Catherine Crier – Court TV – Wednesday 04/05/2006
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C. Crier Transcript
Deborah Norville is sitting in for Catherine Crier
Deborah begins-
This latest bombshell comes from Joran's attorney, Joe Tacopina.
Hi Beth. No one has worked harder to keep the investigation going than Beth Twitty since the beginning.
Also with us is Red, the editor of Scared Monkeys, a website he's created. He's traveled to Aruba for this case and his website is one of the best sources of information in this case. This information from Joe Tacopina comes in the form of the record for the key card, here we see part of the key log, what do you make of this Beth?
Beth -
Deborah I think you said it perfectly well; Natalee's case has had more breaking news than any case in history. The key history is simply not true, they had this from the key history from the students who entered the room at the beginning, it just can't yield any breaking news, there's just no way.
Deborah-
Well Mr Tacopina was pretty excited about it today on satellite news.
:: she plays recording of Tacopina stating "the room key that was issued to Natalee, was used the night she went missing at 3:20 in the morning."
Deborah-
Now maybe that would be significant, but I know she didn't stay in that room alone, isn't that right Beth?
Beth-
Deborah, I’ll tell you exactly what happened that night, and why the authorities have that information, it's because I pulled it and gave it to them. The hotel didn't have working security cameras, I was panicked when I learned the security cameras were not working and there was no way to prove if Natalee was not back at the hotel. I remember pulling the card key record, it was two or three in the morning when I did that, and I'm the one who gave it to the authorities. The only reason they have it is because I pulled it and gave it to them before I left. There was nothing in the LE files about that, only what I gave to them.
Deborah-
Red, I know you've been looking at how this case was handled. Just the other day on CBS there was this interview with Dompig, he was saying he thought drugs and alcohol could be involved with Natale's disappearance? He also spoke about the latest search of the sand dunes. Hasn't this area been searched before?
Red -
It really has, and we were there in late June or early July. People had gone there at that point and searched over and over and then.a new witness came forward in December and it's taken them until April to act on that witness' tip which they've called very credible.
Deborah -
Who knows about the info coming from the witness? Why are they credible?
Red -
We were told by Dompig that this info came from a credible witness, when they searched this area already; they're searching now nothing was found, and then it comes to this latest bombshell. Tacopina states that he has a witness that says Natalee was in her room that night. What Joe fails to mention is the door was opened at 1:26. If it was opened with Natalee's card key at that time then it blows his client's statement out of the water.
Deborah-
It just shows that these girls were running around, on the last night of their vacation, and in and out getting their suitcases ready to leave the next morning. We've learned that The Netherlands is sending a small contingent to Aruba. Does that strike you as little bit delayed Beth?
Beth-
I'm not really sure, I know that Holland sent four interrogators early on last summer, but to be honest I'm not aware of the new development. I knew they were conducting searches but I don’t know if any of these are real investigators or just searchers.
Deborah-
Next week there will be re-enactment of Natalee's disappearance, the Dutch version of Crime Stoppers, do you think that will prompt anybody to come forward with information?
Beth-
The one positive thing at least it will be airing in Aruba and Holland, it will be a chance to get the reward information out there again, the investigation is still open. That's a good thing, I’m glad they teamed up with America's Most Wanted. Anytime they get the story out there in Papimento or Dutch I think is a good thing, it could be good, so yes I am glad they are doing it.
Deborah-
Beth, do you believe there is someone who knows something who has not yet had contact with ALE ?
Beth-
I cannot believe there's not, one thing I was thinking about the way they're doing this show is they will have new tip lines, which could turn out to be critical because people don't want to call ALE with tips.
Deborah-
If the reward money hasn't prompted anybody or conscience hasn't prompted anybody, why would a new tip line encourage anybody?
Beth-
I can't tell you the endless number of Aruban citizens that were telling me that nobody would call the Aruban tip line, it wouldn't happen. I was always so puzzled about that and why?
Deborah-
Red, do you think the new tip line might reveal something?
Red-
I think it would, the only problem is the delay in doing the entire thing, To put together an Aruban tape and Dutch tape to do a reenactment, then maybe that's what it will take for somebody to do the right thing. It's been over 10 months, the family has gone over everything, it comes to a point when somebody in Aruba says enough is enough, we're tired of tourism going down and somebody will come forward.
Deborah-
The program airs on April 11, we'll be anxious to see what happens. Red, thanks for all your insights into this case as well.
http://www.scaredmonkeys.net/viewto...b4f8b03917733e8