Holloway disappeared in Aruba in 2005. She was seen leaving a nightclub with three men. A jawbone found in Aruba is not that of missing American Natalee Holloway , who was a recent high school-graduate at the time of her disappearance. Officials confirmed the news after Dutch scientists completed tests on the bone. The jawbone, which also had a wisdom tooth with it, was found by an American tourist close to the Phoenix Hotel. A second bone had also been found by another tourist earlier this month. The bone was sent to the Netherlands Forensic Institute where scientists completed tests. They compared the bone to dental records given to them by Natalee's father, from which they confirmed the the bone was not that of Natalee, although it was human. It was said to be unlikely that the bone was Holloway's as there is no physical evidence that she was murdered. Taco Stein, the Aruban Solicitor General ,  released a statement after the announcement was made. He commented on the speed of the identification; he said that they had quickly ruled out Holloway because her records had shown that she had her wisdom teeth previously removed. Tim Miller, the Director of the Texas EquuSearch , released a statement after talking to Natalee's father. He said “Dave [Natalee's father] has been in contact with Aruban authorities and spoke with FBI this morning, the agent working the case. Dave believes it is Natalee.” Natalee Holloway disappeared on the island in 2005 while on a school trip. She was last seen leaving a nightclub with three men, one of which was later identified as Joran van der Sloot . Van der Sloot was detained twice by police but has never been charged with Holloway's disappearance. He is currently in Peru facing a different murder charge. Aruban authorities have said that they are checking neighboring islands to find a match for other missing persons.
Holloway disappeared in Aruba in 2005. She was seen leaving a nightclub with three men. A jawbone found in Aruba is not that of missing American , who was a recent -graduate at the time of her disappearance. Officials confirmed the news after Dutch scientists completed tests on the bone. The jawbone, which also had a with it, was found by an American tourist close to the Phoenix Hotel. A second bone had also been found by another tourist earlier this month. The bone was sent to the where scientists completed tests. They compared the bone to dental records given to them by Natalee's father, from which they confirmed the the bone was not that of Natalee, although it was human. It was said to be unlikely that the bone was Holloway's as there is no physical evidence that she was murdered. , the , released a statement after the announcement was made. He commented on the speed of the identification; he said that they had quickly ruled out Holloway because her records had shown that she had her wisdom teeth previously removed. Tim Miller, the Director of the , released a statement after talking to Natalee's father. He said “Dave [Natalee's father] has been in contact with Aruban authorities and spoke with FBI this morning, the agent working the case. Dave believes it is Natalee.” Natalee Holloway disappeared on the island in 2005 while on a school trip. She was last seen leaving a nightclub with three men, one of which was later identified as . Van der Sloot was detained twice by police but has never been charged with Holloway's disappearance. He is currently in Peru facing a different murder charge. Aruban authorities have said that they are checking neighboring islands to find a match for other missing persons.
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