Aruban Paper Reports Stalking Claim By Kalpoe

According to Aruban english language daily AM Digital, Beth Twitty was considered to be stalking Deepak Kalpoe when she entered the Internet Cafe. Apparently the , one would assume, unbiased editor even goes to the trouble of making a suggestion that Beth could have taken a relative, instead.

Full text of the article is available at link on a subscription basis.

Deepak Kalpoe and his lawyer recently presented at the Police to request the authorities to talk to mrs. Beth Twitty because she was stalking Deepak.

The charge by Deepak came after Beth Twitty came into the location where he works supposedly to harass him.

Twitty then asked the camera man to accompany her just in case Deepak would become mad if he feels threatened.(Ed:Why not ask a family member to accompany her? Asking a press representative to accompany her is equal to asking for the visit to be recorded).

For 90 minutes Twitty stayed at Deepak ’s job location making questions about her daughter and telling Deepak Kalpoe that there is a 250 thousand dollar reward out for information on the whereabouts of Natalee,and the he ’d (Deepak)better start talking.

In his charge against Beth Twitty, Deepak requested the authorities to instruct Twitty to stay away from him, because he already declared every thing he knows to the police.

To the US media,Beth Twitty ’s local lawyer Bemvinda de Souza declared: “She just went in and talked to him.If he feels harassed,it ’s his problem ”. Beth Twitty however did not “just ” go in to talk.She went with a camera man and stayed for 90 minutes, tr ying to get something out of Deepak and tr ying to make him mad,as she declared before, and knowing that they were being filmed (although she conveniently denies this).

This action was premeditated by Beth Twitty [and the camera man ]. While Beth Twitty may not know it, the local lawyer may have overlooked the fact that Aruba also has a law against stalking.

Comments

[Careless Reader]

Best comment to clarify whether this was "stalking" came from a poster above...who noticed that Deepak did not ask Beth to leave. I hadn't thought of that...Great Point.

And I think Beth taking a camera was smart...after all the media is always with her...a camera is more impartial than a family member and captured both sides (or lack there of) of the conversation...

[Season]

The Aruban Gov is not playing by the rules, so why should Beth? Trying to find out about her missing daughter is much more forgivble than covering up a MURDER!

Go Beth!

[Another Observer]

Leeza - Of course my question about you being employed by the media was a humorous attack - not a true accusation. I ask that b/c you seem so aligned with the way people who defend the suspects or the crime speak.

First, you talk about not sending your kids on vacation unsupervised. How does that excuse the fact that she is now killed? Do we stop investigating because maybe her parents were not very wise.

Second, you say that we must respect the laws of other countries. Get a law degree and then intelligently claim whether or not Beth broke any laws before you claim she did.

As someone above said, in the U.S. we demand justice and hold our politicians accountable.

Don't boast that you're from South America.

[RealityBased]

Why is it "assumed" that the Aruban LE and government are corrupt? Does anyone not see how the media has convicted people in this case?? Is there any wonder WHY the Dutch system does not allow LE and the prosecution to talk out about an ongoing investigation? The system was set up to protect people from all this speculation. I'm glad they haven't broken with tradition and released anything about this case to the public, because it truly shows the character of people from the US. Convict 'em without ever going to court and having evidence...can't have it any other way. No blood letting if you defend innocent until PROVEN guilty.

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

Leeza

It's not a matter of a closed mind. It's a matter of fact. The law is what the law is. This is not stalking; this is not harassment--and I'm speaking in legal terms.

Again, educate yourselves.

I really am off to work now/

[weet]

i'm not saying her sexual history has any part of it. nor am i saying that he is not as guilty as sin because i think he is. But suppose he was innocent, went there to try to exonerate himself, and was questioning the brother about all of her boyfriends( i said romantic- not sexual) to try to find "the real killer" and badgered the brother as much as BHT badgered him- people on here would spin it and call it harrassment. that was my point. many on here just take her side and believe strongly that whatever she does it the right thing and whatever any of the "suspects" do is wrong and evil and started out with nefarious purposes*.yet they give BHT leeway because she is a victim. She is a victim, and i feel for her, but she cannot act this way and expect to not lose support from people who can help her.

*take, for example, the tickle sites. Oh, they're so sleazy, omg, what scum, look, you can tell he's scum, etc etc etc. but, if natalee had a myspace account that showed up out of the blue, it could have the same type of stuff as joran's tickle site and these people would be talking about how a wonderful, normal teen she was.

[Gator]

It's amazing when I read this blog and see people posting what borders on anti-BHT comments. How would you react if it was your child in this situation? BHT has acted with class and dignity and she should be applauded.

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

AnotherObserver

I think you just harassed and stalked leeza (according to her definition). I think I hear the police sirens already.

[Illinois Mother]

leeza

I don't have the time to sit here and read this blog all day long. I have a life and job to attend to. I take it from your writing that your son went to Aruba with you? If in fact that is true it is totally differant than Natalee's case. She had NO PARENTS there.

I suggest that you live your life and quit trying to make everyone's statements out to look like they are "fricking stupid" THAT IS NOT THE CASE HERE! I have followed this case since the start and I have seen way too many things go bad! Starting with the LE and working the way down the ladder.
That my friend is FACT.

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

weet

you're wrong.

[Dave]

No problem, Beth just needs to lie about being at the cafe and talking to him. Joran, the Kalpoe brothers, the boat DJ and a heard of others have already proven that lying is not a crime in Aruba!

[leeza]

Another Observer: Didn't you learn from re ipsa's post? You are a lawyer like I am a princess!! I have indicated in numerous previous posts that my perspective is that of someone who works with defense attorneys.
I never, ever idicated that this investigation should stop based on what her parents did, or what Natalee did. The point is, however, that this was private behaviour and adult perogative, and something that I did not allow for my own child when I knew he was old enough, but not mature enough. If nothing else, this case should be a lesson to parents about the unsupervised booze trips.
Also, I have a degree in legal research. DennisAOK, the attorney and I have been corresponding about Dutch legal code. Maybe you should read the body of my posts before you uninformingly attack one.
Also, I didn't say I was from South America, I said I was southern American. You know, from the American south.

[Another Observer]

I should get back to work soon too. I just get so frustrated reading some of these colums.

WEET - Two things. First, before suggesting how a victim should behave, I think you should be a victim yourself.

Second, I don't think people would defend NH's behavior if she did some of the things that Juron did, such as having an open line of credit at casionos and bars at age 17 (underage), etc., but even if they judged her. But that's not the point -- why focus on any moral depravity of somoene who's missing? Why not try to find her and focus on the moral depravity of those who may have hurt her? What does her morality have to do with anything?

[Isanah]

Weet,

I agree with your comparison. If PVDS came to a MB basketball game to ask any questions the Twittys would be outraged. I believe it is against the law to "witness tamper" in the states. And Deepak is possibly a witness. Beth has no rights to talk to anyone she pleases that are involved directly with this case.

[leeza]

re ipsa - where have I ever defined harassment? If you are an attorney, you would be able to research the legal requirements that must be must to establish harassment in the US and Aruba.

[leeza]

Illinois Mom-Why did you put "fricking stupid" in quotations? That implies that it is something I said. Clearly I did not.

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

Leeza

DO NOT INCLUDE ME IN YOUR CAMP. If you think I said anything to support anything you have said, you're mistaken.

I call BS on you being a lawyer. You don't know the law and you don't even know the process of becoming a lawyer. One doesn't get a degree in legal research. What state do you practice in?

Have you ever heard of Martindale-Hubbard.

Don't give my profession a bad image.

[Illinois Mother]

I'm off to work.............I have had about all of leeza that I can take for one day!
She must think that she knows the laws EVERYWHERE. And her statements are the only ones that count!

leeza...........Did you get your degree from HARVARD???????? I DIDN'T THINK SO!

Everyone Else......Have a good day!

~~Love, Thougths, Prayers for Natalee and Family

[Justice for Natalee]

"To all Aruban’s:

American wants to encourage you to do all you can to help find Natalee Holloway by stopping the cover up of her kidnapping, gang rape and murder by Juran Van Der Sloot and the Kalpoe brothers and Steve Croe’s.

It’s time you stopped pretending that Paul Van Der Sloot with the help of Jan Ver Der Stratten ( corrupt Police Commissioner) Ben Vocking alias, Ben King ( corrupt prosecutor) and the entire inept, corrupted police force have conspired to cover up crimes committed against Natalee Holloway and for what?
To protect Juran Van Der Sloot the son of a corrupt want to be Judge from going to prison for the rest of his life. Juran is a predator, rapist, murdering, lying coward and why would you let these corrupted Aruban officials cover for him?

Americans now know and understand this will not be easy for you since your government is corrupted to the highest levels of government. We also know the Aruban government has been bought and paid for by the money launderers, gun runners and drug cartels that paid for the political campaigns that put you corrupt officials in office.

If not for America, stop the cover up and prosecute all the above participants in her kidnapping, rape, murder and cover up, before we Americans show our retribution by boycotting Aruba and killing there economy the same way you let Juran and the kalpoe’s kill Natalee.

So take a stand for the good people of Aruba who don’t won’t to pay the economic price of retribution by the Americans for the injustice your country has shown the Holloway’s and us Americans. Believe me the Van Der Sloot’s are not worth the price the Aruban Tourism industry is going to pay for the injustice your government has perpetrated against the Holloway family.

Note: I promise you if the Holloway’s don’t have justice for Natalee’s kidnapping, gang rape, murder and attempted cover up, you and the rest of the corrupt island of Aruba will pay dearly. I will do everything in my power to choke the life out of your tourism industry and watch it die, just like you did to Natalee Holloway.

Also in the event you fail to show some balls and take a stand against the corrupt justice system of Aruba and allow justice to be served to the Holloway’s , I just want to say Fuck you and fuck you to your entire fucking corrupt government.

Yours truly,
Charlie

[joy]

A GUILTY CONSCIENCE NEEDS NO ACCUSER. He takes it as harrassment, because his own conscience is accusing him.

[WoodGuy]

For all of you Deepak supporters I have just 2 questions:
1 - If this was your child/spouse/parent, etc... missing and you have watched this case like Beth has, what would you do ?? Honestly

2- Do you all forget that poor little, innocent Deepak has already lied and tried to hang a kidnapping and possible murder charge on 2 innocent people ?

[leeza]

res ipsa-I didn't say I was a lawyer. Perhaps you should reread the posts. I said I WORK with defense lawyers. Maybe you should look up the availability of BS in research in prestigious eastern universities.
Of course I've heard of Martindale-Hubbard. My bosses are in there.
What, exactly, is your practice?

[Another Observer]

Leeza - I'm sorry, I was reading too quickly and mistakenly thought you were from South America. I see that you're a southern American instead. That's great, and more power to you, but what the heck is a "southern american." I thought the Civil War was over and that we're all just "Americans."

[Isanah]

I'm sick of all these comments of how would you act if you were in BHT situation or let see what you would do if your child goes missing. This isn't about the poster, it is participating in threads that gives opinions whether we agree with BHT behavior in this particular situation. And no, some of us don't feel it is within her rights to approach people based on emotion, not fact, especially in their workplace. This is a very emotional issue but it is not emotions and the alienation of Arubians that is going to solve this case. BHT has the right to be in Aruba but that doesn't give her free reins to do anything she feels like, particularly when there wasn't anything she could hope to accomplish by the actions she had taken concerning the confrontation with Deepak!

[weet]

observer, you should perhaps not assume who is and isn't a victim. how dare you! Personally, i didn't show up at my attacker/rapist/would-be-killer's place of work and take away from his ability to do his job- and this is in a situation where i knew (and will continue to know every day) exactly what his involvement was. i waited until the sentencing and made my statement. BHT should have the same restraint, especially since at this point, there is no evidence.

secondly, i'm not questioning her morality and i think i made that clear. what i'm saying is that people in here are very fast to take anything that a normal teenager or person might say or do, and call it evil if it had anythign to do with the boys, and call it normal if it was natalee. that's a double standard and its not right.

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

Leeza

What state?

You didn't have to explicitly "define" harassment. You made the blanket statement that this behavior is "inappropriate" as if that is some legal basis for anything. I can argue circles around you--ask the bloggers.

I know all of the elements of harassment and stalking. You, on the other hand.....

Am I right?

[leeza]

Another Observer-would it be more appropriate to say I am an American from the southern region of this great nation? We are all Americans, but there are regions, you know.

[joy]

you are very wrong if you think beth did it out of emotion. it is merely a tactic to get to the truth, and to keep the spotlight on the guilty and the corrupt system that covers up for them.

[leeza]

res pisa - Virginia, think "public ivy"
Okay, I call you on it. What are the elements of what specific code define harassment in the Dutch, or American, legal systems?
You didn't answer me, what is your practice?

[jayjay]

All,

I have tried to keep my mouth shut about this as well as be nice and I am sure I am not announcing anything earth shattering here, but "Leeza" and "Lil Bet" are the same person...

Leeza/Lily Bet,

I am not going to sit here and watch you speak out of both sides you mouth anymore. You have been extremely vocal about "innocent until proven guilty" when it concerns JVDS and the Kalpoes, almost as if you are an advocate for them. You consistently and obnoxiously defended their right to due process and a fair investigation.

However, and at the same time, you indict Natalee as being irresponsible and Beth as being a stalker and a trespasser WITHOUT legal proof of either offense I might add. I consistently call you out on your spewing crap, and then you switch to another topic and change your "screen name" again.

You will not hide from me and I will call you on all of this!!!

Oh and by the way, if you think adding a third name to your repertoire and changing the e-mail address you post with, your diction is another blatant give away. I know you friend!!!

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

Leeza

Observer's conclusion re:South America was the logical conclusion from your description of yourself.

Do you know what "syntax" means?

good-bye all--

leeza with have to argue with me in my absence

[leeza]

res ipsa-one more thing, I'm not impressed with anyone who can argue circles around a blogger. If your arguments were all that big, I wouldn't have to hear it from you!

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

*will*

[elan]

Deepak and the other two were the ones last seen with Natalee. Beth went in and talked to Deepak like any normal mother would do. Would it not have been wonderful if Deepak had told Beth about Natalee! As a parent, one would have to at least ask, or for ever wonder what if? I would have done the same thing. I can't imagine why Deepak would be upset unless he was worried about something. Talking doesn't hurt anybody! As long as she didn't touch or harm him, I see nothing wrong at all. Deepak's lawyer appears to be a real ass and this letter or whatever isn't going to help the public's view of the aruban authorities (not the normal natives). Of course, this reflects poorly on Deepak's image. People in the states are already on their last nerve over this case anyway. I wouldn't do stuff like this and push them futher over the edge. I support Beth 100%, as do most Americans.

[weet]

woodguy, i haven't seen anyone on here in a long time who is a deepak "supporter." just people who understand the justice system and why it is what it is, which is sometimes flawed, but a whole lot better than just hanging someone everytime you suspect something.

ok, how about this? suppose your child was suspected of killing NH? and everyone else in law enforcement, media, this blog, etc thought so too? i'm not telling you to put yourslef in the VDS/kalpoe parents shoes- its a different story. i'm saying, what if somehow, it turned around and they decided that woodguy jr. did this, and everyone everywhere agreed. would you want people to harrass him at work? would you want a lynchmob to go after him, or would you like due process to be followed and have him be proven innocent?

sadly, i don't think deepak will be proven innocent, but, what if woodguy junior WAS innocent and eventually it was proven? well, that's great under the notion of innocent until proven guilty, but under a lynchmob mentality, he'd be long dead before you got to that point.

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

Good one.

[Another Observer]

Just as an aside, and for the record, I am not advocating any sort of violence by anyone, but I have a gut feeling that Deepak and Joran have a lot more trouble than mere harrasment coming their way from the Holloway's if Joran is released. Joran may need to turn himself into the best witness protection system in the world to feel completely secure if he's released.

[Season]

We can't judge Beths actions because I dont thnk that anyone here is or has experienced what she is going through (Not only a missing daughter but a corrupt government) and her actions come fromt the state of her emotions, and at this point I dont know how she controls them. SOme of us have more restraint than others, But she is doing what she feels helps, no one will stop her, she is at a point of hystreia, which I think is understandable given her situation. Need we be so harsh?

[leeza]

Anyone else notice the fine attorney "res ipsa" took off coincidently when asked to present something codified and not just his argument? Wow, what a fine attorney he isn't!

[Big Pappy]

RealityBased, if you live in such a fantasy world that you can sit and believe that these boys are innocent, keep on drinking your kool-aid. Plain and simple, if Joran, Deepak, Satish, and Paulus were innocent, they would have given the one and only version of the story, which would have been corroborated by the stories of the others, and we all would not be here having all these discussions.

Why is it "assumed" that the Aruban LE and government are corrupt?
Hard not to think that way when the LE jumped on two black security guards at the drop of a hat, only to sit around and let evidence be conveniently disposed of and washed. What is your explanation for that beyond ineptness of the LE?

Does anyone not see how the media has convicted people in this case??
Sure, I'll agree with you, the media has convicted the little shits, if they were to show a little backbone and provide some answers earlier in the investigation, we would not have gotten to that point.

Is there any wonder WHY the Dutch system does not allow LE and the prosecution to talk out about an ongoing investigation? The system was set up to protect people from all this speculation.
The way the system was setup may in fact be fine, in this particular case though, it's been nothing but a circus of errors and the only ones being protected are boys who are walking free who have first hand information of what happened that night.

I'm glad they haven't broken with tradition and released anything about this case to the public, because it truly shows the character of people from the US.
If our character is shown in the passion of wanting to right a wrong and find a girl who is missing at the hands of some privledged punks, so be it.

Convict 'em without ever going to court and having evidence...can't have it any other way.
They will be truly convicted in only one place, that is a court of law. Convicting them in the media is merely a result of public opinion that has been growing since they showed they had no interest in aiding the investigation or helping to find a girl they were all present with up until probably the hour of her death.

No blood letting if you defend innocent until PROVEN guilty.
NO, it's innocent until proven guilty, the media or anyone else does not have to defend them, in fact, I take pride that I feel the way I do. Recall that the answer lies not with me, but with the boys who say nothing to save their own cowardly asses.

RealityBased? No, fantasy based at best.

[Njata]

What Twitty and the rest of those of America fail to realize is this. When and IF this whole thing goes to court, these three boys will be tride in an ARUBAN COURT, by an ARUBAN JUDGE, before an ARUBAN JURRY. If Beth Twitty (or the Twitty Bird as some of my friends ar calling) continues to to strong arm this island's legal system as she has been doing, she and her familly may find themselves facing an unfavorable conclusion to this nasty circle of events.

[keylargogirl]

Well well well, Looks like we have the friends and family of the cowering Kalpoes and freaky Urine with us again today. You people are unbelievable in your inability to see what is right before your eyes. The lies upon lies mean nothing, I guess.

If Deepak had any thread to innocence to him, he could have at least looked Natalee's Mom in the face, and I said he had nothing to do with it. Instead he kept his cowering head down, and probably was about to pee his pants because he is probably guilty, or at the least, knows EXACTLY what happened to poor Natalee. I hope now that Urine turned 18 and Daddy can't come and direct him every day, that they really turn these so called interrogations up a notch and Urine cries like the big baby he really is.

REARREST THE COWERING KALPOES, PUT THEM TOGETHER WITH URINE AND THE FBI, AND LET THE GAMES BEGIN.

[willinpa]

Season, Beth hardly seems hysterical to me; She seemed pretty calm and collected both in the video at the internet cafe and on the tube last evening...

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

jayjay

LOL "diction"

see my post re:"syntax"

[Isanah]

BHT did not go to "talk" with Deepak as posters admit she had used tactics and an agenda in confronting him. Just because I have empathy for Beth doesn't mean that her actions are always appropriate, have commom sense, and/or within her rights. It seems to me if you are supportive of Beth you would be concerned that her tactics boarder on the side of delerium. This supporting her 100% is nothing more than supporting her ultimate demise!

[Justice for Natalee]

"To all Aruban’s:

American wants to encourage you to do all you can to help find Natalee Holloway by stopping the cover up of her kidnapping, gang rape, murder and disposal by Juran Van Der Sloot the Kalpoe brothers and Steve Croe’s.

It’s time you stopped pretending that Paul Van Der Sloot with the help of Jan Ver Der Stratten ( corrupt Police Commissioner) Ben Vocking alias, Ben King ( corrupt prosecutor) and the entire inept, corrupted police force have conspired to cover up crimes committed against Natalee Holloway and for what?
To protect Juran Van Der Sloot the son of a corrupt want to be Judge from going to prison for the rest of his life. Juran is a predator, rapist, murdering, lying coward and why would you let these corrupted Aruban officials cover for him?

Americans now know and understand this will not be easy for you since your government is corrupted to the highest levels of government. We also know the Aruban government has been bought and paid for by the money launderers, gun runners and drug cartels that paid for the political campaigns that put you corrupt officials in office.

If not for America, stop the cover up and prosecute all the above participants in her kidnapping, rape, murder and cover up, before we Americans show our retribution by boycotting Aruba and killing there economy the same way you let Juran and the kalpoe’s kill Natalee.

So take a stand for the good people of Aruba who don’t won’t to pay the economic price of retribution by the Americans for the injustice your country has shown the Holloway’s and us Americans. Believe me the Van Der Sloot’s are not worth the price the Aruban Tourism industry is going to pay for the injustice your government has perpetrated against the Holloway family.

Note: I promise you if the Holloway’s don’t have justice for Natalee’s kidnapping, gang rape, murder and attempted cover up, you and the rest of the corrupt island of Aruba will pay dearly. I will do everything in my power to choke the life out of your tourism industry and watch it die, just like you did to Natalee Holloway.

Also in the event you fail to show some balls and take a stand against the corrupt justice system of Aruba and allow justice to be served to the Holloway’s , I just want to say Fuck you and fuck you to your entire fucking corrupt government.

Yours truly,
Justice will prevail

[res_ipsa_loquitor]

I'm still here--what was it you wanted me to provide?

[willinpa]

Isanah: She had an agenda? NO SHIT!

Delerium? You're the delerious one!

[Season]

Well Njata, because Beth has pissed you off you will let people who committed an awful crime go free??? Thanks for verifing how currupt you are!;)

I love living here in America!

[jayjay]

res ipsa loquitor,

I am laughing too, I hit send and your post popped up at the same time...

Notice she won't respond to it?