Case Closed: Aruba Ends Holloway Probe

(CBS/AP)  Authorities have closed the investigation into the disappearance of Natalee Holloway and do not have evidence to charge anyone, the prosecutors' office said Tuesday.

The three young men who were last seen with the Alabama teenager have all been notified that they will not be charged, the Public Prosecutor's Office said.

"The public prosecutor's office and the police have gone the extra mile and have exhausted all their powers and techniques in order to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the girl," it said.

The three suspects - a Dutch college student and two Surinamese brothers - were seen leaving a bar with Holloway the night she disappeared in May 2005. Police re-arrested them last month in a last-ditch effort to solve the case, but prosecutors said the men did not provide any new information under interrogation.

An attorney for two of the suspects, brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, said prosecutors presented transcripts of online chat sessions that the suspects had with friends as new evidence.

"They tried to call it new, but it didn't have any incriminating points against our clients," attorney David Kock said. "It's like trying to say the Loch Ness monster exists."

In their statement, prosecutors said they still believe the three were involved in the disappearance, but cannot prove a crime was committed because Holloway's body was never recovered.

Prosecutors said they could reopen the case "if new serious evidence were to be found." The statute of limitations is six years for involuntary manslaughter and 12 years for homicide, they said.

One of the suspects, Joran Van der Sloot, has said he left her alone on a beach the night she vanished but does not know how she vanished.

No trace of Holloway has ever been found despite extensive searches involving hundreds of volunteers, Aruban soldiers, FBI agents and even Dutch F-16 jets with special equipment.

Holloway arrived in Aruba to celebrate her high school graduation. On the last night she was seen alive, the Mountain Brook, Alabama native attended a beach concert featuring Boyz II Men and Lauryn Hill and then ate and danced at Carlos 'N Charlie's bar and restaurant.

She never showed up for her return flight, and police found her passport in her hotel room with her packed bags.

[ontheleft]

Of course one or all 3 are guilty. They changed their stories a few times.

But as we know, sometimes people get away with murder. Just look at O.J. Simpson, or heck look at George Bush with 200,000+ deaths on his hands.

[rfcnj68]

There is more to see here that most Americans just take for granted stay here buy here.

[jimbo554]

"If there had been a proper investigation by real law enforcement, the criminals would be convicted, Natalee''''s family would have closure and there wouldn''''t be a boycott hurting the good people of Aruba. Corruption in paradise. "

Maybe there weren''t any criminals. Maybe she died of her own drunken stupidity.

[susanhelit]

If Aruba is on the State department''s list of places not safe to go, then America would have to be listed as well - it''s far less safe here, and we''ve got thousands on thousands of never solved missing persons cases.

[erasmus6]

"it''''s sad that this kid is dead, was fed to sharks probably, and they know who''''s responsible..." posted by funkiwiteboy


They probably know NOTHING AT ALL. They are incompetent. They only arrested them again to show they were making some effort. It was just for show.

[defiant_wench]

I am following the Stacy Peterson case. Drew sh*tforbrains will be convicted by our fine men in blue.

[mcv57]

Hey Drew Peterson, EX-COP who beat and kills wifes is being sued (other than a member of his family). Drew is a racist too, it turns out.

Why aren''''''''t you folks at CBS covering the developing story. This low-down dog has stashed away $250,000 and is advertising donations for legal fees. This is the dirt that people want to read about Chicago''''''''s finest police officer.

Is the corruption in Aruba more of a priority than your own back yard. U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT MURDERERS, is not news? CBS needs to get out of the news business.

[defiant_wench]

If there had been a proper investigation by real law enforcement, the criminals would be convicted, Natalee''s family would have closure and there wouldn''t be a boycott hurting the good people of Aruba. Corruption in paradise.

[funkiwiteboy]

it''s sad that this kid is dead, was fed to sharks probably, and they know who''s responsible but that some freaking high dollar lieing lawyer gets em off with nothing... our morality is going to be the downfall of US. Pudge says the riff raff gots to go, me & Jesus agree
Lawd hep our sins go too

[akakjb]

Posted by Iceman_1960 at 05:39 PM

+ You can get that for cats. It"s a little chip actually imbedded in the animal.

That way if it gets loose, you can locate the exact coyote that ate it.

I think you''re thinking of the chip that''s out for cat & dogs. It isn''t a tracker but it does contain the owner''s information if it turns up at a vet or a shelter.

With more cell phones carrying GPS tracking and various kinds of cases getting cleared every day from that information, it makes you wonder who REALLY want these "cell phone jammers" on the market!

KJB