Amigoe: KLPD assists Holloway-team

Amigoe; March 25, 2006

ARUBA/RIJSWIJK — The Corps Federal Police Service (KLPD) in the Netherlands is going to assist the investigation team in Aruba with her search for Natalee Holloway. A spokesperson of the KLPD confirmed before the ANP today that the help of the police service comes upon request of the Aruban authorities.
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Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Sylvania Fails to Find Clues in Natalee Holloway Disappearance

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, a fledgling Sylvania firm, ended yesterday without clues to Natalee Holloway’s whereabouts. They had sent a representative from their Tampa office to conduct a search of a beach area on Aruba equal to about two football fields.

Police in Aruba received a tip that Ms. Holloway’s body was buried in that area on the island and needed his company’s assistance, confirmed Matt Aston, the 28-year-old owner. He said the search was being conducted last night primarily because wind conditions were expected to be light and the specialized radar equipment his firm uses operates better in those circumstances.

The search for a possible human grave is a departure from the company’s normal, more mundane jobs. While Mr. Aston said the firm has found some unmarked graves in the past, most of his firm’s work involves using radar signals sent into the ground to locate utility lines and pipelines on construction sites.

Mr. Aston’s company has searched for unmarked graves for historical purposes, but most jobs involve finding underground pipes and other buried hardware so construction companies know where they can drill or dig safely.

(Toledo Blade)

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems of Sylvania Township searched beach areas and caves but found nothing. Police have been acting on a tip from a “credible” witness that Natalee Holloway had been buried in the dunes. Of course this tip came to the ALE in January and the search did not begin until over two months later.

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Slain Minister’s Wife, Mary Winkler, Confessed to the Murder of Matthew Winkler

Mary Winkler waived extradition and will return to Tennessee to face first-degree murder charges in his death of her husband, Pastor Matthew Winkler.
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More Trouble Aboard and off Cruise Ships

With all the bad PR the cruise ship industry is getting lately comes these two rather tragic stories. One story it looks like a cigarette may have caused all the damage. In the other a the bus accident looks to have occurred on a non-affiliated tour of the cruise ship.

Star Princess Cruise Ship Fire Kills 1 Injures 11

Tour Bus Carrying Celebrity Millennium Cruise Ship Passengers Crashes in Chile – 11 Dead