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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 30, 2015 22:16:31 GMT
The passage of time never ceases to amaze me. I have the worst ability to keep track of it. I would have never said this happened 10 years ago.
Do you think her parents will ever know what really happened to her?
Losing a child under any circumstances is horrific. But my heart really goes out to parents in situations like this who never find out what happened to their child. And possibly always hold on to that slim hope that maybe their precious child is still alive.
There are two unsolved cases in South Carolina that I've wondered about for years. One was a girl abducted when I was in graduate school and another was a USC student named Dail Dinwiddie missing 20+ years.
It has to be a nightmare to live with that kind of torment for the rest of your life.
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Post by naby64 on May 30, 2015 22:19:39 GMT
I can't believe it has been 10 yrs. It is a somewhat local case to me. Her grandmother just lives a couple of blocks away and one of her cousins is in my DH's Sunday School class. It has been very hard on the family. I don't think you ever give up or stop hoping. I can't imagine the not knowing.
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Post by leannec on May 30, 2015 22:28:28 GMT
I think that the parents know that that Van der Sloot is responsible but there is no way anyone will be able to prove it ... a very unfortunate situation  |
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Post by Nink on May 30, 2015 22:33:39 GMT
I think that the parents know that that Van der Sloot is responsible but there is no way anyone will be able to prove it ... a very unfortunate situation This. He's in prison for murdering a gal in Peru exactly 5 years ago today. |
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Post by gar on May 30, 2015 22:40:35 GMT
It's shocking how fast time passes isn't it! It was the anniversary of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann recently.....I think it was 8 years ago. The not knowing must be such a hard burden to bear. And even if you think about being reunited at some point, your child wouldn't even know you......I can't imagine that pain :cry:
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Post by back to *pea*ality on May 30, 2015 22:49:31 GMT
I saw an interview last week given by her dad. The first thing that came to my mind is that he looks like he's aged much more than 10 years. I cannot imagine the mental and physical toll this has taken on Natalie's family. Losing a child has to be the worst thing that can happen to a parent and to not know what happened and to lay her to rest must make the loss even more agonizing.
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Post by tuesdaysgone on May 30, 2015 23:02:56 GMT
None of us can really understand that kind of pain. Your heart goes out to them.
I was a student at U of South Carolina when Dale Dinwidde went missing and, like you, I still think of her and her family.
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Post by caro on May 30, 2015 23:10:57 GMT
And let's not forget JonBenet Ramsey. Natalia Holloway's mother dated John Ramsey for awhile. I need to google to see if they are still together. Time really does pass so quickly. My oldest DGD was born just before Natalia's disappearance (not that it has anything to do with it) but I can't believe it's been that long.
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Post by keknj on May 30, 2015 23:48:04 GMT
I can't imagine what those parents go through. It's bad enough to loose a child, but to never know for sure. And to never know what happened to them must be an agony that never goes away.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 31, 2015 0:02:51 GMT
Small world, isn't it?
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 31, 2015 0:02:54 GMT
I wouldn't have thought it has already been 10 yrs either.
I hope her family one day finds peace through knowing what happened to her. And I don't think they will ever give up looking for answers.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 0:21:25 GMT
I think her parents know exactly who killed her, especially since he did it again. He's right where he belongs although I wish the family could see him tried, convicted, and serve life for what he did to Natalie. None the less, thankfully he's in prison.
This reminds me of another island case... remember the little girl who disappeared from her room while her parents dined? Was that ever solved? I'll have to look it up.
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Post by epeanymous on May 31, 2015 0:26:04 GMT
I lived a few blocks from where Dail Dinwiddie disappeared when I lived in SC (I didn't move there until years after her disappearance). I was a public defender in Columbia and it was still a case everyone talked about, ten years later  . I think Natalee's parents have to be so miserable, not knowing for sure what happened, even if it seems fairly clear at this point. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 31, 2015 0:31:49 GMT
So many of us with ties to that case. I spent a lot of time in Five Points many years previous when I did my Master's degree at USC. And just being in SC, I've been there many times to shop or dine.
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Post by CeeScraps on May 31, 2015 0:37:40 GMT
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Post by papersilly on May 31, 2015 0:48:53 GMT
It makes me sad to think what could have been ---college graduation, maybe even marriage and kids by now. My nieces are her age now. I would be devastated if their lives stopped here. I hope her mom is okay today.
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Post by anxiousmom on May 31, 2015 0:53:57 GMT
So many of us with ties to that case. I spent a lot of time in Five Points many years previous when I did my Master's degree at USC. And just being in SC, I've been there many times to shop or dine. When I was in Gainesville back in the 80's there was a girl who disappeared while out for a walk. Tiffany Sessions...she just disappeared without a single trace. I still think about her from time to time. Funny how some things just stick with us. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 31, 2015 0:59:11 GMT
I had a few brief moments of "losing" a child when my boys were little. But thankfully they were all over about as fast as they began. Thirty minutes would have been terrifying.
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Post by anxiousmom on May 31, 2015 1:56:03 GMT
I saw an interview last week given by her dad. The first thing that came to my mind is that he looks like he's aged much more than 10 years. I cannot imagine the mental and physical toll this has taken on Natalie's family. Losing a child has to be the worst thing that can happen to a parent and to not know what happened and to lay her to rest must make the loss even more agonizing. Five years ago, when we were shopping in a mall, my youngest wandered away from me and my other 2 daughters. (Didn't know that she had wandered at the time. We were thinking abduction.) She was 3 at the time. It happened in a matter of seconds. She was gone for maybe 30 minutes, and as the time went on, the sheer terror that I felt was unbelievable. When the police told me to call home and get my husband to bring us a picture, I lost it. Every now and then, we'll talk about how dd3 went missing and it still makes me teary eyed. (Obviously, we did find her unharmed. She wandered, no one took her.) We had a 15 minute or so of my 3 year old super duper escape artist ninja disappearing at Epcot. It was probably one of the worst moments of my life. I admit, that while the staff at Epcot handled it like pros- when he trotted up holding a workers hand laughing I almost fell down with relief. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 2:03:10 GMT
I saw an interview last week given by her dad. The first thing that came to my mind is that he looks like he's aged much more than 10 years. I cannot imagine the mental and physical toll this has taken on Natalie's family. Losing a child has to be the worst thing that can happen to a parent and to not know what happened and to lay her to rest must make the loss even more agonizing. Five years ago, when we were shopping in a mall, my youngest wandered away from me and my other 2 daughters. (Didn't know that she had wandered at the time. We were thinking abduction.) She was 3 at the time. It happened in a matter of seconds. She was gone for maybe 30 minutes, and as the time went on, the sheer terror that I felt was unbelievable. When the police told me to call home and get my husband to bring us a picture, I lost it. Every now and then, we'll talk about how dd3 went missing and it still makes me teary eyed. (Obviously, we did find her unharmed. She wandered, no one took her.) My son got away from daycare and I still have issues with having anyone watch him. If they are dismissive about his issues (all kids are like that, relax etc..) I will not allow him to be left alone with them. |
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Post by MsKnit on May 31, 2015 2:07:58 GMT
The passage of time is always astounding for things like this.
Sabrina Eisenberg would have been in the graduating class of 2015. Her birthday is within days of my son's.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 2:20:03 GMT
This was a local story for us. I can't believe it's been 10 years. Sadly, I don't think we'll ever know the complete truth about what happened to her.
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