U.S. citizen Gary Giordano has been held in Aruba since August 5, 2011. The government held him because they believed he had something to do with the disappearance of Robyn Gardner.

At a hearing on Friday November 25, 2011, the prosecution requested Giordano be held for 30 additional days. However, the request was denied due to a lack of progress in the investigation of the disappearance.

Giordano had given up hope in the Aruban criminal justice system and was surprised by their decision. His lawyer, Jose Baez, stated that they “are grateful the Aruban government has seen that no crime was committed.” It is assumed that Giordano will leave Aruba as soon as he is freed since the judge’s ruling does not require him to stay in Aruba.

This does not mean Gary Giordano is cleared for the disappearance of Robyn Gardner. Authorities are still investigating the case and can seek extradition if necessary. They continue to believe that he is lying about his story and the insurance filed days before their trip seems very suspicious.

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Patti Krieger disappeared on October 2, 2010. She was on a hiking trip with her friends on Sauk Mountain. The police were unable to find her and until recently nothing has been heard about her. At the end of October 2011, over a year after her disappearance, a ransom email was sent. Alan Patterson, Krieger’s son, created a website in order to receive reliable tips concerning his mother’s disappearance. The ransom email sent to the website contained “options” for Patterson to choose from. He was told to wire $250,000 to Ghana in order to see his mother again. At the end of the email, the sender even offered to cut off one of his mother’s fingers to prove she was alive and being held hostage. The sender signed the email as “The Keeper.”

On November 6, 2011, two-year-old Sky Metalwala disappeared after his mother and four-year-old sister left to go get gas. A Facebook page was developed in order to help search for Sky, and they received an email. This email was very similar to the email regarding the disappearance of Patty Krieger. Both emails had similar grammatical errors, offered to fingers as proof the victims were alive, and were signed “The Keeper.”

Is “The Keeper” some sort of con-artist who runs a scam on these websites that are set up as a tipline? Patterson, Krieger’s son, claimed this has to be a scam when he received the email about his missing mother. And now that Sky is missing, will the Metalwala family feel the same way?

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