Natalee Holloway Case: New Evidence Leads To Re-Arrests

Undisclosed new evidence in Natalee Holloway case leads to the re-arrest of the three original suspects.

ORANJESTAD, Aruba - Three young men previously detained as suspects in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway were re-arrested Wednesday, the Aruban public prosecutor's office said, citing new evidence in the case.
Joran van der Sloot of the Netherlands and two Surinamese brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in voluntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily harm that resulted in the death of Holloway, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Natalee disappeared on the island of Aruba back in May of 2005. A native of Mountain Brook, Alabama, Natalie was on a trip with high school classmates celebrating their graduation. She was last seen leaving a bar with the three men a few hours before her plane was scheduled to leave.

In April, investigators from the Netherlands dug around the home of van der Sloot's family for two days without revealing what prompted the search. Then in May, Dutch and Aruban investigators visited the home where Deepak and Satish Kalpoe live with their parents for what authorities termed an "inspection," without revealing details.

A hearing is scheduled for Friday where the new "evidence" will be presented by prosecutors to the Judge.

Hopefully this is will be a turning point in the Natalie Holloway case. Her parents, family, and friends deserve to know what happened to Natalee and that justice will finally be served.

By LBG
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Source - Associated Press - Police arrest suspects in Holloway Case




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Baby Grace: FBI Offers $20,000 Reward The Madeleine McCann Connection

FBI Offers $20,000 Reward But Issues No Press Release

The Madeline McCann Connection: What the Definitive Answer?

We’ve been following the story of Baby Grace, the little girl whose body was found on a small inlet on Galveston Bay. A fisherman discovered her October 29th encased in a blue plastic tote that came to rest on a sand bar.

The FBI has a reward of $20,000 for information leading to the identity of Baby Grace. It was tacked onto a poster released by the FBI. It is unknown what date the FBI put out this flier. Although the reward is on the flier, no press release was issued concerning the reward.

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Department has not released any further info on the Baby Grace case. The last known press release was November 12th when CBS News put out its story, “Police Flooded With Baby Grace Tips.”

Why isn't the local press pursuing this? Where's the Houston Chronicle?

The police are sifting through clues and tips; have they ruled any of the little girls they are considering out? There have been no new statements; this does not mean that parents of the missing girls across the country have lost interest in developments in this case.

Last Press Story Released on Baby Grace

Investigators on Monday said at least two dozen girls reported missing from across the country match the physical description of the child investigators have named "Baby Grace."

Investigators were pursuing 170 active leads and on Monday were conducting follow-up interviews with people who had given promising clues, Galveston County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo said, according to the Galveston County Daily News.

Source - Federal Bureau of Investigation Seeking Information – Baby Grace


Last Press Story Released on Baby Grace

Investigators on Monday said at least two dozen girls reported missing from across the country match the physical description of the child investigators have named "Baby Grace."

Investigators were pursuing 170 active leads and on Monday were conducting follow-up interviews with people who had given promising clues, Galveston County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo said, according to the Galveston County Daily News.

Source – Death By 1000 Papercuts – Baby Grace: Hundreds of Tips Flood Police

The FBI offered a $20,000 reward and no mention of it is in the papers.

Meanwhile, many people in England want to know about the Madeline McCann/Baby Grace connection: Is Madeline McCann in or out as a possible match?

The Baby Grace - Madeleine McCann Connection

“We do not believe she is from our area, because no one local has reported a missing child matching this description," Cindy said. "She could be from anywhere in the world. There are ships that pass through here, so she could be from anywhere."

Source: CrimeLibrary: Texas EquuSearch Trying To Identify 'Baby Grace'


Early in the Baby Grace Case it was reported the possibility that Baby Grace could be Madeleine McCann, the little girl allegedly abducted May 3rd, 2007, in Portugal.

Tuttoilmondo added that several callers said they believe the child's body, which was discovered by a fisherman late Monday, may be that of Madeleine McCann, a 4-year-old British girl whose disappearance from a resort hotel in Portugal in May has made international headlines. In September, Portuguese police formally identified Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann as suspects in the case.

"Based on the totality of the circumstances, we do not believe it's her (Madeleine)," Tuttoilmondo said adding that the Sheriff's Office is also working with FBI authorities to completely rule out the possibility.

Source – Baby Grace Timeline – She Could Be From Anywhere In The World

Tuttoilmondo has since ruled out the Baby Grace – Madeleine McCann angle.

"We're confident it's not her [Madeleine]," Major Ray Tuttoilmondo, spokesman for the Galveston Sheriff's Department, told Fox News, adding, "We're still going through known missing person cases. It's a long process. Can I say absolutely she is not a known missing person? No. We are getting tips literally from all over the country. We're going through every single one. This tells me that people are concerned.

Source – The Crime Library – Texas EquuSearch Trying To Indentify Baby Grace
The Galveston County Sheriff's Department and the FBI are sifting through hundreds of tips and possible matches to cases of missing girls. We've been rather surprised at the lack of information coming from both the sheriff's office and the FBI plus the lack of interest by the local papers in following up on this story.

NEW: "FBI NOW Announces $25,000 Reward"

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Baby Grace, Madeleine McCann And The Little Lost Girls

On the evening of May 3rd, 2007, just a few days shy of her fourth birthday, little blond haired Madeleine McCann disappeared from her families' apartment while on holiday in the resort town of Algarve, Portugal.

Source: Wikipedia
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Three year old blond haired Deonna Shipman was reported missing July 12th in Liverpool, New York. Deonna was last seen with her father, 46 year old Jeffery Shipman. Shipman suffers from depression and once told his wife that if he couldn't have his daughter, "no one will."

Source: America's Most Wanted



On August 27th two year old blond haired Karen Matusiewicz was reported missing along with her two sisters in Middletown, Delaware. They were purportedly abducted by their father, 40 year old David Matusiewicz.

Source: Missingkids.com



October 23rd two year old blond haired Celestia Langille and her sibling, Everett, were reported missing in Taylor, Pennsylvania. They were considered to be with their non-custodial father.

Source: Crimeweb.net



On October 29th a fisherman on Galveston Bay in Texas found a storage container, inside the body of a little blond haired girl whom authorities named "Baby Grace".

Source: Houston Chronicle

Unable to identify "Baby Grace" authorities in Galveston turned their attention to cases of little girls missing from across the country, Deonna Shipman, Celestia Langille, and Karen Matusiewicz.

GALVESTON — Three little blonde girls with light-colored eyes from across the country have captured investigators’ attention.

They’ve all been reported missing in the past four months, seemingly abducted by noncustodial parents.

But most interesting to the investigators at the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office is that their height, age and weight are similar to the characteristics of the girl they’ve named Baby Grace, whose body washed ashore last week.

Source: Galveston Daily News

There was also the report that the Galveston authorities were looking into the case of the still missing Madeleine McCann.

Investigators haven’t formally ruled out the possibility that Baby Grace is Madeline McCann, the 4-year-old British girl who went missing from her parent’s Portuguese hotel room in May, Tuttoilmondo said. But he said despite an Internet effort to link the two, officers are fairly confident the child wasn’t McCann. Sheriff’s office detectives are collaborating with officials in Great Britain and Portugal to see if dental records and DNA tests can confirm the two cases are separate.

Source: Galveston Daily News

Four little lost blond girls still missing. One little girl found, her skull fractured, her body placed in a plastic storage container and left out on the waters of Galveston Bay. No word yet if Baby Grace is one of the four little lost girls. If she is there will still be the mystery of the welfare and whereabouts of the remaining three. Until then who Baby Grace is, who killed her and left her body adrift in Galveston Bay is still unknown. Madeleine has now been missing for over six months. Authorities in Portugal are no closer in solving her disappearance. No one knows where Deonna or Karen and her two sisters are as well as Celestia and her sibling, Everett.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of these little girls, to Baby Grace and the authorities who seek to put together the pieces of puzzle of who Baby Grace is and what happened to her.

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Baby Grace, Three Possible Matches Found

Galveston authorities are looking closely at three specific cases of missing girls who fit Baby Grace's description.

GALVESTON — Three little blonde girls with light-colored eyes from across the country have captured investigators’ attention.

They’ve all been reported missing in the past four months, seemingly abducted by noncustodial parents.

But most interesting to the investigators at the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office is that their height, age and weight are similar to the characteristics of the girl they’ve named Baby Grace, whose body washed ashore last week.

Source - - Galveston County Daily News

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 409-766-2222, the agency’s tip line at 866-248-8477 or any Crime Stoppers organization.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all these little girls.

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Baby Grace Not The Only Missing Girl

Baby Grace isn’t the only little girl with long, blond hair separated from her family, home and life.
Investigators on Monday said at least two dozen girls reported missing from across the country match the physical description of the child investigators have named “Baby Grace.”
Source - - Galveston Daily News

A little girl’s body lies in the Galveston morgue, no one knows who she is, where she came from. Investigators have sought help from the FBI and are now looking at over two dozen cases of little girls missing from across the country. Two dozen cases of heartbreak across the country.

Baby Grace’s case has caught the heartstrings of people across the country since the news of the discovery of her tiny body. Encased in a plastic storage bin, it was found by a fisherman along the briny green-blue waters of Galveston Bay.

Now comes word that there are “at least two dozen girls” reported missing across the country that could possibly be Baby Grace. Two dozen little girls between the ages of 2 and 3. Two dozen little girls whose families have been waiting in a surreal existence of not knowing, of praying for their little child to return home, safe.

One of those missing little girls could be Baby Grace. If so, one of the missing pieces of the Baby Grace puzzle as to what happened to this little girl may fall in place. One family will finally have some answers. The other families will be left with only hope and continue to live their twilight existence, part hope, part despair.

My prayers go out to all of them.

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