Girl Missing from RIU Hotel in Punta Cana

Ecoman1949

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That additional 10 day stay going to push him over 30 days?
Don’t know when he arrived but it will be close. I suspect a few people in the PN and maybe the justice department will be glad to see him leave. Hearing the DR media saying the government is doing more for her family than they would for Dominican families must be hard to hear.
 
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windeguy

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Don’t know when he arrived but it will be close. I suspect a few people in the PN and maybe the justice department will be glad to see him leave. Hearing the DR media saying the government is doing more for her family than they would for Dominican families must be hard to hear.
Well, he is free to go according to breaking news.
 

Ecoman1949

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Well, he is free to go according to breaking news.
No doubt about it at this point. KeepComing posted about him getting a book out of this. Maybe if it’s ghost written. It’s more likely he will use his notoriety to make a quick buck with salacious media interviews.
 

RDKNIGHT

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thats it ? , meaning what exactly ?
( not singling you out , but a couple people here seem to think this apparantly)

The Case is Officially NOT Closed . and will not be closed until evidence is found one way or the other, or at least a Body .
FYI missing person cases remain open until remains are found,,
 

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thats it ? , meaning what exactly ?
( not singling you out , but a couple people here seem to think this apparantly)

The Case is Officially NOT Closed . and will not be closed until evidence is found one way or the other, or at least a Body .
Well, then call it a cold case that is never solved unless by some miracle a body shows up down the road. The DR will abandon all efforts in a very short time now that the only suspect is free to go home.

What is it that you now disagree with about it being all over? That is a reality of what will happen and there is literally nothing more that will be done,
 
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Well, then call it a cold case that is never solved unless by some miracle a body shows up down the road. The DR will abandon all efforts in a very short time now that the only suspect is free to go home.

What is it that you now disagree with about it being all over? That is a reality of what will happen and there is literally nothing more that will be done,
 
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The True Private investigators are just getting Started ..
The P I ( TJ Ward) who worked on the Natelee Holloway cause for 18 years agrees this is not a simple drowning ..in fact he does not think she drowned at all
That is as of 16 Hours ago, unless he has changed his mind, which I doubt.
 

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No doubt about it at this point. KeepComing posted about him getting a book out of this. Maybe if it’s ghost written. It’s more likely he will use his notoriety to make a quick buck with salacious media interviews.
Lol... I think you have me confused with another poster? I do not know anything about a book, but who knows anything is possible.
 
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Yes, they are not criminal in nature, though fleeing from officers can rise to that level, he likely got a plea deal for the other charges to be pled down to one charge. His age then may also have been considered. He doesn't have a DR bank account and he is getting a free room and meals. The lawyers wouldn't cost anywhere close to $50K, whether true or not, its not an amount one could carry around in cash easily. How did it get into the media or was it a clever way of signaling how his problems might be solved?
You're really reaching Jose. Unless you are privy to the information, you really do not know. Do not believe everything you read in the media.
 
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Yep a cold case with a 99.999999 % chance of never being solved.
Add her to the list:

The struggle to find missing loved ones is a reality for many Dominican families. Between 2015 and 2020, the National Police reported hundreds of missing people, of whom 315 never returned home, leaving their whereabouts shrouded in mystery and the despair of their loved ones.

In some cases, more than ten years have passed, and as time passes, hope fades. In fact, Article 115 of the Dominican Civil Code stipulates that a missing person will be declared dead after four years of absence. Families are resigning themselves to this.

Read also: With 724 cases, Santiago was the mecca of disappearances between 2018 and 2024

In 2015, there were 358 missing persons, but not all of them found a happy ending: only 81 men, 47 women, 39 male minors, and 91 female minors were found. The police solved 110 cases, and 148 people returned on their own. However, 100 people remained missing, a number that still represents anguish for their loved ones today.

In 2016, 242 cases were documented. A total of 198 people were located: 76 men, 27 women, 32 male minors, and 63 female minors. In other words, 98 cases were resolved by the police, and 100 people were returned on their own. Despite this, 44 cases remain open, carrying with them unanswered questions.

In 2017, 154 disappearances were recorded. Forty-eight men, 13 women, 20 male minors, and 43 female minors were found. Only 26 cases were resolved by the police, and 98 were returned without official intervention. Still, 30 people never returned , adding to a long list that continues to grow each year.

In 2018, 173 cases were reported. Fifty-eight men, 30 women, 25 male minors, and 49 female minors were located; that is, 59 cases were resolved by authorities, while 103 were independently resolved. Regrettably, 11 people were still missing . This number of missing people was the lowest between 2015 and 2020.

2019 marked a turning point. Although 156 disappearances were reported, only 21 men, 6 women, 8 male minors, and 11 female minors were located. With only 16 cases resolved by the police and 30 voluntary returns, 110 people were left in limbo , the highest number in those years.

Read also: The numbers don't add up! A huge difference between the PN and PGR statistics on missing persons.

In 2020, amid the pandemic, 105 cases were reported. Thirty-three men, 27 women, 10 male minors, and 15 female minors were located. The police solved 33 cases, and 52 people returned on their own, leaving 20 missing .

The drama of disappearances​

Despite an apparent decrease in reported cases over the years, the phenomenon of disappearances remains an open wound. Official figures are stark, but behind them are stories of pain, uncertainty, and relentless searching.

These data should serve as a starting point for strengthening prevention, care, and follow-up policies, and above all, to remind everyone that every missing person has a name, a story, and a family still waiting for answers.

 
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The True Private investigators are just getting Started ..
The P I ( TJ Ward) who worked on the Natelee Holloway cause for 18 years agrees this is not a simple drowning ..in fact he does not think she drowned at all
That is as of 16 Hours ago, unless he has changed his mind, which I doubt.
Well, good luck to him him in wasting people's time, their hopes and money. What is he going to prove?
Nothing.
 

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Yes, one never knows. They look like traffic infractions on the surface. This is what they showed:
View attachment 10604
LOL
That charge would have happened when he was 16 years old and a brand new driver.
Reckless driving at that age does not make him a murderer like some of the DR1 detectives seem to think

Some of these posts are just comical and seems like there are a few here that have already convicted him.

He is a 22 year old kid that was chasing ass and drank to much one night and was in the wrong place at the wrong time but he is not responsible for whatever happened to that girl.

Just because she never washed up on the beach doesn't mean she didn't drown. While generally true that they eventually may come to surface, it doesn't necessarily mean they would come ashore. The winds could have been such that she was blown out to sea rather than to shore and they won't float forever as the body will eventually lose it's buoyancy and sink again.

As far as the passport goes, if the police who took it won't give it back to him he simply needs to go to the US embassy and get their assistance getting a new passport issued as long as the courts say he is free to leave the country and sure his attorney's would be able to help him getting a passport as well if necessary.

Willing to bet an overstay fee is the least of his concerns at this point LOL.
 
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And here we have yet another Fine example of a PI with a Lifetime of Experience, being called a Dummy
by the All knowing esteemed board members ..



18 years on the Holloway case .. SOLVED

but HE is the Idiot ?
right
Report back to us in 18 years and tell us how it is going. They can start by shutting down the three hotels on the beach and dig up the whole beach to find where he buried her single handed..........
 
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Ok,. well then watch this Video, Just one of many places which mentions it .
.. Listen to the Lawyer speak as to WHY the Parents would ask for it
"strategic" is repeated several times .
Why would you think they just thought of this on their own ? its the LAST piece of paper these parents would want . except if there is a specific strategy behind it . and I DOUBT its just for the Insurance Money .. they dont need the money .

They definitely are being advised by Legal Counsel .. and a good one .
Why is this so hard to understand ?
That is not the parent's lawyer in the video. He is only guessing that they were advised by a lawyer and he said in Virginia you have to wait 7 years before you request a death certificate. Just like all your other completely baseless speculation and assumptions, you don't KNOW if they were advised by a lawyer and, if so, the lawyer had zero idea of what Dominican law was. Why is this so hard to understand?
 
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cavok

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Any credible evidence allowing the justice department to remand him longer would have been presented at the HC hearing. It wasn’t. There is none. I posted previously a downsized search for her body will continue for a week or two then shut down. That would be done even if he had headed home yesterday. Keeping him here for another ten days is just a legal formality tying up loose ends, reaffirming the release order, and making sure justice is seen to be done.
Credible evidence, yes, but it's possible that they may have some leads that they want to pursue a little longer and that's why the passport was "lost" and another hearing scheduled on March 28th.
 
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