JOHN Q KELLY ON THE NATALEE HOLLOWAY CASE

On the Record with Greta 01/16/07 - Transcript
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On the Record with Greta 01/16/07 - Transcript

Greta - In May of 2005, Natalee Holloway said goodbye to her mother Beth and headed off on what all expected to be an exciting high school trip to Aruba. Since then no word from Natalee just daily heartbreak for her family. Tonight though, there's some news in the investigation, John Q. Kelly the lawyer for Natalee Holloway's parents is in New York. John, where did you sneak off to this past weekend?

John - I paid a visit to Aruba Greta.

Greta - Why?

John - I had gotten a call at the end of last week from Karin Janssen, the Prosecutor, indicating that her term was over, she was going to be leaving the island and going back to Holland as of yesterday, Monday, and we both thought it would be a good idea if we chatted a little bit before she left.

Greta - Did she want to leave the job?

John - No, she had a three year term and she could have extended up to two more years with the blessing of the Attorney General Fernandez Croes down there and she had made a request in writing, very much wanting to stay there to see this investigation through and she was told her term was going to be halted at three years and she'd be returning to Amsterdam and she couldn't see this through.

Greta - So she sort of got fired, a little bit.

John - She didn't get fired, they didn't extend her term and she was upset about that and I was glad to hear she wanted to stay on this case and see it to some sort of conclusion but they wouldn't let her.

Greta - alright, so she wanted to stay on the case. If she'd had some progress I'm sure she would have been able to stay on the case because everyone loves progress. When you spoke to her, were you satisfied that there was progress?

John - I'm satisfied they're still working on the case. I like dealing with Karin, I think she's been honest and you know they've got a team of ten detectives that are working over in Amsterdam that have have been working for a couple of months now on the case and I also met with Dennis Jacobs and the team working here in Aruba for awhile on Monday, in addition to was talking to Karin for a few hours on Sunday. I mean we don't have results yet, it's a result oriented business and until I have answers for Beth and Dave, you know no one's going to be happy but I like to see that there's work going on still.

Greta - I hate to be so sarcastic but it sounds like you've got a lot of new friends but your new friends aren't exactly, you know we're a year and half into this investigation and we don't have any progress.

John - They're working Greta, you know I've been critical of the Prosecution in the past, I've been critical of the police in the past, but the answers are down there. The only possible prosecution and resolution to this down in Aruba and anything that helps advance the cause here I'm going to do and at least I've got a line of communication down there and I don't want to rock that boat.

Greta - I understand that. Are they convinced that the 3 suspects are still the ones they find or that believe are the ones responsible for the disappearance? Or are they looking in other directions?

John - They have looked in other directions. I think they've eliminated a lot of other options and I think the three individuals you're speaking of are the prime suspects still.

Greta - So they remain the prime suspects, Joran van der Sloot, Deepak and Satish Kalpoe are still the suspects?

John - The prime suspects, sure.

Greta - One quick question, have you served them with the civil suit in the United States yet? Deepak and Satish?

John - Personal service has not been effected down in Aruba yet, it'll be done shortly and that's the last step to be taken.

Greta - Alright, then we'll watch that litigation in California, that'll be huge. Anyway, John thank you.

John - Sure Greta, bye-bye.


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