Natalee Holloway

Spotlight Back on Holloway Disappearance

Updated: Monday, 11 May 2009, 10:36 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 11 May 2009, 10:36 PM EDT

by Will Thomas/myfoxdc

WASHINGTON, D.C. - It is a case that sparked a media sensation around the world. High school student Natalee Holloway vanished May 30, 2005 in Aruba during a graduation trip. Four years later there are no new leads in the case.

The National Museum of Crime and Punishment is helping to put the case back in the spotlight. Natalee's case is the newest addition to the Unsolved Crimes exhibit, replacing the now solved Anthrax Murders.
Beth Holloway attended the unveiling Monday afternoon in Northwest Washington to honor her daughter.

"In some way I hope Natalee's case can represent a lot of these young adults that are missing and are most likely murdered," Holloway told Fox 5.

John Walsh, the host of Fox's America's Most Wanted, stood by her side at the museum. Police determined a deceased drifter decapitated Walsh's 6-year-old son. The announcement last December, brought to close a case that has haunted the Walsh family for more than two decades.

"Finding him murdered so horribly was unbearable but at least that ended that chapter of our lives. Beth Holloway doesn't have that closure," Walsh said.

Natalee's mother and John Walsh are also working to bring attention to a missing component in the search for victims.

The Center for Missing and Exploited Children works to find children under the age of 18-years-old. There is no specialized center for missing adults like Natalee, who was 18-years-old at the time of her disappearance.
 

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