Leventhal Calls Aruba Dissapearance “Difficult, Intense, & Confounding”

The Natalee Holloway case in Aruba is “one of the most difficult, intense, and confounding stories I’ve covered,” Rick Leventhal writes on FOXNews.com. “Information is hard to come by, false leads, and ‘reportable news’ from actual government officials of ‘confessions’ and ‘confirmed grave sites’ (identified and detailed) are quickly amended or completely retracted.”

He describes the confusion that happened last weekend. “We are trying to report developments in this case accurately and professionally,” Leventhal says. “We have developed excellent sources on the island, and have gathered lots of background material that gives us context and perspective in covering this story. We don’t report all we hear, for obvious reasons. Rumors are rampant, and some stuff can’t be confirmed. And as we learned the hard way, sometimes even public officials can be far off base, despite their assurances to the contrary.” More…