May 31, 2005

Tues May 31. 2005

03:00AM C. Croes, BHT, Police etc to VDS home, told Joran at Wyndham

05:00 Return to find Joran and Deepak.

07:00- 07:30 Things get heated Police ask H-T to leave.

08:10 ISA School starts. Joran would have been late to school.
How did he get there?

Paulus picks Joran up early and speaks with the headmaster and Juron (see comments).

01:37 PM Post made on Aruba Bulletin Board about Natalee missing This is the first public notice of any kind.

02:00PM Joran and the Kalpoe brothers are questioned at Police station and point to one security guard in dark pants and a dark shirt with a walkie talkie that walked up to Natalee after they dropped her off at the Holiday Inn.

Police Commissioner Jan Van der Straaten freed the three young men after taking their statements. When he was later questioned for his motives for releasing the last men known to be with Natalee he claimed it was a "strategic move". To this day it does not appear that any evidence was collected from the Kalpoe car at that time, not even photos. The phones were hopefully tapped but that remains very doubtful.

11:11 PM First news cycle hits on Natlee missing