RBN # 11 - 6/19/05

[Ben]

Maxito Arendsz is also a street racer in Aruba

Max Arendsz
Zim Racing
93 Mustang LX
302 N2O
Manual
MT Slicks
10.68
129.7
April 2003

Interesting fact there.  I just jumped on, so the connection could have been made a bit in the past, but on the site where we first saw Steve Croes picture it lists him as "the craziest driver" or something to that effect.

Did he race too?

[TTownMike]

Why do you think the "Diario Editor's" story was immediately cut off and not mentioned again?

Could have been false. We already know from the Black & White article that the 'editor of the local newspaper' set up the Twittys with a lead to a ransom drug/deal that was unrelated to Natalee. Not sure which 'local newspaper' it was, but this new knowledge makes me skeptical of these leads being reported.

FOX replayed the phone called several time on into the wee hours this am!  But it will be interesting to see what if anything we hear of that again! Sotaspeak!

[writenow]

Someone please answer this, did Natalee's parents go to the Sloots home at 6:30 on Monday morning but were told that Joran could be found in the casino.

They went to the Sloots home at 1a....before the 6:30a call from the other end of the island [ on Joran's cell phone]

And didn't the one article say they were there talking/arguing with the v.d. sloots until about 3 or 3:30 am at his house?

[arrabba]

See Dan Riehl's timeline:

http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2005/06/details_of_the_.html

Someone please answer this, did Natalee's parents go to the Sloots home at 6:30 on Monday morning but were told that Joran could be found in the casino.

They went to the Sloots home at 1a....before the 6:30a call from the other end of the island [ on Joran's cell phone]

Wouldn't that be 1am the following morning.  I thougth that call was made the very morning the MB students were getting ready to leave, long before Nat's mom would have made it to the island.

[chloe2]

quote]FOX replayed the phone called several time on into the wee hours this am!  But it will be interesting to see what if anything we hear of that again! Sotaspeak![/quote]
LOL. Well, that should put an end to the speculation that Fox stopped reporting this 'lead' because it was so important.

[AnnieMW1]

Someone please answer this, did Natalee's parents go to the Sloots home at 6:30 on Monday morning but were told that Joran could be found in the casino.

They went to the Sloots home at 1a....before the 6:30a call from the other end of the island [ on Joran's cell phone]

Wouldn't that be 1am the following morning.  I thougth that call was made the very morning the MB students were getting ready to leave, long before Nat's mom would have made it to the island.

1a the night of Natalee's disappearance, when her mother arrived and tracked down the Van Sloot's

Apparently, the cell phone call was made the previous morning...although I have not read any facts about that and had also heard it was supposedly made "the morning after".  Any links confirming/denying on the phone call?

[Canadian Girl]

After Dan posted the EMT/Amazon theory yeterday I warned him the EMT Steve is a different guy. Emanonsc Steve's Zorpia website has a very different picture.   One of his friends from the site, Roel, also posted that he is not the guy under arrest but one of the Red Cross people involved in the search.  Dan chose to ignore these and other posters on his site who agreed they are not the same guy.  Here is this Steve's website.  Look at the picture and post your opinion.   I have asked Roel to post here too.  We are in touch.  

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:SCchOeSdilUJ:216.55.182.166/emanonsc+%22Steve+Croes%22&hl=en

First time I ahve seen this photo.  Definetly not the same guy!!!!!  I feel bad for this guy...his reputation is being tarnished.

[absolut]

They replayed Big Story as the always do UNEDITED.

[Lausa]

What do we know about Lorenzo van Rinj other than he's rumored to be son of Paulus Van der Sloot, born before Van der Sloot married current wife Anita?

[ChytownEd]

Re: Max Arends

Well, high school kids here do a lot of street racing. But isn't the legal driving age in Aruba 18? In that case, you're right and I'm dead wrong, unless Max really is 20 as he says on his Web site. But how could he be if he's just graduating from high school now? So - unless there's some mistake in the age, you're right and I owe you a beer!

[wantsanswers]

When did the kids say they saw the dad at McDonald's? And why would a kid like Joran and his father cover for the brothers if he was not guilty too. I certainly wouldn't take someone else's heat.

[iquitos]

They are talking Natalee on TOP FM 95.1.

[nancy_drew]

The name they gave on Fox was specifically "Max Arrends", and said he was a school friend of Joran's.  He was listed in school documents and on the school website. While Fox can (ha) be wrong...I tend to believe names given in situations like this because they are one of the few things released to the public.

Also, it's really important we differentiate fact from fiction.

I still don't know which Steve is which and which one is in jail right now.

Sounds like they may release Satish and Steve (whichever one it is)

[klaasend]

Thought I'd repost this for anyone who hadn't read it...this was originally posted by sunmoonstars

This is to the best of my rewind and type fast ability the conversation between the Diaro reporter and Fox news!


He told Fox reporter:
We have been working on this case since the first day, since then have picked up every piece of material, so they can have everything to put together this story. Tonight again we are on the road cause the team is following some suspect cars that we need for this story. Looks like we are going to have a nice finish for this story asap. His sources say they have moved already from where they were and they want to know exactly where they are going.
She asks who do you think is moving Natalie and is he saying that he thinks she is alive?
He says yes, of course. We are going in a group of 2 ladies, 3 gentlemen. One gentlemen knows a person who knows how to deal with drugs (not from Aruba) maybe from Venezuela or Columbia. The plan was to drive Natalee to columbia, but the latest news we have right now is that because the plan has failed 3 times already, they may try to reach Columbia before Venezuela.
She asked what kind of condition he thinks she is in.
He says that the police have their investigation going on, the press does too. We are going to all steps we can, we have put together a group to follow a car that we think are involved in this. We are working on a tip. Have not notified her family, we are working with the police.

[arubagirl]

Info bulletin on Top

Happy Father's day

Natalee is a mystery until now. Yesterday night Mr. v/d Sloot has been asked to visit the polic station to give a statement. And it was repeated this morning for 2 hours, so that he could sign his statement made yesterday. He is not a suspect, but a 'witness' (=testigo).
He can give info on when his son came home, etc.

Volunteers are still looking for NH, definitely her family, but other people as well.

Today the interrogation of Joran v/d Sloot continues, he constantly under interrogation, and after certain days the boys will be taken to KIA, but if the police needs you for interrogation, you don't have to be send to KIA (KIA is main jail). They think Steve Croes is in Oranjestad.

Edmond says that as he understands it, the three (four?) don't HAVE to go to KIA after x number of days.

[DT]

They are talking Natalee on TOP FM 95.1.

edit: nevermind I thought you said talking to natalee.

[writenow]

link to html version of the ISA newsletter that features both Max and Joran

Someone had asked earlier about whether Joran had exams later that Monday that Natalee disappeared.
There are the dates at the end of this.
Final exams were June 3-8. Last day of school was June 9 (when Joran was arrested). Graduation June 10.

[arrabba]

I wonder if it was arranged to let Joran finish school before he was arrested.  

link to html version of the ISA newsletter that features both Max and Joran

Someone had asked earlier about whether Joran had exams later that Monday that Natalee disappeared.
There are the dates at the end of this.
Final exams were June 3-8. Last day of school was June 9 (when Joran was arrested). Graduation June 10.

[nikkibnurse]

I read on dan's site where aruba girl stated that mickey d's on the island closes at one..this is just a rumor about the 3 am thingy...arubagirl is awesome!!

[absolut]

Where is Dash? She can tell us when the Foxnews convoys hit Mountain Brook.