Catherine Crier April 5 TRANSCRIPT

NOT VERBATIM NOT COMPLETE

**Get ready for this one, it's a corker -- Heli



Debra Norville (?) sitting in for Catherine Crier

This latest bombshell comes from Joran's attorney, Joe Tacopina. Nobody has worked harder to keep the investigation going than Beth Twitty,.... she has even questioned the 3 suspects herself.

Also with us is Red, the editor of something called Scared Monkeys, a website he's created. He's travelled to Aruba and his website is one of the best sources of information in this case.

This info from Joe comes in the form of the record for the key card, here we see part of the key log, what do you make of this Beth?

Beth

I think you said it perfectly well, Natalee's case has had more breaking news than any case in history. The key history is simply not true, they had this from the key history from the students who entered the room at the beginning, it just can't yield any breaking news, there's just no way.

Debra:

Mr Tacopina was pretty excited about it today on satellite news.
(Plays Tacopina ..."the room key that was issued to Natalee, was used the night she went missing at 3:20 in the morinng.....")


Now maybe that would be significant, but I know she didn't stay in that room alone, isn't that right Beth?

Beth:

Debra I'll tell you exactly what happened that night, and why the authorities have that infomation, it's because I pulled it and gave it to them...They didn't have working security cameras, there was no way I could prove she was not back at the hotel, I remember pulling the card key record, it was 2 or 3 in the morning when I did that, I'm the one who gave it to the authorities. The only reason they have it is because I pulled it and gave it to them.

Debra:

Red I know you've been looking at how this case was handled. Just the other day on CBS there was this interview with Dompig, he was saying he thought drugs and alcohol could be involved with Natale's disappearance... he also spoke about the latest search of the sand dunes. Hasn't this area been searched before?

Red:

It really has, and we were there in late June early July, ppl had gone there at thatp oint and searched over and over...a new witness came forward in December and it's taken them until April to act on that witness' tip which they've called very credible.

Who knows about the info coming from the witness. We were told by Dompig that this info came from a crediblel witness, they've searched this area already, they're searching now nothing was found, then it comes to this latest bombshell Tacopina states that he has a witness that says Natalee was in her room that night. What Joe fails to mention is the door was opened at 1:26....if it was opened with Natalee's card key at that time, it blows his client's statement out of the water.

Debra:

It just shows that these girls were running around, in and out getting their suitcases ready to leave the next morning.

We've learned that The Netherlands is sending a small contingent to Aruba
Does thatstrike you as little bit delayed Beth?

Beth:

I'm not really sure, I know that Holland sent 4 interrogators early on, but to be honset I'm not aware of the new development. I knew they were conducting searched

Debra:

Next week there will be re-enactement of Natalee's disappearance, the Dutch version of Crime Stoppers, do you think that will prompt anybody to come forward with information?

Beth:

The one positive thing at least it will be airing in Holland, it will be a chance to get the reward info out there, the investigation is still open. That's a good thing, I"m glad they teamed up with America's Most Wanted.

Debra:

DO you believe there is someone who knows something who has not yet had contact with ALE

Beth:

I cannot belive there's not, one thing I was thinking about the way they're doing this show, they will have new tiplines, that could be critical..ppl don't want to call ALE with tips

Debra

If $$ hasn't prompted anybody or conscience hasn't prompted anybody, why would a new tipline encourage anybody?

Beth:

I can't tell you the endless number of aruban citizens that were telling me that nobody would call the aruban tipline, it wouldn't happen. I was always so puzxzled about that.

Debra:

You think the new tipline might reveal something?

Red;

I think it would, the only problem is the delay in doing the entire thing, To put an aruban tape and Dutch tape to do a reenactement...maybe that's what it will take for somebody to do the right thing...it's been over 10 monts, the family has gone over everything, it comes to a point when someobdy in Aruba says, enough is enough, we're tired of tourism going down and somebody will come forward.

Debra;

The program airs on April 11, we'll be anxioius to see what happens. Red, thanks for all your insights into this case as well.