RSSGerold Dompig focusing his attention to the US in the investigation of Natalee Holloway
Police Commissioner Gerold Dompig is now head of the Investigating Team in the Natalee Holloway case has made some rather peculiar statements lately regarding the focus of his attention. Dompig has made public demands on wanting to question the Mountain Brook teens that were on vacation in Aruba when Natalee Holloway went missing and to question Beth Twitty who he claims has been uncooperative. In an A.M. Digital article Gerold Dompig stated the following:
Another issue is that so far the investigation has been focused in Aruba. Dompig said that now he and the team have redirected the focus to also include the US, because the group of students came from the US to party in Aruba and have a good time and it cannot be that they do not know anything about what happened.
For the police commissioner the information that the investigating team received from the FBI does not represent much. Therefore Dompig will make the same appeal on the Alabama teens as he did in Aruba: to call 011 297 587 0009 ext 101 to give any information that they may have.
Dompig has also made similar comments during recent talk shows as well. One can only hope that the Aruban investigators are actually contacting the Mountain Brook families directly and privately as well to answer any such questions and not just using talk shows. Dompig also made a similar comment in Diario; COMISARIO DOMPIGA TA BAY PIDI OMPAÃ’ERONAN DI NATALEE HOLLOWAY, PA KIBRA NAN SIKENCIO (Commissioner Dompig will ask for Natalee Holloway’s classmates to break their silence), where he Dompig asked the Mountain Brook teens to come forward and break their silence.
According to the commissioner, they were focusing the investigation very much on Aruba only, while now along with the team, Dompig is focusing on America as well.
The commissioner explains that one cannot forget that this was a group which drank together and had a good time, but it is not possible that nobody knows anything.
Dompig explains that the classmates’ declarations which they got from the FBI do not give sufficient information.
Although it is important to get statements and accounts from all involved including those that were with Natalee Holloway during her vacation to Aruba one wonders why now after five months. Why was this not done initially? If there were gaps in time or missing information why were there not follow up questions in the period between now and the point in which Natalee went missing? Who waits five months to get answers? I guess the same can be said as to why after five months no search has ever been made of the primary suspects home?
Aruba deals with a perception and a PR nightmare and it appears as though it may get worse. Have any of the parents of the Mountain Brook teens on the trip actually been contacted? According to one source the answer is no. Sure the Mountain Brook teens should tell authorities everything they know and be truthful no matter what they know; however, the fact that Aruban authorities have waited five months to take the investigation seriously is a shame. If all information was gained in the first 48 hours of this investigation and searches properly made we most likely would still not be searching for answers in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.
To make matters even worse Dompig has made the following statements regarding Beth Twitty and her supposed lack of cooperation. This coming from an Aruban investigation that has never kept either Beth Twitty or Dave Holloway in the informational loop. The three prime suspects in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway are all out of jail, able to roam freely and have no restrictions on them yet somehow the attention is focused on Beth Twitty? Even Paul Van der Sloot is suing to have his name be cleared as a suspect.
This is also valid for the chaperone’s and for Beth Twitty, Natalee’s mother.
This mother can tell us about her last contact with her daughter. Unfortunately she continues to bash Aruba out there, and does not want to return to help with the investigation. On the other hand the investigating team has good contacts with the father, Dave Holloway, who is helping with the investigation.
Beth Twitty keeps in contact with Commissioner Dompig through her lawyer in Aruba and sometimes by means of one of the talk shows in the US. Dompig however said that he will no more appear on any talk show with the mother, because Beth Twitty has been invited to come to Aruba to make declarations again, but she is not cooperating.
One can only hope that Dompig is being sincere in his questioning of all parties in his efforts to start this investigation over from scratch. However, that would also mean bringing the Kalpoe brothers back in for questioning as well. It would also mean having Joran Van der Sloot returning to Aruba for questioning. The perception of the direction of the investigation looks questionable at best. Why is it that so many of us think that Joran will never feel the sandy white beaches of Aruba beneath his feet ever.
Commissioner Dompig will ask for Natalee Holloway’s classmates to break their silenceDIARIO Aruba 10/26/2005 (Full translation)
The focus is now also in the US; Beth Twitty is part of the investigation and owes Aruba some explanations, According to Commissioner Dompig: A.M. Digital 10/26/2005 (full article)
(Hat Tip: Get A Grip)
Posted October 28, 2005 by Scared Monkeys Aruba, Beth Holloway, Dave Holloway, Deepak Kalpoe, Gerold Dompig, Joran Van der Sloot, Missing Persons, Natalee Holloway | 38 comments |
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Is it not possible, probable in fact that this is just a tactic to deflect from the total lack of investigation for 4 months by the Aruban authorities? Yes, the evidence was destroyed, nothing of importance searched and the P.I.M.P.S. gang protected but now you want to deflect the investigation knowing that the ones you now state you want to contact are all over the map and this will be your new excuse that the Americans did not cooperate! I hope that this is as transparent to everyone else as it is too me
I guess it can be possible for anybody not to know anything, Joran and K2 brothers don’t know anything and that seems to be enough to let them out of jail. Please commissioner stop trying to put this off on everybody else because your police force made a mess out of this case by not doing anything right in the first 48 hours. This time period was when all the mistakes were made. You arrested the wrong people so the 3 thugs could do away with all the evidence and the body. K2 brothers was seen washing and cleaning out car at 4:00 a.m. in the morning not normal if you ask me. And you did not want FBI in on case or to question MBK’s so here you are 5 months later trying to fix your mess. And as I understand Beth will be coming to Aruba on Nov 1st. So why you are saying she is not wanting to help with the investigation I don’t know.
looks like stall tactics, 5 months later he wants to find 125 Alabama students for questioning, Why post a phone number if hes working with the fbi they have all those students names . Since when can a phone conversation be held as legal in Aruba unless they have magic glasses that confirm who they are speaking with. This would never ever hold up in the eyes of the judges, especially when they cant believe that Skeeters tapes and videos of DK which they can see and hear are not good enough for them. Another stall tactic to make people think Aruban official are trying to do something that eventually will fizzle out as not proof. or just wasting time for the two year statue of limitations?
Why won’t BHT cooperate with the investigation?? If she really wanted to get this case resolved, she would stop going off on rants about how Aruba does not want this case solved, and HELP them solve it when they ask for her to assist.
Add this to her refusal to want to let the other students talk – makes you wonder why she puts up such a wall. And Jug calling PVDS a worthless pitifull excuse of a human being – now he is being the one without class.
What is wrong with these people??
If this weren’t so tragic.. it would be laughable.. The victim’s family has brought in the search teams. Beth went out with others and put up fliers only to have some torn down. She has pleaded for months for the prosecutor to talk to her. They even brought in their own investigators to do the Aruban officials jobs. For 150 days and nights this family has been looking and wondering where their daughter’s remains are so they can take her home to bury her. I am appalled at how this family and the victim have been treated. Deepak called her daughter a slut. Joran said on Current Affair that it was all Natalee’s doing. She asked him out, bought him a drink and wanted to. Natalee even wanted him to spend the night on the beach with her, and being the A1 student and wonderful person he is..he said no I gotta go home and study my books. All this from as Dompig said according to Joran’s testimony, Natale was passing out off and on in the back seat. Steve Croes was gonna sue for ruining his reputation.
The police locked up 2 innocent guys. never searched Vandersloots entire home or the Kalpoes until about 10 days later or their bodies or cars.
Dompig said on tv last night, he wouldn’t be coming to the US. There’s people here who don’t like him. What about Beth coming there when we have read her life was threatened. That makes her non cooperative?
No would could even write or dream up the nightmare this family and their daughter have been put through.
I am sure the Mountain Brook teens could fill in a lot of background information about what “plans” were for the night, the mood, how much was consumed by all in alcohol and drugs, relationships between the teens, etc. These would be useful things to know.
I also agree with Dompig’s statement “it is not possible that nobody knows anything.” They should find out everything they can. However, to say that this goes double for the last three kids to be seen with her would be a gross understatement. “it is not possible that nobody knows anything.” We know they know more than they are telling. They have changed their story so much the judge found their statements “unreliable”, and for that they were released. An interesting tactic in obtaining justice…
I find it highly questionable that a mother who has gone through so much heartache, effort and expense would now be stonewalling about giving any information asked – UNLESS she had a pretty good feeling that it would be misused, that it was a smoke screen, or the request was a public relations stunt.
Meanwhile, we are still waiting for the results on the tapes (how long can it take?), and for a new search of the landfill. Dave, don’t you find it interesting that you were never given this specific guidance to search out in the water until you returned to search the dump????
Aruba, the whole world IS watching…
The reason that nothing was done when it was suppose to be done is because no one in the Aruban Governement is bright enough to know how to handle this investigation. They are idiots that apparently don’t have to have much training to be involved in the judicial system. They are so worried about covering for the island and not wanting mud on their faces they have ignored attempts by people with knowledge and skill to help them. The truth is they do not know how to solve this crime because they are not intelligent people. The only thing they are hoping for is that it will go away so that there stupidity is not mirrored to the rest of the world and that I believe is the truth.
I have never been able to find out if the bartender at C&C’s working the night Natalee went missing was ever question by Aruba LE. Anyone know?
I said it before, Dompig is turning the tables and using reverse psychology in this case. He will point the finger at the USA in order to “Play the blame”. This investigation will get somewhere now? Not likely. Search the dump again, Dompig is distracting the investigation.
why now this action after 5 months? Because we had the US-media on our asses presurring us and in doing so disturbing the authorities to turn the case around and search the students, the family and other friends of Nathalee. Everyyyyyyyyyy one was focused on the three boys and especially the US-media and Beth was going on all US talkshow talking about the case and only pointing fingers at the 3 suspect, boycotting Aruba etc.
Everyone knows that if a case has reached a dead end you have to start tracing your steps from the beginning and eventually start looking in other directions, especially where you would not expect to find an answer.
Now that the US-media isn’t so intensivly busy with this case, it allows the authorities to do their job without pressure. Every knows that working under pressure will only disturb the case. I have said it before on this blog and I’ll say it again. The day the US-press butss out and just leaves the investigating to the Aruban authorities, FBI and other bureau’s the case will be solved.
Monkeys,
Why aren’t any of my comments posted anymore?
I see Deputy Chief Gerold Dompig was promoted. He is now the Police Commissioner. Is that a promotion? I think he should also look in his back yard and search the main suspects home in Natalee’s disappearance. He may not need the statements from Natalee’s friends.
What a bunch of crap! What declarations is Beth Twitty supposed to make? She wasn’t there when her daughter disappeared.
Her “last contact with her daughter”? Of what relevance is that? This guy is of no use.
Gerold Dompig…bait and switch? Give us false hope that he represents justice sans politics…then he tosses accusations at Natalee’s mum????!!!
We’re all suckers…we want so much to believe that Natalee’s disappearance (notice: I refuse to say death), will be resolved, that we embrace anyone who seems to refute the Aruban status quo.
Dompig was our hero. Now we learn that Dompig is merely an Aruban PR puppet. I thought the man was more intelligent…my mistake.
after hearing dompig speak last week, i was very heartened. now these last commentsu you read are disconcerting to say the least.
anyway, he’s what beth has to work with. dompig and his investigators are going to have to come to the states for interviews. logistically impossible to do any otherway. when they come, everything should be comped for them, every accomodation and need satisfied. they should be afforded the style of southern hospitality we’re famous for. with no bragging and bitching about what we’ve done for them afterwards. natalee deserves to be back home in alabama, and deserves justice for what’s happened to her. if we have to be put out for things to get it done, just suck it up and do it. don’t give them any more excuses for their failures. i really think dompig is a good honest man and deserves his chance. he’s not responsible for the previous foul-ups, so don’t make his job harder than it’s all ready going to be.
I continue to believe in “Video #8″ the one police official could be Dompig, the one in the Aqua shirt could be Prosecutor Janssen, they all know where Natalee is, and I say the landfill, that’s why Dompig was directed Dave Holloway to the ocean. The idea he has to question Natalee’s friend is to divert attention and their Judges won’t believe what they say either, because they were saying that Joran and Natalee didn’t know each other and she rejected him when he advanced on to her.
Gabriel Leo Says:
October 28th, 2005 at 10:25 pm
I have said it before on this blog and I’ll say it again. The day the US-press butss out and just leaves the investigating to the Aruban authorities, FBI and other bureau’s the case will be solved.
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Really Gabriel??? If thats the case…where is Amy? The press butted out of that case. Where is she?
Does anyone know if the Videos #1-#8, where it looks like a body was found, was presented to Commissioner Dompig? There should be a record with the pathologists. I also believe if the body was Natalee there might be a record somewhere. Usually pathologists are honest and they don’t want there records destroyed, because they put a tremendous amout of work into trying to identify a person and the cause of death. Maybe one of them will come forward.
I am glad that the investigation is turning also towards the students who just did not want to talk about this case. I think that they have valuable information about what they and Natalee did and with whom they talked during the week they stayed in Aruba.
About some comments on this board:
I think some people on this board are really Fanatic {{{edit}}} who just do not know what they are talking about. When your primary source of information about this case is the TABLOID MEDIA, I expect no less than that.
Just have patience, everything will fall in its place soon……
I am an Aruban, and Proud of it.
Is commonsense from Aruba? Try to live up to your name a little more. None of your comment makes any sense at all!
Commonsence,
What do you mean, what is wrong with Beth Twitty???!!!??
She has lost her child! Her child murdered most likely. Where have you been??!?!
One would need to ask you, what is wrong with you? How can anyone be so cold? You must be from Aruba!
Reasonable arguments can change perceptions of reasonable people.
Reasonable arguments cannot change perceptions of fanatic people.
In my opinion, Gerald Dompig is presenting a very reasonable account of the facts of the investigation in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway… I think he is changing the perceptions of a lot of people, except those of the Beth Fanatics….
CAN’T you all see what’s going to happen next? well here it is the plan aruba has… they are going to find one of the class mates of NATALEE and blame them so they can reclaim that it wasn’t ARUBA’S fault at all it was the americans there selfs so PLEASE all come back to ARUBA and vacation (with your dollars) of course.
VERY LOW CRIME RATE IN ARUBA ! ! I can see why.
Marci,
That’s a nice thought, but dealing with organized crime doesn’t work that way. I think this thing goes much deeper than any of us can imagine.
Linda,
Unfortunatly most of the people on this blog are saying “Amy who?” That would also be the result if the US press quit covering this; in a few years people would be saying “Natalee who?”, and the case still wouldn’t be solved.
Commonsense – you’re the worthless one!! What do you think Beth has been doing on Aruba and appearing on the news stations for all this time? She has been the only one with clear thinking and determination to solve this case. And, she is Natalee’s mother. I can’t even imagine what it takes for her to muster the energy to be able to pay attention to this case day & nite, week after week, month after month. She has had to focus on all of this and then to get on TV and talk as clearly as she can to express her concerns. Everyone else has excuses, lies and tall tales!! All she wants is her daughter back. Is that too much to ask for? I probably would have pulled all my hair out by now with the total anxiety of this whole thing and you claim she is ranting? She is not ranting. Not yet anyway. And you are not funny Commonsense!!!
In my opinion I beleive Natalee is with the Lord in heaven; when Jesus stated, “why do you look for your loved ones amongst the dead when we are with the living.” Natalee’s final hours of life were horrible; if she was semi-concious she was probably unaware of what was occuring. In no way does this justify anything or the way Aruba handled the investigation then, now or tomorrow.
In my opinion the Aruba gov’t, law enforcement and judicial system will deliberately stall this case for two years there by ending it. By never locating her remains they give the family a glimer of hope, and the Arubans will profess for decades that they continue to search. Turning the focus on the sea is easier to mentally accept than the thought of her remains being discarded elsewhere.
If Dompig was sincere he would be investigating the police department. The Arubans from the 3rd day stated they didn’t want the US LE involved; but stated on their web page that the US LE was fully involved. Texas equusearch even went to the Van der Sloot residence with search dogs to eliminate that area; but were denied. Then the Aruban LE denied they asked for access to search and blamed it on the US media. It’s all a big scam. Dompig is working on Dave Holloways heart strings just as Stratten worked on Beths heart strings.
Both ex-Police Chief Van Stratten and Paulus Van der Sloot entire families will suffer the same consequences that you wrongfully thrusted up Natalee and her family as it states in proverbs.
Again as Ive said before. Another fine example of Aruban misjustice. You have the 3 perpetrators and pvds there in Aruba. they were the last seen with Natalee Holloway. The case has been bumbled , a cover up has occured and the suspects are walking free to enjoy thier lives while Natalee Holloway who was raped, missing and probably murdered can not go on about her life which was studying medicine in order to help her fellow human beings. The place you need to look at carefully for a resolve to this case lies in the 3 young perps and pvds. The alabama students were not in the car with Natalee and the perpetrators. The Perpetrators were there.
Beth Twitty does not owe you any explanations however you people owe her a big one. Her daughter and our fellow American went missing on your “happy little island” . Your miserable excuse to BTH was that your daughter is dead, oops not, Your daughter ran off,oops not , go search for her yourself while we stall and cover up the evidence and let the perps go free. And last but not least you want info from BTH on money people donated to a trust fund that offers arewards to help locate Natalee. You insult her sterfather with absurd assumptions . Trust funds are set up by bank officials and family cannot use funds for anything without proof of reciepts and under strict guide lines. Beth owes you no info . Aruba owes Beth alot, formost info and justice for Natalee Holloway. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it then get to work on justice for Natalee. Aruba is on notice that the world is angry about the callus treatment towards this case and the family. We are all watching…. the balls in your court whatcha gonna do with it?
It doesnt take a rocket scientist to see that you need to get the truth from these perps. They know what happpened the have lied from the begining. They have made fools of the bumbling polis there in Aruba along with all the investigators and judges involved. And now PVDS has the utter gall to want compensation for loosing his position and his very brief incarceration in Aruba. So any one on Aruba can commit a crime, lie about it to the judge, use thier daddys position to cover it up and then gain compensation for it. This whole investigation and re-investigation is a farce played out by the bumbling polis and corrupt judges and officials on the island. For decensys sake get your act together Aruba you are not pulling the wool over Americans. This case will not go away, your islands economy will suffer for this stupidity and your people, the ones that work hard and dont deserve this misfortune will be the ones who suffer most. But it will never equal to the amount of suffering you have pu the Bet HOlloway and Twitty familys through
Linda,
Maybe you did not read the story. BHT won’t cooperate with the authorities. She won’t let the kids on the trip talk. She won’t give statements to the chief – the man who seems to be trying to help. Why – because she if affraid that maybe the investigation will lead down another road – and she is scared to think that maybe, just maybe these 3 kids did not do it. Then she would be wrong, and have to admit that. The ego could not handle that.
Why is my comment still waiting moderation?
I have been begging Joran to answer me on msn or on zorpia site and he REFUSES! What an ass! I get an acct there to pump him for information and NOTHING! It’s really pissing me off! They go off on me there and knew I was banned here. I’ll get the information I can somehow!
Bluesky are you paid to be in Denial? Dompig changes no ones perceptions. These police make the OJ case look good. How many cover positions in a row. Give me a break. When Dompig tries the turn around and the Court of Public Opion not some Friend Judge — Aruba toursim will suffer greatly.This is a small town (country) case. This club of friends (mostly Dutch) is screwing everthing up. Our company is continplating canceling the trip in April. 150 x 3000. This just one company. Like you say everyone has an opion and then some of us are not in Denial.
Just saw on Greta reports of Beth Twitty scaming money from the donation fund ,when asked about it she wouldn’t answer the question .
I have been to Aruba, I have seen their young men in action. I have seen them hitting on young girls on the beach, in their Casinos. They are leaches and it looks like they get away with this. I have also seen MANY underage girls who egg them on. The way they dance and dress….Girls of all ages. And not a parent in sight. And I think the Aruban government knows this. No eyes watching. Anything goes.
I used to work for the Police Department, they needs to start at the Casino, demand to see the tapes. Check out the bartender at Carlos and Charlies, he’s in on it, who else to spike the drinks? Party Boat Boy…Picture taking boy..all involved in the Pimp Club. They all know what is going on. And I think the Judge VanderSlooth has a big part in the cover up. (did I hear he had newly laid concrete on his property? DOGS???The Aruban government is all in on this one…all the way. Why else does no one call the family to keep them informed? Aruba gets no more of my money if this is how they take care of Americans. If they were here, all of the butts would have been fired by now. I hope Beth never stops until she gets her daughter home. I admire her for not letting them bully her or even scare her with threats. They are a country of Liars, Cover up, and Cowards. SHAME ON THEM. They would rather have the Pimps and the Pimps daddy save face. GOD, kidnapping and gang rape and murder. WHAT A COUNTRY. Come on down and bring plenty of American dollars, they have a lot of people to pay off to keep their mouths shut. But what do I know, I’ve only been watching for 5
months. This government is a sore on our butts, and they just keep on running this family around with no help. Does Aruba think the world is not watching any of this? So pack up your loved ones and send them on a fun
vacation, and when you don’t hear from them ever again, maybe, just
maybe some one will make them do their job. If that is even possible, from the Judges on down, no one seems to make a discision as to what to do or who to talk to. Now they are trying to blame the kids with her, that is where the big secret may be. STAY OUT OF ARUBA. This is how important you are. THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT OUR CHILDREN OR YOU. 5 Months… Get it???
Dompig Dompig is your name….we’re not sure what’s your game…But one thing many feel is true, Aruba’s not for us, JUST YOU!!!
Well we have seen and read about different scenarios of this case. One thing is sure, by turning the investigation around we might be seeing some surprises. Remember that it was in the early morning that they reported that Nathalee has not shown up to leave to the airport. But no one of the party (read: friends) cared, they all cared to leave the island and leave Nathalee behind, that’s why true friends are for, right? The first thing that should have been done is at least to leave one of the chaperones behind or better yet, the full group. We come together and leave together is my motto. Of course the local police force could not have had the chance to question all the 100 plus teens and the 5 chaperones. Now that Dompig is asking for cooperation he has to deal with all the nonsense of “WHY DOES HE HAVE TO TURN THE INVESTIGATION TOWARDS USA”. This is not the first disappearance case and will neither be the last that could remain unsolved, there are a lot of cases that do remain unsolved in the good old USA. Let’s remember something, Kalpoe brothers are not native aruban’s and neither is Joran. Why don’t we boycott their place of birth Suriname and The Netherlands? I do believe the the Aruba police is doing their best, they have searched everywhere, they even had Texas equesearch (professionals) and even planes with sonar equipment flying over the island that can locate a body and still she can not be found. Texas equesearch has searched in radius of 3 miles of the coast with sonar equipment and still nothing? Do you still believe Nathalee is in Aruba? I heard and read that she has done this disappearing act already once, what is the truth on this? LET’S KEEP ON PRAYING AND KEEP YOUR FAITH THAT SHE WILL BE FOUND.
Holland and Aruba why not tell your people the truth. The MB kids have already given Statements before a Judge In the USA. They are willing to talk to you but it will have to be In the USA, These kids know Aruba isnt safe.The FBI is waiting for your call come talk to the MB kids they are willing and waiting for you. You are the one not willing to come to the USA as here the FBI will be in charge. And you know the answeres are in Aruba . Come to the USA and STOP the lies find the truth..Gram23