Beth has told multiple media outlets that van der Sloot gave intimate details about a sexual encounter he had with Natalee. She has also come under some criticism as people think she has focused too much of her energies on the trio of suspects when she should have been more open to other theories about the case.
After her marriage to George Twitty, Beth changed her name to his. Following the release of her book, Loving Natalee: A Mother’s Testament of Hope and Faith, she divorced Twitty and changed her name back to Holloway. She is still looking for her daughter’s remains and for justice in the case.
She says that she finds some solace in the fact that van der Sloot is behind bars. She has said, ”I think that what I do take comfort in, his life is a living hell.”
Beth has been vocal about the way she feels the Aruban police treated her daughter’s disappearance but she has come under some fire herself for some things she did during the investigation.
While she was critical of the police for hurting her daughter’s reputation, some have alleged that her friends knew that Natalee had bought and possessed some illicit drugs but that Beth had instructed them to keep quiet about that and not tell the police that Natalee used drugs. Beth has also been an advocate for a boycott of the island and others that are under the control of the Dutch government.
The case of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has gone on to be one of the most popular of the unsolved mysteries. It has been made into several movies for television and the big screen.
Beth’s book was adapted into a movie for the Lifetime network. When it was shown, it garnered some of the highest ratings in the network’s history.
Natalee excelled in school. She was active in a variety of school activities, such as cheerleading and sports. She was also an excellent dancer. She had one brother, Matthew, who was younger.
The two had lived with their mother since their parents divorced in 1993. Her mother remarried a man named George Twitty in 2000.
