Community Chat

[Sue98]

Any thoughts on what happened to her and where her remains might be?

[Teddie]

Sadly, no one knows. 

[VenturaHighway]

@Sue98  I doubt anyone will ever find her because I feel she was taken out to sea and dumped. A very sad situation.

[Daysdee]

So sad.  I don't think she will ever be found.

[OKPrincess]

I can’t imagine the unbearable pain Natalie’s mom has endured these many years. Yes everyone knows she was murdered. She just wants to bring her home. That’s all. 

[fthunt]

Not being funny - story has said he dumped her in the sea - shark infested.  And I believe that.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Van Der Sloot was such a liar.  Even though he said he dumped her, I've wondered if it's believable.  Dumped in shark infested waters makes sense for not being able to find her. If he did do that, he knew what he was doing.  I always wondered if she was sold into secks slavery so he'd have more gambling and drug money.  

[NicksmomESQ]

  I’ve often wondered.The thought of what that animal might have done to her sends chills up my spine!! 

[Marienkaefer2]

If she was "dumped" in the water, she would never be found.  You don't even have to think about sharks or other predators.

Anything or anyone that goes into the sea is gone quickly.  Currents will drag an object many miles from where it first went in.  And then, of course, the decomposition will occur.

It's very sad, but I'm sure her mother knows deep down that her remains will not be found.

[Mominohio]

I think that possibly many years down the road, someone is going to talk and the truth will come out. 

I don't think her remains will be found though. 

I've always thought the take away from the whole thing, was that people (young women in particular) need to learn from what happened. 

Stay with others you know when/if you are impaired and when in places you are not familiar with. Don't let friends go off alone or with strangers. And sometimes people are either too young or too immature to be in certain adult situations (without parental supervision in a foreign place or in certain social settings), and will make choices that lead to danger.