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July 27, 2005 As of now, all is speculation, but that’s what we ae all engaging in at the moment. Assuming that the three young men are involved, which makes the most sense now, what could have transpired? Natalee Holloway could have been sober and gone willingly. Perhaps she even engaged in a sex act with one of them willingly, but then resisted the idea of a gang bang, at which time things could have turned violent and ugly. Perhaps she was chased, fell, struck her head. Perhaps she was struck. And then fell. She could have been drunk. Drunks often vomit, and they frequently choke on their own vomit and die. If so, one would think that the three would not have panicked and the story would have come to light by now. She could have been drugged. If so, she might again have vomited, and since illegal drugs were involved, it would make more sense for the perpetrators to cover it up. She could have been kidnapped, perhaps drugged, perhaps tied up, duct tape over the mouth, and if drunk or drugged, again the vomiting and choking scenario could have ensued. In the case of kidnapping, however, the young kidnappers would have to consider that they couldn’t simply turn her loose afterward. Perhaps they were counting on the amnesic effect of the date-rape drug to prevent their identification, perhaps she came out of the drugged state sufficiently to make it likely she would recognize her kidnappers, and they might have been forced to deliberately kill her. Perhaps she’s not dead at all. Perhaps she was kidnapped and sold into ransom or bargained to some shadowy gangster type owed money, perhaps for gambling debts. In that case, she’s probably long gone on a boat to Venezuela or elsewhere and is a sex slave. Or, if the slavers became worried that the law might eventually trace her, perhaps she was killed and is buried in the Venezuelan jungle. The late-night disappearance makes it unlikely she would have or could have run off and hidden voluntarily. It seems unlikely that the original intent was to kill her. Would three people trust each other to keep such a secret? Would they think they could get away with it on such a small island, with a young girl who was sure to be missed almost immediately? Most cold-blooded killers would choose a victim unlikely to be missed so soon. But perhaps it happened that way. All is speculation. One could, of course, speculate even further about the role of the elder van der Sloot. But I won’t now. Whatever happened, the Aruban police bungled things badly in those first few crucial hours. One hopes they can stage a come-from-behind miracle here and solve the case. ------------ About the author Brooks A. Mick: 63-yr-old physician, still practicing medicine but retired from the US Army. Write just for the fun of it, but working on novel in the vein of Tom Clancy's politico-military genre. Email: brooks15@cox.net ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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