Natalee Holloway; June 29 Morning Update

Looks like there may be some changes at the spokes person level in Aruba. According to Aruban sources,

“Seems that Mariaine Croes has been replaced by Karen Jansen (lead prosecutor) as spokesperson on the Natalee Holloway case. It doesn’t say why. This is according to Diario, but it seems that a memo has been issued out by the JD, so it seems more credible than other Diario stories.”

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Also, Natalee’s mom and the family are growing increasing frustrated with the investigation. The release of Paul Van der Sloot on Sunday by Aruban authorities was said to be devastating on Natalee’s mom.

The mother of an Alabama honors student missing in Aruba for a month said Tuesday she is devastated by the release of a Dutch suspects father and convinced the high-ranking judicial official is hiding information.

“I know in my heart he has some answers,” Beth Holloway Twitty told The Associated Press in an interview.

She said her suspicions were based on his behavior when she went to his house looking for those answers last week, and Paul van der Sloot, who’s training to be a judge on the Dutch Caribbean island, could not stop perspiring.

“I’ve never sat across from an individual in a well-ventilated room who was sweating so profusely. His wife had to use napkins to wipe his forehead, and the sweat drops falling on the table” as they sat under a fan.

The families of Natalee Holloway have grown increasing frustrated by the slow pace and the investigation and the lack of information that is being given to them. This comes as a bit of a surprise because there had been interviews that claimed the Holloway’s & Twitty’s were being informed along the way. After nearly one month and the Aruban authorities being no closer to solving this mystery than they were day one; the pressure and frustration must be beyond belief for Natalee’s family.

Family members of a missing Mountain Brook teen say they’re fed up with the slow pace of the investigation into her disappearance in Aruba.

Natalee Holloway, 18, disappeared May 30 on a graduation trip to the Caribbean island. Authorities have been tight-lipped about the investigation, saying only that they’re pursuing all angles.

But Holloway’s relatives say they’ve had to push the investigation along, even threatening to go to the media if certain arrests weren’t made.

“I’m really afraid that the officials are beginning to feel that this is a blemish on the island and that they’re trying to make it go away rather than resolving it,” Holloway’s uncle, Paul Reynolds, said Tuesday. “I think it’s a mistake.”

Beth Twitty, Holloway’s mother, also said she’s tired of pushing for information. “I think everybody just wants an answer, and it’s so frustrating not getting it.”

Also from Fox News, Holloway’s Mom: Dutch Dad Hiding Something

The mother of an Alabama honors student missing in Aruba for a month said Tuesday she is devastated by the release of a Dutch suspects father and convinced the high-ranking judicial official is hiding information.

“I know in my heart he has some answers,” Beth Holloway Twitty told The Associated Press in an interview.

She said her suspicions were based on his behavior when she went to his house looking for those answers last week, and Paul van der Sloot, who’s training to be a judge on the Dutch Caribbean island, could not stop perspiring.

From Scarborough Country, transcripts from June 27, discussing the Natalee Holloway story with Joe Scarborough, Martin Savidge, Arlene Ellis-Schipper (Aruban Attorney) and Linda Allison:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, MOTHER OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: At this point, you would think that you’re well into it and you’re progressing right through it and you’ve almost got your answers. And, after this weekend, I don’t think it’s any surprise that, you know, we were devastated.

That was such a huge setback, that I felt as if I was taken back to May 31 at 2:00 a.m. in the morning.

SAVIDGE: So, that’s the feeling from the family members. And it really sums up a lot of feeling on the island.

But the prosecutor’s office says don’t think it’s a major setback. They are pushing forward with their case, and, if need be, they could rearrest these suspects. And they are considered suspects, even though they have been set free—Joe.

SCARBOROUGH: Martin, is there any evidence at all that Joran or the other two boys are cracking? We’d heard before that the father could possibly be released just to pressure the son to start talking—or could be arrested just to make the son start talking.

Any evidence at all that that may be happening?

SAVIDGE: No. In fact, perhaps that’s why the father was let go. I mean, if that was the tactic, bring in the father, add pressure to the son, it did not appear to impact the son’s testimony, at least from what we’ve heard from the investigation.

So, you let the father go and pursue other means. But there’s been no major breakthrough that we’ve heard of coming from these interrogations. Now, keep in mind, the process here is very closed-mouth when it comes to how the prosecutor’s office and the investigation moves forward. They are not ones to daily update the media as to how they’re doing—Joe.

LINDA ALLISON, AUNT OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY: Well, obviously, we do feel that it was a major setback to hear the news that Paul Van Der Sloot had been released.

You know, you heard that testimony—or you heard the explanation from the guest that you just previously had on. And it’s frustrating. You have this person trying to explain it. Can you understand that? It’s just very difficult.

SCARBOROUGH: Linda, you know, we keep hearing Beth and others in the family, hearing you come on, talk on these shows. And, obviously, you all seem very strong in front of the camera. How’s the family doing, though, when the lights turn off and you all are just talking among yourselves?

ALLISON: Yes.

Well, I do have to say, we put our game face on when we’re out searching. And we do have our emotional moments when we’re behind closed doors.