Holloway Family Still Looking for Closure
Meridian, Miss.
Reporter: Andrea Williams
This marked another holiday without closure in the case of missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway. However, some of her relatives in Meridian say they now have renewed hope that this could soon change.
It has been almost two years to the day since Dave Holloway’s daughter Natalee was last seen. On May 30, 2005, the then 18-year-old disappeared while vacationing with school friends on the island of Aruba.
Since that time, all leads have pretty much turned up cold. But there may be a turn in the case.
Natalee’s father said Monday that Dutch authorities took over the investigation from Arubans about six months ago and more hope for clues has emerged. Unlike in previous searches, Holloway says just last month Dutch authorities did a full search of the property belonging to the three men who were last seen with Natalee.
“Well, they had the forensic team on that property and they have since left and gone back to Holland,” Holloway said. “And as I understand, there are still 4 or 5 other investigators still on the island.”
As for the results from the recent searches, Holloway says it’s unknown when those could be released.
“The Dutch, unlike the Arubans, are very secretive on that type of thing,” said Holloway.
For the Holloway family this renewed investigation has brought renewed hope.
“One way or the other, I think we’ll finally get answers,” Holloway said. “And when it will be? I thought it would be long before now but one of these days we’ll find the answers.”