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11-08-2005, 8:22pm
Ala. Governor Wants Aruba Boycott Over Holloway Case
Boycott Is To Pressure Aruba To Cooperate In Holloway Case
POSTED: 1:13 pm EST November 8, 2005
UPDATED: 2:14 pm EST November 8, 2005
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is calling for a nationwide travel boycott of Aruba until authorities there cooperate more fully with the family of missing teenager, Natalee Holloway.
Riley is asking other governors to join him in urging the island's government to adequately investigate the disappearance of Holloway, 18. The high school senior was last seen on the Dutch Caribbean island on May 30.
Holloway's mother, Beth Holloway-Twitty, was with the governor as he called for the boycott in a Tuesday news conference at the Alabama capitol. Holloway-Twitty said authorities are dragging their feet in investigating the possible murder of her daughter.
"We've been talking about this for the past two or three months," said Riley. "We've been going through this for months, and all these people have asked is for the Aruban government to be open, to be candid, to explain to them (the Holloway family) and allow them to see interrogations that have gone on. To allow them to have the FBI be a part of that investigation. They have asked for the investigation team to be removed and I believe that is a reasonable request, based on everything we know up until this point."
Natalee Holloway was with a Dutch teenager and two Surinamese brothers the night she disappeared. The three were held for a time, then released.
Extensive searches for Holloway have failed to find any clues about her whereabouts.
Previous Stories:
November 2, 2005: Holloway's Mom Returns To Aruba
July 11, 2005: Group May Give Up Search For Holloway
July 4, 2005: Aruba Judge Frees 2 Suspects In Holloway's Disappearance
June 25, 2005: Special Search Team Joining Search For Holloway
June 22, 2005: Family Of Teen Detained In Holloway Case Says He's Innocent
June 18, 2005: Fourth Man Arrested In Missing Ala. Teen Case Identified
June 14, 2005: Still No Clues In Search For Missing Alabama Teen
June 12, 2005: Arubans Pray As Search For Ala. Teen Continues
June 11, 2005: Men To Stay In Custody In Girl's Disappearance
June 9, 2005: Aruba Prime Minister: Solving Missing Teen Case Is 'No. 1 Goal'
June 9, 2005: Aruba Judge Orders 2 Suspects Held In Missing Teen Case
June 8, 2005: Report: Two Aruba Men Held On Suspicion Of Homicide, Kidnapping
June 6, 2005: Search Continues For Missing Alabama Teen
June 3, 2005: Aruban Authorities Reject More U.S. Help In Finding Missing Teen
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Boycott Is To Pressure Aruba To Cooperate In Holloway Case
POSTED: 1:13 pm EST November 8, 2005
UPDATED: 2:14 pm EST November 8, 2005
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is calling for a nationwide travel boycott of Aruba until authorities there cooperate more fully with the family of missing teenager, Natalee Holloway.
Riley is asking other governors to join him in urging the island's government to adequately investigate the disappearance of Holloway, 18. The high school senior was last seen on the Dutch Caribbean island on May 30.
Holloway's mother, Beth Holloway-Twitty, was with the governor as he called for the boycott in a Tuesday news conference at the Alabama capitol. Holloway-Twitty said authorities are dragging their feet in investigating the possible murder of her daughter.
"We've been talking about this for the past two or three months," said Riley. "We've been going through this for months, and all these people have asked is for the Aruban government to be open, to be candid, to explain to them (the Holloway family) and allow them to see interrogations that have gone on. To allow them to have the FBI be a part of that investigation. They have asked for the investigation team to be removed and I believe that is a reasonable request, based on everything we know up until this point."
Natalee Holloway was with a Dutch teenager and two Surinamese brothers the night she disappeared. The three were held for a time, then released.
Extensive searches for Holloway have failed to find any clues about her whereabouts.
Previous Stories:
November 2, 2005: Holloway's Mom Returns To Aruba
July 11, 2005: Group May Give Up Search For Holloway
July 4, 2005: Aruba Judge Frees 2 Suspects In Holloway's Disappearance
June 25, 2005: Special Search Team Joining Search For Holloway
June 22, 2005: Family Of Teen Detained In Holloway Case Says He's Innocent
June 18, 2005: Fourth Man Arrested In Missing Ala. Teen Case Identified
June 14, 2005: Still No Clues In Search For Missing Alabama Teen
June 12, 2005: Arubans Pray As Search For Ala. Teen Continues
June 11, 2005: Men To Stay In Custody In Girl's Disappearance
June 9, 2005: Aruba Prime Minister: Solving Missing Teen Case Is 'No. 1 Goal'
June 9, 2005: Aruba Judge Orders 2 Suspects Held In Missing Teen Case
June 8, 2005: Report: Two Aruba Men Held On Suspicion Of Homicide, Kidnapping
June 6, 2005: Search Continues For Missing Alabama Teen
June 3, 2005: Aruban Authorities Reject More U.S. Help In Finding Missing Teen
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.