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Tourists Believe They Found Natalee Holloway's Remains

Posted by on Mar. 19, 2010 at 11:19 AM
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KTLA: A Pennsylvania couple believe they may have found Natalee Holloway's skeleton on a vacation to Aruba.

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Patti and John Muldowney believe underwater photos they took while snorkeling off the coast of Aruba reveal a skeleton on the ocean floor.

The photo, taken by John Muldowney of Manheim, Pa., has been turned over to the FBI.

The Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era reported the photo could be a human corpse, and that John Muldowney claims he has a gut feeling it's Natalee Holloway.

Natalee Holloway has been missing for almost five years.

The Alabama honors student disappeared in Aruba, the same Caribbean island where Patti and John Muldowney went snorkeling.

While there has been much speculation about what happened to Holloway, no one has ever been tried in connection with her disappearance.

Suspicion has hovered over Joren van der Sloot, who has twice been arrested in relation to the disappearance. Holloway has never been found.

The FBI has declined to comment on the photo.

I wonder if it's really her! What are your thoughts?

Posted by on Mar. 19, 2010 at 11:19 AM
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tpickle
by Member on Mar. 19, 2010 at 11:25 AM

I can only think of her mother, God bless her.

katy_kay
by on Mar. 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM

 I hope for the sake of the family they did find her remains.  I know it would be wonderful to hold out hope that she is still alive but I think at this point the family deserves closure and a chance to bury their daughter. 

Thomigirl
by Gold Member on Mar. 19, 2010 at 11:48 AM

What is it about THIS particular finding that leads them to believe this is her?  No one has ever drowned there?  More details.

Sorry, I'm just a big bag of skepticism today...

Talee
by Group Mod on Mar. 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM

 That doesnt even look like a skelly...looks like rocks...I doubt it's her...their poor family.

MommyMcClary
by New Member on Mar. 19, 2010 at 11:55 AM

 That would be amazing for the family if those are her remains. They would finally be able to have some kind of closure. Its crazy to think of a tourist picture could be the link to finding that girl.

katy_kay
by on Mar. 19, 2010 at 12:34 PM

 just today?  ;)

Quoting Thomigirl:

 

Sorry, I'm just a big bag of skepticism today...

 

LancesMom
by Gold Member on Mar. 19, 2010 at 12:37 PM


Quoting Talee:

 That doesnt even look like a skelly...looks like rocks...I doubt it's her...their poor family.

I thought that too! I just couldn't see it being a skeleton in that pic.

Talee
by Group Mod on Mar. 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM

 

Quoting LancesMom:


Quoting Talee:

 That doesnt even look like a skelly...looks like rocks...I doubt it's her...their poor family.

I thought that too! I just couldn't see it being a skeleton in that pic.

 Yeah I blew it up and messed with it in photoshop...I can see what would  possibly be hand bones and the skull...but honestly...after 5 years I don't think it would be in a nice little group like this...would definitely be picked clean by fish and critters, not sure about how much ocean type build up would accumulate over the bones in 5 years though...looks like if this were a skelly there is tons of accumulation.

Thats just my two cents...wish I went into forensics!

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batjmom
by on Mar. 19, 2010 at 12:45 PM

I hope for her family that they are her remains. Let her family be at peace 

eviesmom453
by Bronze Member on Mar. 19, 2010 at 12:46 PM

Bump! Holy smokes!

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