Topic : 01/19 Follow-ups

Has anybody considered the angle that the cheerleaders may know more? Im not pointing fingers, just bringing up past stories about cheerleaders and their over the top competitiveness against each other. Not saying they would do something like this but I remember a story on the news in the 90's about cheerleaders conspiring out of inmaturity and desperation to eliminate their competitors. Has anyone considered that Carlos & Charlies have security cameras and may hold some clue to that night? Cameras especially are specifically placed in the bar area to deter bartenders from steeling money. I'm sure they looked into this...but considering the cheepy choppy job these prosecutors have done, I figured I'd just throw that out there. These cheerleaders should  not be off the hook either. They should have been looking out for one another. Could there be more to the story? Could it be that these girls knew more than they lead us to believe?  

This may not be a popular take on the Natalee Holloway story - but as a parent I would want my daughter back dead or alive - to be able to lay her to rest or help her recover her ordeal-not knowing her fate would drive me literally mad  -- what if the young men involved were offered complete and  

unincumbered immunity from prosecution.  Their fate is in the hands of one greater than us  - 

 they will be forever looked upon differently and always the question in the back of people's minds "did they or did they not"  = that stigma will never leave them.  if she were my daughter i would move heaven and earth (as I am sure the Holloway are trying to do) to find her - even if it meant making a deal with the suspects - I know this is not American way - but sometimes leaving the fate of people in to the hands of the Almighty may prove to be more than 

they can live with even if they are not prosecuted by man. 

I am completely amazed with the turn around with the Mother who had the disorder. What shocked me the most was that it was a thyroid disorder that was causing it. I never seen the original show but I felt really sorry for them.  

My mother is showing signs of being different as she ages. She gave away $1000 as a tip to a coffee shop. Each decision is "God Says". Though she is broke and relying on overdraft to keep her afloat, the voice she hears to do things is causing her more damage though she can't see it.  

She keeps feathers in ziploc bag. She believes feathers she finds are angels showing signs. What disturbs me is the need to win the millions in lottery. In public toilets, what she thinks is diamonds is broken glass. Her ziploc bags full of broken glass saying it's a sign from god she will be rich. 

She says one day I will get the message and understand what she is doing. In a way I feel I am judging her because I truly don't understand. I don't understand where the balance lies on when I should be truly worried. My sister defends her belief that things she finds is signs of the her future and representations of the real thing that is coming. 

My mom says I am going to win 40 million dollars because god told her that it's coming. I wonder, will she ever win the 40 Million or is she setting her self up for dissappointment in the long term. Or is the god she is hearing in her head is really something I should be worried about.  

When do I know enough is enough to step in with an opinion. Till now I have been silent about my feelings. I just sit and listen. 

First I can't imagine how awful for a mother to lose a child or not knowing if Natalee is dead or alive. But I'm amazed at you Dr. Phil that you promote the boycott of Aruba. Did you boycott  the U.S.A  when O.J. Simpson murdered two innocent people and got away with it? Where was the american justice? If you remember...they screwed up royally! What about the 1000's unsolved murders/rapes/kidnapping in the United States? Is the rest of the world boycottting the United States because the system has failed these poor victims? You seem to forget that the United States is rated very high for violent crimes. I thing it is very stupid and ignorant to boycott a country and ruined the tourism industry because a crime has not been solved.  

   This is just a  suggustion: If you were able to call Sylvia Browne the psychic and ask her about the 

whereabouts of natalee.  She has worked with law enforcement people in the past in finding and 

solving cases.  Without closure, this seems to be hard on her family. 

The last time you had Natalee's mother on the show you said let's boycott Aruba.  However, that has not had much press and we (The US) has not boycotted that country.  In fact, on another show, they give away trips to Aruba all the time!  Can't someone from your show contact them and together the two shows announce the boycot of that country?  If the tourism dropped significantly, maybe they would begin to interpret Dutch law appropriately and put these criminals where they should be!!  I feel so sorry for that poor mother.  It is criminal how she has been jerked around. 

I think that Steve Cohen is full of it!   I feel he is still just giving her mother and Dr. Phil the run around, trying to pull the wool over their eyes.  I don't think he has any intention on finding her dead or alive.  He acts like there was nothing wrong that happened, when it is plain as daylight..   

Good luck and my prayers go out to Natalee and her family and Dr. Phil.!