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Natalee Holloway Update

It's been a frustrating day all around here - worse on the island, I'm sure. I forgot to mention one item in my ealier update.

Individual's observing the residence of Paul(us) and Anita Van der Sloot reported seeing no sign of activity yesterday. The metal front gate was locked. It is believed they are no longer staying in the home.

When the elder Van der Sloot was released it was "requested" that he not leave the island; however, his passport was not held. The most likely scenario is that they are simply staying elsewhere, perhaps due to vandalism first reported here.

American Teen Murdered In Tobago

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - A 14-year-old American girl was stabbed and killed in a quiet seaside village on the island of Tobago, police said Saturday.

Kitty Nichole Pete was killed late Friday night in the apartment she had been renting with her mother in Charlotteville, a village on the northeastern tip of Tobago, said police inspector Glen Sharpe.

Police were searching for a 22-year-old local man whom the landlord saw leaving the apartment with a knife. The landlord told police he went to the apartment after hearing screams and found Pete's body on the floor. She had been stabbed in the eye and stomach.

Police said they believe the girl had been dating the 22-year-old.

9PM Update From Aruba

Could only reach limited sources, cell phone connections to Aruba continue to be worst I've seen in a month. Others report similar problems. There are a few additinal contacts I'd like to reach to flesh out this brief report - but it's from very reliable sources.

Most if not all of the Twitty-Holloway family members were going to come home over the weekend, according to the report the EquuSearch team may have been suggesting Beth and Jug not leave just now. There is no confirmation that means anything, even if true.

Apparently some underwater areas in need of additional searching had high seas today and could not be completely searched.

I've previously reported that emotions seem to ebb and flow on the island. A recent report suggests they are running very high again and there is increasing animosity between the government and family of Natalee Holloway. On the one hand, one source suggests the government is tired of her "demands," and, on the other hand, it's being reported that the family still feels there is a cover up and a lack of full co-operation on the part of the Aruban government.

It has been suggested to me that the family of Natalee Holloway could "come out swinging" very soon in terms of its public statements on issues at hand. That had been reported to me by another source almost a week ago, but it didn't materialize to the level anticipated.

What I did hear differently this time was that, if it did happen, the government could swing back and the situation could begin to grow very ugly. I'm continueing to try and reach out to other reliable sources on the island for their viewpoints and known facts. To add on to what I said above as regards certain sources, the sources consulted for this update are highly credible and completely objective.

Shasta and Dylan Groene Discussion Forum

JusticePosse has set up a dicsusion forum for the Groene case.

F-16 Update

UPDATE 2 on F-16's from Hasibokos: According to the official communiqué by the ministry of defense the F-16’s will not be stationed on Aruba but on the neighbouring island of Curaçao (about 30 miles away). F-16’s will be refueled in the air by a KDC-10 (see photos of the Dutch KDC-10 performing air refueling here) and are expected to land on Monday afternoon. Hasibokos.com has also received additional information with regard to the equipment onboard the F-16’s.

The main (search) equipment is the Mars-pod (Medium Altitude Reconnaissance System) with either a daylight camera or a targeting pod to record infrared images. The targeting pod which includes a laser target indicator and an infrared camera are mounted under the aircraft. The Mars-pod consists of Recon Optical KS-87B daylight cameras with 12 inch lenses (306mm) that are able to record detailed images. Each camera contains a film cassette with which approximately 600 recordings can be made. The recordings will eventually be sent to specialized photo interpreters of the Mobile Processing Unit based at Volkel to be analyzed. --- Considering the fact that most people are asking what the purpose of sending the F-16’s maybe you can post the following link for them to read about the Mars.

Hasibokos.com has just learned that on Sunday three F-16's of the Royal air Force of the Netherlands will be sent to Aruba to search for Natalee Holloway. This was reported the ministry of defence today. The F-16’s will fly to Aruba, a trip of about seven thousand kilometres and will be fuelled by a fuel-carrier-airplane with soldiers onboard.

The ministry of defence also informed that the F-16’s are equipped with special devices, such as infrared camera’s that can be used to comb the island and take detailed photographs. Once in Aruba there will the authorities will deliberate to decide wehen and how the F-16’s will be set-in.

The Duncan Web Log

Steve Huff is providing excellent coverage on an obvious tragedy which has so heinously impacted the lives of the Groene family, possibly causing all but one of their deaths. One thing I have found, which I won't post, but will freely share with authorities is a link between Duncan and a system of anonymous remailers used for security, but also frequently used by child pornographers and pedophiles for Internet and newsgroup communication.

Reading his web log is a bit like reading a prediction, as well as a confession. If facts and evidence continue to develop as it appears they might, this is a man who both wants and needs to be removed from the face of the earth.

If guilty, we can't kill him soon enough - and, even if guilty, it's likely we won't. Prior to beginning to cover the disappearance and possible murder of Natalee Holloway - there was Jessica Lunsford. And there have been far too many others before her, with surely more to come.

A woman in Canada named Holmolka is due to be set free, that after being implicated in the torture, rape and murder of her younger sister.

How long will America continue to listen to the pathetically weak positions of the hand-wringing, psycho-babbling crowd that at least appears to worry more about predators than victims? I wonder. How many innocent victims-to-be should we fear for prior to agreeing that only an expedient and final form of justice is appropriate in far more instances than it is ever applied?

I wonder. 

Groene Updates

I've been off reading the archived blog posts of Joseph Duncan, a man who, if guilty, was allowed to remain free despite his obvious danger to siciety. Fox reports preliminary information suggests Dylan is deceased. See Steve Huff for story updates.

Cell phone service has been basically out to Aruba since last night - that's why no updates on Natalee Holloway case as of now.

Update: Here's one of many blog entries - chilling. How many victims, I wonder?

To be more specific, I am scared, alone, and confused, and my reaction is to strike out toward the perceived source of my misery, society. My intent is to harm society as much as I can, then die.

As for the "Happy Joe" (Jet), well he was just a dream. The bogeyman was alive and happy long before Happy Joe. I was in prison for over 18 years, since the age of 17. As an adult all I knew was the oppression of incarceration. All those years I dreamed of getting out...And getting even. Instead, I got out and I got even, but did not get caught.

So, I got even again, and again did not get caught. So, I figured, well, I got even twice (actually more, but that's here nor there), even if I'm the only one who knows, so now what? Well that was when the "Happy Joe" dream started. I met a bunch of really great people, the kind of people I didn't even know existed, but here they were, bunches of them, my neighbors, my landlords, my professors, my coworkers, and they were all good people, who were willing to give me a chance despite my past.

They were willing to accept me and be my friend, something that was new for me, having been betrayed by many "friends" and even my own family. So, I tried to make it work. But the problem was those demons. The ones who "got even" for me. They kept reminding me that if my new "friends" knew about them (and what they, I, had done to even), then so much for their friendship.

So, "Happy Joe" was just dreaming, or pretending to be happy.

More:

I feel that animals should have rights, and violating them for our mere convenience is disgusting. I don’t even like calling my cats “pets.” Most people who know me know that I prefer to refer to them as my “boys.” But don’t worry; I don’t go overboard with the cat lover thing. I just respect them the same as I would respect any creature, even my mouse before it died. I treated my mouse the way I thought was best for his happiness. I do the same for my cats, and I try to do the same for all people I meet. Yes, even the ones I do not like. It’s not always easy, but the harder it is, the more I grow by doing it.

A Few Female Web Loggers

Here are just a few of a great many women web loggers out there.

Beth is an Alabama girl and sometimes a one woman gang, if you tic her off, don't come runnin to me for help. ; )

Don't miss The Cotillion. It's a web log with different women web loggers / contributors who also have their own web logs - and they link to a great many others, as well.

You won't have a chance to run for help with SondraK & Co. She'll probably take you out with the first shot. Great web log to scroll through as there's always something different and often fun. Although she appears to be profanely worked up right now. Probably ramping up to explode for the fourth.

Esther Wilberforce Packard at Topic Drift must be read to be believed - or not! ; )

And I can't forget Sadie - just hope she's behaving while she's away.

Update: Dylan Not Found

Fox News is updating and suggesting that an earlier report including a live phone call with a family member which sugegsted Dylan was also found has not been confirmed and may not be the case.

See more extensive and updated coverage of the Shasta and Dylan Groene case here from Steve Huff.

Joseph E. Duncan Known Sex Offender

Scroll down at this site and you'll find a profile of a Joseph E. Duncan of Fargo, ND. It has not been confirmed if this is the same Joseph E Duncan of Fargo, ND now under arrest for the alleged kidnapping of Shasta and Dylan Groene.

Offense Background: On January 24, 1980, in the City of Tacoma, Washington, Joseph E. Duncan, age 16, committed a burglary of a neighbor's home. Duncan stole four handguns and ammunition. That same evening Duncan abducted a 14 year-old boy. The boy had been walking in Duncan's neighborhood. Duncan sexually assaulted the boy two times at gun point. He was arrested shortly after the incident. Duncan was transferred into adult court at the age of 17. There Duncan pleaded guilty to Rape in the First Degree for the abduction and sexual assault of the 14 year-old boy. Duncan was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Update: September 1994: Duncan was released on parole after serving 14 years in prison.

April 1997: Duncan was returned to prison for violating his parole.

July 14, 2000: Duncan was released from prison after completing his sentence. Duncan was released without parole or probation.

July 21, 2000: Duncan arrived in Fargo.

July 24, 2000: Duncan registered at the Fargo Police Department as a sex offender. The Fargo Police Department evaluated Duncan. Based on the history, profile, and the Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool-Revised score, Duncan was classified as a Level III sex offender.

September 27, 2000: The Fargo Police Department conducted a community notification.

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