`` Natalee 's father wanted to see this through , and of course it makes me very sad , '' said Beth Holloway , who now works with groups and families of missing children . Holloway 's father says `` a lot of things came together '' making now the right time . He adds , `` We 've been dealing with this death for the last 6½ years '' Natalee Holloway 's mother says the Alabama judge 's ruling `` makes me very sad '' and she hopes that it will bring some closure to her family.
Holloway 's father says `` a lot of things came together '' making now the right time . He adds , `` We 've been dealing with this death for the last 6½ years '' Natalee Holloway 's mother says the Alabama judge 's ruling `` makes me very sad '' and she hopes that it will bring some closure to her family.