Dompig: “I can say, even though we butted heads a couple of times, but we basically renewed our vows to work together” in the Natalee Holloway Investigation

From the ‘Rita Cosby Live & Direct’ for Oct. 27th, 2005 interview comes a couple of rather odd and interesting comments from Dompig.

DOMPIG: No, not at all, because you have to keep an open mind, of course. But don’t forget that, if we look at the statements from especially Joran, I have received today an overview of all the several moments where he has basically lied. And that’s a lot.

COSBY: Do you believe that you’ll be coming to the states soon possibly, Chief?

DOMPIG: Well, I hope I’m safe coming to the states, because there’s a couple of people that are not really pleased with the work that we’ve done. But, if the time is there, I’ll be glad to come.

Then Dompig goes into the possible discrepancies again which seem could be easily proved or disproved. For more of the interview … from Rita Cosby:

And now we’re going to move on to the case in Aruba. Now to new details out of there in the search for a missing teen, Natalee Holloway. The Aruban deputy police chief has just wrapped up a closed-door meeting with the FBI.

This as divers take to the waters around the island paradise to hunt for new clues in Natalee’s disappearance. On the phone tonight from Aruba is the island’s deputy chief of police, Gerold Dompig.

Chief, thank you. First of all, how did the meeting go? And how long was the meeting with the FBI?

GEROLD DOMPIG, DEPUTY POLICY CHIEF OF ARUBA: Well, it was a great meeting. And basically, I can say, even though we butted heads a couple of times, but we basically renewed our vows to work together. And we sat for, I think, a little over five hours, but it was a great meeting.

COSBY: What’s the next step, Chief, in terms of who you want to interview next and where you’re headed?

DOMPIG: Well, we’re still looking at the same scenarios. And we’re pretty much, you would say, encouraged by the fact that the main scenario where we still look at these three boys is also the scenario that the FBI believes that we are on the right track.
COSBY: Is there a possibility she may have run away? Can you exclude that?

DOMPIG: No, not at all, because you have to keep an open mind, of course. But don’t forget that, if we look at the statements from especially Joran, I have received today an overview of all the several moments where he has basically lied. And that’s a lot.

COSBY: You also want to talk to some of the girls who were with Natalee. Where does that stand? And are you planning to maybe come to the states to do that?

DOMPIG: Well, we discussed that. We’re looking at that right now and in what way we can process that. Don’t forget that there’s been about 120 teens in the Holiday hotel. So we need to make an assessment of which ones we want to talk to, which questions we haven’t asked them yet, and try to get it done with the help of the FBI.

COSBY: Do you believe that you’ll be coming to the states soon possibly, Chief?

DOMPIG: Well, I hope I’m safe coming to the states, because there’s a couple of people that are not really pleased with the work that we’ve done. But, if the time is there, I’ll be glad to come.

COSBY: Where does it stand with, you know, these key folks, Deepak, Satish and Joran? Do you believe you’re going to have to be calling them in soon again for questioning?

DOMPIG: Well, I hope so, because they’re still our main focus. And don’t forget that we want to make sure that—because these boys have, like, eight, nine lawyers, so we want to make sure that, when we call them in, that we’re absolutely sure that we have enough basis to call them in.

COSBY: Now, I know, Chief, a lot of the focus was obviously on that taped interview done for Dr. Phil’s show by Jamie Skeeters’ with Deepak. Do you believe—you have the tape now. Where do they stand, in terms of analysis? And do you believe—you were telling me that you thought there may be some discrepancies?

DOMPIG: Yes. But because we just want to make sure that these discrepancies are maybe in the transcriptions that were made, but we’re going to get there soon and I think at a place where we feel comfortable, and maybe even with the legal assistance through the FBI try to get the original version that would be on the hard disk of Jamie Skeeters.

COSBY: And also, real quick, Chief, I know that there’s sort of a renewed search, from what we heard, at the lighthouse, also the fisherman’s hut, two of the sort of the key areas there in Aruba. Is there anything, any new evidence to sort of suggest that they should start those searches there again?

DOMPIG: No, no, no. I regret to say no. We’re still looking in the ocean. And don’t forget that, by this time, we’re not looking for a body anymore. But basically, if a body was dropped there, you’re talking about bones.

COSBY: And you believe there may still be some bones or something there, real quick?

DOMPIG: I hope so.

COSBY: All right, Chief. Thank you very much. We appreciate you being here, and I know on a busy day, after you met with the FBI. Thank you very, very much.

And we’re going to have a lot more on the Holloway investigation right after the break. We’re going to talk to one of the family members. Also, reaction to the chief of police’s meeting from the family.

Plus, those audiotapes, where Deepak admits having sex with Natalee, we’re going to look at whether or not they’re real. We’re going to talk to the guy who did that interview.