Eyes On Natalee

Several new on topic posts below.

Update2: Without request, many commenters seem to have taken up the practice of posting an initial or nickname and general location - state, country, etc ... and wishing the family their best. If you wish to do so, I'll maintain this post near the top for awhile and eventually clean up all off-topic or inappropriate content, including references to me or this blog, and save the post as a web card of sorts for the preservation of readers positive thoughts for Natalee Holloway, her family and friends. The actual content within the post will also be edited to reflect an appropriate tone by removing statistics and reference to this site.

The eyes on Natalee title has to do with you, the readers. Since the beginning of the coverage here of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, approximately June 1st, the postings on this web log have attracted over 1 Million distinct "visits" by an unknown number of individual viewers, which has also resulted in over 1.75 Million unique page views.

Apart from being glad that I have been able to offer information to so many seeking it, I hope the family of Natalee Hollaway might take at least a small bit of solace in knowing how many individuals from America, to Aruba, Holland and elsewhere share a genuine concern for Natalee.

Update: Statistics available here or by clicking on the rainbow-colored box in right sidebar courtesy of Sitemeter.

Several new on topic posts below.

Comments

[aphexcoil]

Dan is right. We are all behind you Beth and family! It would be nice if everyone here would post their location so we can see just how many people across the world care about this family.

Jason

Annapolis, MD

[deb]

You have been awesome Dan! Many Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
Deb
B'Ham, AL

[Mary]

Mary

Atlanta,Georgia

[KarlosFandango]

Keep up the good work Dan. Support, hope and justice for Natalie and her family.

Karlos, Central IL (originally UK)

[DeeDee]

Prayers for Natalie and her family.
Smyrna, DE

[Katie]

Hi,

I'm Katie and I'm writing to you'll from Seattle. I pray that Natalee is brought home safely.

-Come what may, time and the hour passes through the roughest day.

[K.Jeanne]

Jeanne
New Boston, NH

[Calli]

Calli,

"Our faith will keep them strong"

Reading, Pa

[harry]

The temple bell dies away.
The fragrance of the flowers in the evening
Is still tolling the bell.
-- Basho

Harry, Honolulu, HI

[Momof2teens]

Great Work Dan!

Also from Central IL!

[jerzyblnd]

Beth and family we are all praying for you!!! Natalee IS everyone's daughter we pray for her safe return!
Dan, thanks for making this possible!

jerzyblnd
Laurel Springs, NJ

[elaine]

Love to Beth

Thanks to Dan

from The San Francisco Bay Area, California

[LDK]

I, too, am on this site quite regularly and am praying for Natalee and her family, whatever the outcome might be. Thanks for the top-notch work, Dan.

Lindsay
Michigan

[Ravage]

Hi everyone, my name is Alex and I am from Montreal in Canada. I have been following the case of Natalee's mysterious disappearance from the beginning. Like everyone I've been touched by this event and like everyone I hope that she returns safe in good health to her Family. I feel she is the Friend of all the Good People in the World. May God continue to help her Family and gave them strenght to continue to hold and never give up in the research for their daughter.
God Bless Mr. and Mrs Holloway and most of all help Natalee wherever she is .

[goldbutt]

many prayers. many. Julie..Kansas City, Mo.

[chimes]

Beth, you have given me the strength to believe. I hope that you are resting, eating, and finding peace amongst you time with your focus. My heart beats for your relentless determination.

My inner thoughts and prayers and meditations extend to the ENTIRE circle of the Holloway/Twitty families and EVERYONE involved in Natalee's recovery. Keep the faith, ye we shall bring Natalee home.

Blessings and Peace.

[D]

VANCOUVER, WA

PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL FAMILIES INVOLVED IN CASES LIKE THIS EVERYWHERE! MAY GOD BRING PEACE TO THEM.

[RealPotential]

Tonight, I weep.

[Matt]

Hi Dan,
Keep up the great work: your coverage has been exemplary on this subject; wishing for Natalee's safe return

Matt
Mountain View, CA

[webweaver]

Dan,

Thank you for being there!

Warm regards,

Jane in Naples FL

[Hera]

We will not rest until Natalee comes home.

Dan, keep up the phenomenal work!!!

Hera
Clovis, California

[chimes]

We want to reach out and hug every situation where one is missing. Set a trail a breadcrumbs or snicker bars to guide them back if they so are wandering. So many come to mind, even beloved friend in my life that has missing going on four years now. We come together in awareness to keep our eyes open for the ones trying to find their way back to where they belong. Peace.

[A Texas Mom]

A Texas Mom in
Fort Worth, Texas

[tennessean]

WW -- I read an interview with a friend of hers who was with her that day; she was on the way back from a vacation to Hot Springs, AR with several women friends when she got the call that Natalee hadn't appeared for the flight home. The friend said she immediately went into "I'm handling this" mode and did indeed drive very fast, even calling 911 and asking for a police escort at one point. When they didn't comply, she drove at 100+ anyway, then told the policeman who pulled her over what was going on. She was escorted after that according to the friend.

Now, as a mom, I'm not surprised at all at her behavior. Your first instinct would be to get to your child -- can you imagine how she felt? Not only was her daughter missing in a foreign country, she herself was away from home and unable to do a darn thing. If she and Natalee were as close as it appears, she knew the minute she got the first phone call that something was very wrong. I don't see anything suspicious in her behavior, I just see a mother who knows her daughter...

Praying for Natalee, her family and all who love her in Tennessee...

[Sleuth]

I am so glad I found this blog. You have all given me much to consider. For the most part, it has been an interesting, but frustrating time.

As the mother of two girls just a few years older than Natalee, and going to college, I can only imagine the pain BHT is experiencing. My prayers are with that family.

Sleuthing from the heart of the midwest...the land of OZ, Kansas.

[RBLChristine]

Thanks Dan!

Christine
Crownsville, Maryland

[patricia]

HI DAN..just wanted to say hello and thanx ...CONNECTICUT

[Florida Girl]

Dan - You know your our hero!

Prayers for Natalee from Jacksonville, Florida.

K

[Dublin]

I can also relate to Beth's reaction. If you know your child, you know if they're likely to over-sleep and miss the flight or if they're a kid who is always on time. NH seems like she was always on time, and it seems that BH knew her daughter well enough to know that it was highly unusual that she wasn't on the plane.

We really appreciate the job you are doing here, as well as the folks hosting the Scared Monkeys. I do hope the Holloway family know how many of us are keeping them in our prayers.

[michele]

Dan,
thanks so much for your informative and compassionate updates and coverage. you are right, Natalee has captured millions of hearts and in the ears of God tonight there are literally thousands of voices asking him to deliver Natalee to her family who love her.

I may be one of the rare people who still hold out hope that she may be alive, but, that is my ultimate request from God, to get her home to Alabama to return to her life and become a doctor because she is someone who will add so much to our world and help others.

If she is not living, I pray her family can have peace in at least finding her body to take home, and I hope whoever harmed her is held accountable.

God bless Tim Miller and Texas Equusearch for his amazing compassion and contribution to this family, and others waiting in misery for some news of their beloved child.

Thank you Dan for caring enough to feature Natalee and her family's story in the most thorough, objective, and compelling format.

[Getagrip]

Words cannot express how attached I've become to this case. We pray and hope that Natalee's families find the solace in bringing her back home, if justice is not the be attained in Aruba.

Dan, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for not letting Natalee drop off the radar, as discouraging and perplexing as it can sometimes get.

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."

- Montreal, Canada

[CancunGirl]

I have wanted to "Believe" right next to Beth and family that Natalee IS alive. I pray for an Elizabeth Smart ending to this saga. I wake up every morning and wonder if today WE will find Natalee. Thank you to Dan and to Fox for keeping the story alive and giving updates constantly. I pray for Beth, Jug, Dave and all of Natalee's family everyday.
And ALSO, God Bless Tim and all of Equu Search for volunteering and vowing to NOT leave Aruba without Natalee.

Guatemala City, Guatemala

[BirminghamNative05]

Hi!! Praying for you.

Pinson Valley, AL Native, living close to Huntsville AL now

Steph!

[feendios]

"...you never can tell how close you are. It may be near when it seems so far, So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit- It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!"

God Bless

[TS]

I watched the interview Greta did with the Twittys tonight, and it broke my heart. They were begging for some help to find their daughter. I'm sending emails out tomorrow, starting at the top with President Bush and asking for some help for this family. I think we should all do the same thing. Please join me in turning up the heat. We CAN make a difference.

[Pearl of Aruba]

Thanks, Dan good job!

Praying for you and Natalee's family.

[HinMississippi]

Thank You Dan for all you do to keep us up to date!!!

H on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

[S3PSeoul]

Dan,
Great job!

from Seoul, South Korea (formerly Western Mass.)

[Coralee]

That Quary looks cold and sinister.

Steep slooping sides..

Have goose bumps..hoping that this "hit" isnt' NH.

Can't explain why, with all the rest of the millions of you bloggers this story has gripped me so..

I know that I could not be as brave as BH.

I would crumple under this grief.

[Concerned]

Thanks, Dan. My hope and prayers to Natalee's mom.
Gratefully,
Sleepless in NorthEast USA

[okmom]

Dan-

So grateful for your site.

To the Holloway and Twitty families-

You are in our hearts and minds daily. We all are behind you when you say you need answers.

Chickasha, Oklahoma

[Nic and Mel]

We are all praying for Natalees return and hope she is alive and will join us this fall at UA here in Tuscaloosa!
Nic and Mel
Tuscaloosa, AL

[Auburn Tiger]

Dan- Thank you for keeping constant updated about Natalee's disappearance. I graduated from Mountain Brook in 2001 and went on the same trip to Aruba and spent time at Carlos and Charlies as well. I identify with Natalee for so many reasons and she is my neighbor back home. I cannot get Natalee out of my mind and I am ready for the family to bring her home. Keep praying...KDW from Mtn Brook...

[wreck]

Thanks Dan,
Dallas, Texas

[joyce]

Praying often for Natalee and her loving family. Please dear Lord bring her home safely to her mama.

joyce
Springfield, IL

[bamaguy11]

Thanks Dan

It brings tears to my eyes as I read the posts made on this forum. The genuine love and concern for Natalee & the family is amazing.

God Bless Natalee, her family, & her friends

and God Bless all of you

BP
Tuscaloosa AL

[gallowaygirl]

To Natalee and her family -

You could not have known you would someday become America's daughter...but you are and we cannot rest until our daughter is home.

We pray the following for you and your family with all of our strenghth and love. Philippians 4:7: "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Galloway in Texas

[michele in Bham]

Dan, I know you do not want any praise for what's happened here, but I do want to just say thanks for helping.

You have gone far above and beyond the call of duty in trying to keep people informed and get facts straight.

I'd also like to salute you for caring about Natalee, I know this wasn't just another story to you.

God bless you.

~Michele

[Susan]

Beth~ never give up. You have more strength that I have ever seen in a person.
May GOD bless you and your family and friends and that you will find Natalee.
With Gods help all things are possible.

Susan

Athens, Georgia

[Janey]

Somestimes the Lord calms the storm. Somestimes He lets the storm rage and calms the child. Come what may, I pray the Lord gives this family the peace that passes all understanding.

Janey
Central Oregon