Blood Match in Rape and Murder of NYC Grad Student St. Guillen to Darryl Littlejohn

From FOX News: Blood Match in Rape and Murder of NYC Grad Student

Police say they found blood and DNA evidence on plastic ties allegedly used to restrain St. Guillen during her rape and murder last month. They say that evidence links the crime to Littlejohn.

New York police say they will seek an indictment against Darryl Littlejohn for the murder of Boston-native Imette St. Guillen.

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Natalee Holloway Legacy: Spring Break 2006

The aftermath of Natalee Holloway missing in Aruba and the subsequent investigation in to her disappearance has brought the discussion of safety for Spring Break 2006 to the table.

It is a wake-up call to students and parents alike not to take things for granted and to stay safe. The following are some interesting reads:

Spring break: Girls gone mild

A new poll targeting female college students says the excessive drinking associated with spring break can result in unprotected sex and women being taken advantage of by male partyers. And in the case of Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teen who went missing May 30 while attending a class trip to Aruba, it may have led to her death.
(Daily Local News)

Spring break: No vacation for parents — Tips for talking to your kids before they hit the beach

There can never be enough talk about safety, especially if alcohol and drugs are involved.

That should be the approach parents take when broaching the subject with their older children before the kids head out on spring break with their friends.
(The Stamford Advocate)

Spring Break Safety

Another British Robbery – 75 Million Stolen – Of Monopoly Money

In what must be a case of the most bumbling crooks ever, a gang hijacked a van in the streets near London’s Heathrow Airport  filled with money on its way to the airport. They were convinced that this was their big pay day. And it was, if you were going to play Monopoly. The 75 Million Pounds were there, but in Monopoly currency.

The gang snatched the white Ford Transit from a street — convinced it was crammed with genuine currency. But it was carrying hundreds of copies of the family board game, plus bundles of worthless Monopoly £500 and £100 notes to be used in an ad campaign. Police last night vowed to send the hopeless Great Game Robbers straight to jail — WITHOUT passing Go.

One detective quipped: “There will be no Get Out Of Jail free card for these chancers when we catch them. “And they won’t be collecting £200 either.”
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Boat With 70 Children Onboard Hits Whale in Hawaii

When going out on a Pacific Whale Foundation whale watching cruise, you hope that you can get up close and personal with some whales. Well, for a group of school children off Hawaii, they got so up close and personal with the whales that their ship actually hit a mother and her calf during the trip.

No one was hurt in the collision, but the baby whale was bloodied, according to witnesses. Greg Kaufman, who heads the Pacific Whale Foundation, said no one saw the calf and its mother before the pair surfaced under the 65-foot Ocean Spirit just before 10 a.m. as the vessel was headed toward Kaho’olawe at a speed of 15 knots.
Jane Mori, a fifth-grade teacher at the Carden Academy of Maui, said 32 fifth-, sixth- and seventh-graders from the Pukalani school were on the boat along with a group from St. Joseph’s School in Makawao. “We were watching whales in the distance for some time and we were just starting to cruise around to look for more whales when a mother and calf just popped up right in front of the boat .

Read the rest at the The Honolulu Advertiser

Diario: Gerold Dompig left for Holland along with Public Prosecutor’s PR (public rep)

What ever happened to the sand dune search?

Diario:

March 11, 2006

Awor ta Mariaine Croes ta encabeza caso Natalee Holloway GEROLD DOMPIG TA SALI PA HULANDA HUNTO CU PR DI MINISTERIO PUBLICO

Now it’s Mariaine Croes who is heading the Natalee Holloway case
Gerold Dompig left for Holland along with Public Prosecutor’s PR (public rep)

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Information we have received indicates that this weekend, Gerold Dompig along with the public representative from the Public Prosecutor, Mariaine Croes left for Holland.

The reason is the case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway where they will go look for and bring some data that finally Holland will send a Dutch ground with some more specialized dogs than Equusearch has to Aruba to look for some trace of the body of Natalee Holloway.

This means that police believe that Natalee Holloway died in Aruba.
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