http://cbs12.com/news/local/dominican-republic-investigators-in-town-on-darryl-fornatora-case
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Darryl's parents, Gilbert and Nancy Fornatora, met Thursday morning at their home with two investigators from the Dominican Republic.
The Fornatora's tell CBS12 the
investigators traveled to Palm Beach County to speak more with Darryl's travel companion, but says at the last minute he changed his mind.
"We're disappointed they won't get the opportunity to get information from Matt to help fill in the blanks and information we don't have the moment," Nancy Fornatora told CBS12 exclusively.
Investigators in the Dominican Republic have not named any suspects or persons of interest. When CBS12 traveled to the Dominican Republic recently, we were told by authorities that Matt was cooperating with the investigation. CBS12 tried reaching out, but our messages were not returned Thursday.
The Fornatora's told CBS12 they were hopeful that information from Matt could provide information that may develop new leads. The Fornatora's say they only met with Matt one time after he returned from the Dominican Republic.
"We found out there were certain inconsistencies and gaps that still needed to be filled so we were hopeful when he agreed to meet with investigators, whatever he may have forgotten or slipped his mind, he could amplify some of his earlier statements," Gilbert Fornatora said.
Darryl Fornatora's disappearance remains a sea of mystery, consumed by waves of questions.
After CBS12 returned from the Dominican Republic and began airing stories, Darryl's wallet suddenly washed on shore in the very same area he was reportedly last seen on a beach in Cabarete. The wallet contained several hundred dollars in American currency, seemingly with burn marks, as well as his Florida driver's license and credit cards.
This find led to a new attempt at researching an area of the bay, but those efforts were hampered by water conditions.
There is yet another "imminent" search being planned using the help of professional divers and oceanographers.
Gilbert Fornatora says he believes the attention to the case is creating enough pressure to keep the investigation moving forward.
"We don't feel like we're at a stand still at all," Gilbert Fornatora said. "Your review of the situation and your personal trip to Cabarete was necessary to push this forward or perhaps it could have become a dead file kind of situation very quickly....we're told it's risen to a level in the DR where that a lot of agencies are involved and they are pushing this as a major endeavor."