A judge said Friday he will rule by early next week whether to proceed with the legal steps necessary to declare Natalee Holloway dead six years after the Alabama teen disappeared on a high school graduation trip to Aruba.
Her father, Dave Holloway, became teary eyed and his voice cracked during a court hearing as he asked Probate Judge Alan King to bring legal closure to the case, even though Holloway’s ex-wife, Beth Holloway, objects. She was in California to give a speech, but her attorney, Charlie DeBardeleben, said, "Beth is horrified" by her ex-husband’s efforts and she doesn’t want her oldest child declared dead.
"There is always a glimmer of hope, especially when there is no hard evidence she is dead," the lawyer said.
Judge weighs bid to declare missing Ala. teen dead – CBS News