Olay, I'll give just a few examples of why my research focused so much on the Beth/Mountain Brook connection. First, we have an official immigration document that shows Beth went through customs in Aruba at 7:45 p.m., after initially learning Natalee was missing. In her book, and every interview she's ever given, Beth states that she arrived at app. 11:00 p.m. This is a huge discrephancy, and it throws off her entire timeline of what allegedly happened after she landed on the island.
Second, it has been stated countless times that Natalee "was last seen" entering a car with Joran and the Kalpoes. The problem is, if one analyzes the statements from her friends/students at the bar, one discovers that NONE of them is on the record as having seen her get in a car with anyone that night. Only two people reported even seeing her leave the bar, one said "looked like with Joran" and the other one described her being with the Kalpoes, but said nothing about Joran. Despite this, Beth immediately seemed to focus on Joran and Joran only, and would go on to declare in a t.v. interview that "20-40" of Natalee's friends had seen her get in the car with Joran and the Kalpoes.
While the rumors and allegations against Joran, leveled by Beth and others over the years, almost invariably cannot be substantiated when one looks for sources, the ones about Beth (thought not all of them) are a lot easier to source. Again, not accusing Beth of being involved in Natalee's disappearance. I don't think she set out to be dishonest, but people sometimes become desperate when they're trying to conceal embarrassing family secrets. Imo, Natalee had a very unhappy home life.
So, with my view of Beth colored by what I've been researching, it was only natural for me to instantly suspect that something was fishy about the murder in Peru. Joran is a very hard guy to defend, even if, like me, you don't believe he's a murderer. He has done a lot of stupid things, showed little empathy for others, and appears willing to do almost anything for money. All in all, hardly a sterling character, but someone I firmly believe was framed.
Finally this morning I was able to read all your posts and I appreciate you viewing this case way outside the box rather then running around bouncing off the walls.
In your post here: [ame="http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5276891&postcount=16"]Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community - View Single Post - Joran Van der Sloot Confesses to Murdering Stephany Flores Ramirez #5[/ame] , you indicated why nothing was ever mentioned about the clerk going to the room on Sunday, May 30th when the clerk opened the door for Joran.
Early on, when this story first broke and hit the airwaves, a reporter interviewed the desk clerk, inside the hotel, when the reporters were still able to get into the hotel. The desk clerk was devasted that he never saw anything when he opened the door for Joran.
I know we have the link for this interview, however it will be a major hunt to find it. I will, throughout time, search for the link so that you can view the video.
I know that the video of Joran coming out of the room with the coffee seems strange, however I see it this way:
Once Joran murdered Stephany, of which, is obvious, Joran needed to come up with a plan and he decided to stage himself actually coming back with the coffee. Unfortunatley this didn't work for him as someone apparently showed up in the hallway, so he turned around to appear as if he was locked out of the room coming back with the coffee. Thinking on his feet, he decided to get the clerk to open the room, and perhaps hoping the clerk would see Stephany laying on the floor, while Joran is holding the full coffee cups in his hand.
If the clerk had seen Stephany, Joran probably would have said: "she was alive when I left for the coffee."
It would help if the media would release the video of Joran going out of his room to go and get the coffee, and what he was wearing, and showing him returning with the coffee.
It has been reported, by a local American reporter (not Jean C), but that of a male, that Joran wore the white shirt. That alone makes me feel that there is video of Joran leaving for coffee.
Thanks again for all your posts and I will continue to follow what you write and keep an open-mind, as I too, look at things way outside the box. Normally when I get all the pieces, I rarely sway away from my thoughts.
raying:
