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Unanswered Questions

-Action News covers Max's story for 7 months

-Michigan detective Corey Williams becomes interested & notifies FBI in 2005

-October 2008 Max's case is closed with still no answers as to what happened in May of 2004

May 12, 2004

May 12, 2004

Amy Lynn Bradley

Missing 1998

David Stacey Sr. is found off the Southern coast of Aruba covered in scratches & bruises with 2 jet skis; but there is no sign of Max.

He is taken to the police station & allowed to shower–erasing all & any evidence that could be used.

Natalee Holloway

Missing 2005

The Search for Max

When invited on a jet ski ride by Stacey Sr., Yvonne gave in to Max's constant pleeding.

After the 45 minute ride was over, Max & Stacey still had not returned to La Cabana where both families were staying.

Yvonne then alerted Beach Patrol.

After numerous inconsistent statements were made about the incident by Stacey, the Aruban government felt a full investigation was not necessary.

-3 day search

-Aruban Coast Guard

-Marine helicopters & planes

Gary Makings

Missing 2002

Yvonne & Dominique were then sent home with no answers, no help, & no documentation of Max's death–he was only considered missing.

May 30, 2005

-High school graduation field trip brought her to the island of Aruba

-Last seen outside Carlos'n Charlie's, a chain resturant & night club in Oranjestad, with locals: Joran, Deepak, & Satish Van Der Sloot

-All three men denied knowing what happened to Holloway

-Arrested multiple times, but never convicted

-18 years old at the time of disappearence

January 29, 2002

March 24, 1998

-59 years old

-Reported missing in 2002 after he did not return from a snorkeling trip in Boca Catalina, Aruba

-Gary was never found or declared deceased

Missing Persons Cases

-23 year old Amy disappeared while on a Caribbean cruise with her mother, father, & brother

-Last seen on the morning of March 24, 1998 by cruise ship band member

-No official investigations or searches were preformed

-Since Amy's disappearance, there have been several reports of her being spotted

Who was Max DeVries?

Did You Know?

Similarities

  • Born April 18, 1990 to parents George & Yvonne DeVries
  • Raised in Brighton, Michigan
  • 1 younger sister, Dominique
  • 14 years old at the time of his disappearence

-Every 40 seconds someone is abducted

-In 2014 there were about 467,000 entries for missing children

-85 to 90 percent of abduction victims are children under the age of 18

-All cases reported within several years of one another

-Aruban police felt little to no investigation was necessary (unless money was involved)

-Most cases involved younger victims

Motives:

-Financial gain

-Extremism

-Emotional disturbance

Three Types of Abduction:

1 Family

2 Acquaintance

3 Stranger

Vacationing in Aruba

18 months prior to their

vacation, George DeVries

died of a heartattack at

the family's home in

Brighton, Michigan.

In celebration of their strength throughout the year, Max, Dominique, & Yvonne planned a vacation to Aruba in May of 2004.

While on vacation, the DeVries family was friended by David Stacey Sr. (52) & adopted son David Stacey Jr. (31); both from the United States.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/world/natalee-holloway-new-tip/

Missing: Max DeVries

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