Chris Hansen: -trouble brewing? Beth Holloway: Yeah, he did.īut class member Laraine Watson, who's never spoken publicly about their trip, or Natalee's last night, until now, says it couldn't have started better. And they had coaxed some young females into leaving the establishment with them… and he stepped in at the last minute because just didn't feel good about the situation, you know, with them- Chris Hansen: He saw- Beth Holloway: -leaving.
Chris Hansen: During his senior class trip? Beth Holloway: Yes- yeah. She felt good about it except for one troubling piece of information about a nightspot down there, a bar called Carlos ‘n Charlie’s.īeth Holloway: My step-son had had an encounter at Carlos 'n Charlie’s during 2003. So, we felt like, you know, there's safety in numbers. And there were going to be over 150 plus classmates. Her mom, Beth Holloway Twitty, who had been divorced from Dave since 1993, knew it would be a great opportunity for her daughter.īeth Holloway: I was excited the Mountain Brook students had been there the previous two years. That fall, she was planning to attend the University of Alabama on full scholarship. In school, she'd been a straight A student, a member of student government, even a counselor in a peer group called the Natural Helpers. After all, if anyone deserved a reward it was Natalee.
