It was 2005 when Alabama teen Natalie Holloway went missing off a high school graduation vacation in Aruba. First one and now today another bone found on an Aruban beach could bring to an end the long investigation into her disappearance. Prosecutors plan to release tests of a jawbone found on one of the island's beaches today.
During the last week, tests conducted at the Netherlands Forensic Institute were to first determine whether the bone is that of a human or that of an animal. If the bone is human, authorities said, they would attempt to determine through DNA testing if it belonged to Holloway. Holloway's dental records were sent to the forensic institute last week, according to the FBI.
CBS news reports than answers could come today. Authorities say that if the jawbone found is indeed Holloway's it could provide enough evidence to tie playboy Joran Van der Sloot to her death.
Holloway's class was on a land vacation, not a cruise. But the story has far-reaching implications for what could go wrong for teens on a Caribbean island off any ship and any cruise line. Once off the ship, cruise passengers look just like anyone else visiting an island and caution is recommended for both parents and teens alike .
In what may seem like a perfect island setting, danger lurks.
More on this story as developments occur.
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