Unfortunately, I have a small fraction of the knowledge of what Natalee Holloway's family is going through.
In February, we received a call that my nephew was missing after a "boating accident".
What followed was 22 hrs of nightmare. After hearing details of what may have happened. I knew that he was probably dead but that didn't stop me from hoping. Hoping that he found his way to shore and was waiting on us to come find him. Hoping that he drifted into the marshes and was possibly hurt, again, waiting for us to come find him.
So, I can almost understand the terror that the family of that poor girl is feeling. I felt it for the longest 22 hrs of my life.
I can't imagine weeks of it. I can't imagine months of it....I can't imagine years of not knowing what happened to your child.
I read this article today about bloggers covering the search for Natalee Holloway.
I wish there had been more media coverage for my nephew. It probably wouldn't have helped us find his body quicker but maybe it would help us now in getting answers.
We don't know why he died because his supervisor who was with him at the time, has lied to us repeatedly. She's told several different stories and most of them have tons of holes in them.
The authorities that responded to the "accident" scene are hiding things from us too and our attorneys know this, yet they have refused the case because there is no money to be won and it's not going to be easy going up against the "authorities".
So, do I think media coverage would help? Sure, what lawyer doesn't crave the bright lights of the news cameras? Hell, they would be falling all over themselves to take this case if the entire world were following it.
However, in the meantime, we silently suffer and grieve for someone who wasn't supposed to die.
I hope they find out what happened to the Holloway girl soon and I hope they find out WHY.
I wouldn't wish this kind of pain on my worst enemy.