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Dec. 4, 2006 For the past year and a half I have been involved with many people trying to find some kind of justice for Natalee Holloway. It has been an eventful and at times, painful journey. I have met a lot of people that I wouldn't have normally met in my life...mostly people that I will never meet in person but only via the Internet and the telephone. Some of them I will never forget and some I can only hope to erase from my consciousness for all time. This case attracted my interest because I am a person who believes in justice. It really is as simple as that and also, as complicated. I know that not every crime is solved and that not every person gets justice when they are wronged or harmed. It is always a tragedy when anyone (especially a young person) is killed or disappears and it is made worse when there is no resolution and no answers as to where that person is or what happened to them. I can only imagine the suffering of those who are left behind to wonder and grieve for a child that they will probably never see again. There have been many theories as to what happened to Natalee Holloway and I have my own as well. I have written about how I feel and I have shared my thoughts with many who are both like-minded and who disagree. The main point that we all had in common was the need for the truth to come out. Some of us felt and still feel that the authorities on Aruba did not conduct the investigation into Natalee's disappearance in a professional and thorough manner. Many of us feel that a cover-up was in place from the very beginning and that certain individuals were and are being protected. Some feel that Natalee is alive and being held captive somewhere; I do not. What amazes me as I have come to the end of my journey is that nothing has changed from the moment I wrote my first blog to this moment when I am writing my last about Natalee. I always believed that Natalee died that night in May, 2005 and I still believe that way. I have never known for sure if her death was an accident or a murder and I still don't know. I always believed and still do, that Joran van der Sloot and his friends have always known exactly what happened to Natalee. The reality is that I did nothing to help solve the case or to find that illusive justice for that young woman who simply vanished. I doubt that anyone blogging or posting about this case has had much of an influence on finding the truth about what happened to Natalee Holloway. Her father, Dave, recently referred to those of us who post and blog to a member of the media as "The Internet People" and I found that disheartening.. Yes, I am writing on the Internet and yes, I sit in front of a computer rather than running from place to place in a vehicle while searching for answers. I am also a real person as are the rest of the individuals who have taken an interest in this case. We are NOT simply "Internet People" but human beings with feelings and thoughts and the desire to help find his daughter. Even those who don't care about helping him find his daughter and who repeatedly post negative comments about Natalee's family are real people. I became discouraged by many things during this past year and a half but I am not going to single out any specific events or individuals who caused this discouragement because there really is no point to it and it's all water under the bridge anyway. I feel a lot of empathy for Natalee's parents.....they conceived a beautiful, precious child and she was taken away suddenly and without explanation. Unfortunately, this seems to be occurring more and more in a lot of places as of late. Almost every night there is a news show where some horrified parent is begging for information regarding their missing child. Often, before falling asleep the last image I see are the sad and tearful faces of those parents flashing before me. It seems like an endless epidemic where we live in a world where life is no longer precious. There are many battlefields in this world...some on distant arid land, some on tropical islands and some in our own backyard. Too many to count and too many to process, it seems. As we approach the holidays where families gather to spend time together and the new year is just a few weeks away....we have hope for a Merry Christmas, a happy Chanukah, a prosperous and a healthy new year.....none of us can imagine that we might be sitting in front of a camera begging strangers to help us find our children.... As I come to the end of my journey I don't want to leave it without saying that I got something positive out of it. I was privileged to have met some wonderful, selfless people who have enriched me beyond belief. Many have far more courage and energy than I do and they continue to search for answers regarding Natalee Holloway. I doubt if they will rest until they know the truth once and for all. These are people that make it all worthwhile and who lessen the pain of knowing that those tearful faces will continue to appear with a frightening regularity for the rest of my life. Through them I learned that justice and truth are not illusive. I learned that loyalty and devotion exists within a human being's heart and for every evil thought there is a kind one. Through them I learned that for Natalee Holloway and all of the other missing children there will always be hope for those desperate parents who search. I wish you all the happiest of holidays and a wonderful new year. Most of all, I hope that all of your loved ones remain safe and out of harms way. ------------ About the author: Meri has a Medical/Legal background and is a former forensic researcher specializing in psychological profiling. https://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp?bookid=27335 Email: writers2@cox.net Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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