February 11, 2009 3:50 PM
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Arrests In Natalee Holloway Disappearance
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Three men who were previously detained as suspects in the 2005 disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway were re-arrested Wednesday, the Aruban public prosecutor's office said, citing new evidence in the case.
Dutch teen Joran van der Sloot and two Surinamese brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of the American, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Van der Sloot, 20, was arrested in the Netherlands, where he was attending university. The Kalpoe brothers were arrested in the Dutch Caribbean island.
Authorities "ordered their renewed arrest because further investigation into the disappearance has led to new incriminating evidence," the office said without providing further details. Officials there could not immediately be reached for further comment.
The brothers were expected to make an initial appearance in an Aruban court Friday, at which point prosecutors were expected to present the new evidence to a judge. A court date in the island had not yet been set for van der Sloot.
Wim de Bruin, a spokesman for the Dutch national prosecutor's office, said van der Sloot could be sent to Aruba without an extradition hearing and the transfer would occur "within several days."
Last year, investigators told 48 Hours correspondent Troy Roberts Holloway probably died from excessive alcohol and maybe drugs.
Authorities told 48 Hours they have evidence that Holloway's drinking got seriously out of control and may even have contributed to her death.
"She was, I think not differently from other students. She was having a great time and she was using … doing that," said Gerold Dompig, Aruba's lead investigator in the Holloway case. "Using way too much alcohol in combinations which could basically be lethal."
When asked if he could confirm whether Holloway purchased or consumed illegal narcotics during her stay in Aruba, Dompig said, "We have statements claiming that she, that she had drugs."
Holloway of Mountain Brook, Alabama, was last seen in public leaving a bar with three local men on May 30, 2005, hours before she was scheduled to board a plane home with high school classmates celebrating their graduation on the Dutch Caribbean island. She was 18 at the time.
They were first arrested in June 2005, but a judge ordered their release, citing insufficient evidence. All three have denied any role in Holloway's disappearance. Van der Sloot has said he dropped her off at her hotel and never saw her again.
Vinda de Sousa, an attorney for Dave Holloway, Natalee's father, said she has left a message for the family but has not talked to them and is not privy to the new evidence.
"I'm as excited as the Holloway family can be," she said. "Anything new in this case, or any development, just gives you rekindled hope that one day this will be solved. I know the investigation never stopped."
Dutch teen Joran van der Sloot and two Surinamese brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of the American, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Van der Sloot, 20, was arrested in the Netherlands, where he was attending university. The Kalpoe brothers were arrested in the Dutch Caribbean island.
Authorities "ordered their renewed arrest because further investigation into the disappearance has led to new incriminating evidence," the office said without providing further details. Officials there could not immediately be reached for further comment.
The brothers were expected to make an initial appearance in an Aruban court Friday, at which point prosecutors were expected to present the new evidence to a judge. A court date in the island had not yet been set for van der Sloot.
Wim de Bruin, a spokesman for the Dutch national prosecutor's office, said van der Sloot could be sent to Aruba without an extradition hearing and the transfer would occur "within several days."
Last year, investigators told 48 Hours correspondent Troy Roberts Holloway probably died from excessive alcohol and maybe drugs.
Authorities told 48 Hours they have evidence that Holloway's drinking got seriously out of control and may even have contributed to her death.
"She was, I think not differently from other students. She was having a great time and she was using … doing that," said Gerold Dompig, Aruba's lead investigator in the Holloway case. "Using way too much alcohol in combinations which could basically be lethal."
When asked if he could confirm whether Holloway purchased or consumed illegal narcotics during her stay in Aruba, Dompig said, "We have statements claiming that she, that she had drugs."
Holloway of Mountain Brook, Alabama, was last seen in public leaving a bar with three local men on May 30, 2005, hours before she was scheduled to board a plane home with high school classmates celebrating their graduation on the Dutch Caribbean island. She was 18 at the time.
They were first arrested in June 2005, but a judge ordered their release, citing insufficient evidence. All three have denied any role in Holloway's disappearance. Van der Sloot has said he dropped her off at her hotel and never saw her again.
In April, investigators from the Netherlands dug around the home of van der Sloot's family for two days without revealing what prompted the search. Then in May, Dutch and Aruban investigators visited the home where Deepak and Satish Kalpoe live with their parents for what authorities termed an "inspection," without revealing details.
Vinda de Sousa, an attorney for Dave Holloway, Natalee's father, said she has left a message for the family but has not talked to them and is not privy to the new evidence.
"I'm as excited as the Holloway family can be," she said. "Anything new in this case, or any development, just gives you rekindled hope that one day this will be solved. I know the investigation never stopped."
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