No Good
Deputy police chief Gerold Dompig was placed in charge of the investigation. According to him, the family proved to be the biggest obstacle of the case. The pressure they placed on the authorities appeared to sidetrack the investigation. It likewise led them to prematurely arrest suspects and destroy the opportunity to gather evidence.
Nothing But A Story
In February 2010, news reports came out about the case. Media outlets covered the story of a new Joran van der Sloot interview. This time, he claimed to have disposed of Holloway’s body in a nearby marsh. Peter Blanken, the new chief prosecutor, verified that this was false as the authorities already looked into this possibility. He even said, “The locations, names, and times he gave just did not make sense.”