006
A lawsuit filed in February by the parents of missing Mountain Brook teen Natalie Holloway will be the subject of dismissal arguments Wednesday at New York’s Supreme Court.
Beth Twitty and Dave Holloway are seeking undisclosed monetary damages from the family of Dutch national Joran Van der Sloot, who is considered a prime suspect in the case.
Natalie Holloway vanished in Aruba one year ago.
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