Natalee Ann Holloway

Natalee Ann Holloway:Natalee Ann Holloway (born October 21, 1986) disappeared on May 30, 2005, during a high school graduation trip to Aruba, a Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. An American student from Mountain Brook, Alabama, Holloway graduated from Mountain Brook High School on May 24, 2005, shortly before the trip. Her disappearance caused a media sensation in the United States.

Holloway was scheduled to fly home later on May 30, but failed to appear for her flight. She was last seen by her classmates outside Carlos'n Charlie's, a Caribbean chain restaurant and nightclub in Oranjestad,? in a car with locals Joran van der Sloot and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe. When questioned, the three men said they dropped her off at her hotel and denied knowing what became of Holloway. Upon further investigation by authorities, Van der Sloot was arrested twice on suspicion of involvement in her disappearance and the Kalpoes were each arrested three times.

Natalee Holloway Resource  Center:

The Natalee Holloway Resource  Center, a new nonprofit to assist families searching for missing relatives, is scheduled to open in Washington, D.C. in June. Natalee Holloway's mother, Beth, will be on hand for the opening.

The Natalee Holloway Resource Center will be located in the National Museum of Crime and Punlishment and will feature Natalee Holloway's disappearance in its "cold case" display.

According to The Washington Post, "the nonprofit plans to serve as a crisis clearinghouse for families of missing persons in the United  States and abroad, according to a statement from the museum. The nonprofit plans to give family members a plan, contact information, a media liaison and other services. It also will offer guidelines for children and adults to travel safely, including creating a national network of college volunteers who will promote the group's safe travel program to high school and college students."

Beth Holloway made the following statement regarding the center.

"In creating this organization, we hope to prevent as many missing person cases as possible." Holloway said in a statement. "But if tragedy does strike and a person goes missing, we want to provide the families support and reduce the numerous challenges that I experienced, and hopefully lead to the rescue and recovery of many more missing persons across the globe."

Natalee Holloway went missing in May of 2005 while on a high school  graduation trip to Aruba.

I've been impressed with Beth Holloway since she first became a familiar figure following the disappearance of Natalee five years ago. She struck me as a determined woman who won't let the memory of her daughter be forgotten. I'm glad to see the positive aspect Natalee's disappearance has taken with regard to the opening of the Natalee  Holloway Resource Center.