Joe deals with speculation

Rita Cosby Live & Direct Joe offers clarity after Rita had Dave Holloway on offering more confusion.

On March 27, 2006 Joe was at his best dealing with many of the recent speculations, and some from the past. First he dealt with Dompig's 48 Hour piece, by strongly saying it was all more speculation. He can see no reason for Dompig to talk about drug use by Natalee. he said they now have reviewed pages and pages of information regarding this case. He says there are many leads that he feels have never ever been looked into. Of course Rita asked him questions about Joran and drugs - to which Joe emphatically said absolutely not! He said Joran had tons of girls always around him did not need any drugs to get them! He also pointed out that while Natalee was an honor student with a scholarship that Joran was also - with just as many credentials as Natalee - and also had a history of community service.

He said that Dave Holloway speculating about Joran or the bar tender putting a date rate drug is just what is wrong with this case. It is all about speculation and not about truth! He understands Dave's pain but thinks it is wrong for him to go on these programs and make statements like that. He said he thinks anyone to do all this speculation about Joran is absolutely unfair and it has ruined his life.

He also took issue with Rita when she brought up how Dompig insinuated that Paul coached Joran. He said that was not true - that all he did was ask Joran that first night what happened - in front of the Alabama group and that he had no chance to prepare Joran because Paul did not know anything. And that any good parent would be supportive and that was what Paul had been.