Holloway Investigation Ends in Disappointment

After two and a half years of investigations, arrest, and re-arrest the case of missing Alabama high school senior Natalee Holloway came to an abrupt end today. Aruba's prosecutor came to the conclusion that "We did not succeed in solving the case rite now." This statement comes on the day that a new deep water search was scheduled to begin and only three weeks after the three main suspects were re-arrested after police said they had new evidence.

Fallowing the arrest three weeks ago Holloway's father said "This just brings that since of nervousness and maybe were finally going to get some answers" but today Beth Twittey (Holloway's mother) told CBS news "I'm mad as hell, terribly disappointed and perplexed that the case was closed"

Natalee Holloway was last seen by friends as she left a local bar with three men, Joran Van Der Sloot and the two Kalpoe brothers, Deepak and Satish. The three men have remained the prime suspects throughout the investigation and have been arrested and questioned multiple times all the while admitting they took her to a local beach but saying they have no idea how Holloway disappeared. With no body, no confessions, and not enough evidence to prosecute anyone it appears that any hope of solving this case has faded.

In an interview with CBS the families attorney, John Q. Kelly, said The" family is frustrated, they pushed so hard, they know the answers are down there but they just can't get those answers". When asked if this is really the end of this investigation Kelly said "No it's not the end, its not an active investigation anymore but its still an investigation if new evidence comes up, if there are new leads they can re-arrest these suspects and they can still be prosecuted" Kelly went on to say that he didn't know what they were thinking in Aruba and compared recent events in this case to a dog and pony show and a public spectacle. When asked if he believed the police or the prosecution was at fault for the failed investigation he said "It's the police, they sat there knowing the boys had fabricated a story, she was last seen with them and they didn't move, it was pushing after days before they even took attention."

Rosemarie Arnold, the defense attorney for Van Der Sloot, said he is relieved that the investigation has ended because his life has been in turmoil for two and a half years. She went on to say that there is not enough evidence to charge her client because there was no evidence that implicated him.

The water search continued as scheduled however the end of the active investigation marks the end of a two and a half year roller coaster ride between hope and frustration with the final stop being disappointment for the family.