Natalee Holloway's Mom and Jon Benet's Dad are dating

[Gurgi]

Okay, it just struck me as really weird. I don't know why, but it does.

Report: JonBenet's Dad, Natalee Holloway's Mom Dating
Lawyer Confirms 'Budding Friendship'

ATLANTA -- Beth Twitty and John Ramsey both share loss, and now they share a budding friendship, according to an attorney who represents them.

The mother of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway and the father of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey met late last year through an organization that arranges speaking engagements, attorney Lin Wood of Atlanta said Monday.

Wood declined to say if Twitty, who has been married twice, and Ramsey, whose wife died in June 2006, are dating. George "Jug" Twitty and Beth Twitty separated Dec. 15.


"I would describe them as friends who have a great deal of admiration for each other," Wood said of Beth Twitty and Ramsey. Wood said he represents both of them individually.

Wood told The Associated Press that the two "share common interests and concerns related to their children, particularly with respect to the actions of law enforcement and the media in response to those tragic losses."

CNN reported that the pair has been seen in public on more than one occasion hugging, kissing and holding hands.

Jay Pesek, an agent with the Nashville Speakers Bureau, which represents Twitty, did not immediately return a telephone call Monday seeking comment.

JonBenet Ramsey was reported missing from her family's Boulder, Colo., home by her wealthy parents the morning after Christmas 1996. The 6-year-old's body was found in the basement. She had been strangled.

Holloway, 18, disappeared in Aruba in May 2005 during a trip with high school classmates. Police spent months searching for her, to no avail.

Both cases remain unsolved.

****Okay, I will say after reading it, it doesn't sound like they're really "dating"...but why would their lawyer go public and make an announcement like that anyways?

 

[Feralpeg]

Perhaps it was announced so that people wouldn't speculate. These people live under a microscope. I would imagine they have bonded because they share a tragic loss. If it helps them both find peace, more power to them.

 

[mirthmaiden]

Seems like a perfect way for both of them to get things back to normal....

 

[tiggersmom2]

Perhaps it was announced so that people wouldn't speculate. These people live under a microscope. I would imagine they have bonded because they share a tragic loss. If it helps them both find peace, more power to them.

I agree and I certainly find nothing weird about it.

 

[MamaLema]

I don't find it weird at all. Kind of like when I read about two 9/11 widows finding love after tragedy.

 

[Nana Annie]

Good for them. If they can find even a moments happiness, then they deserve it. They have both suffered tragedies that most of us cannot even begin to fathom. For Ms. Twitty, the tragic murder of her daughter and for Mr. Ramsey, the tragic murder of his daughter, the loss of another daughter due to a car accident and the loss of his beloved spouse to cancer.

Congratulations John Ramsey and Beth Twitty. May you find happiness and sunshine in your lives again.

 

[mirthmaiden]

Maybe I'm cynical, but my first thought is that this is something that's guaranteed to get them a bunch more media attention.

 

[goofygirl]

Jeez, they did not waste much time, did they? She is single for what- 6 months? And he barely waited a year after his wife died.

 

[C.Ann]

I think it's fine - and it's not up to others to put "time restrictions" on when divorced or widowed people should be "allowed" to begin dating..

 

[JoyG]

Good for them. If they can find even a moments happiness, then they deserve it. They have both suffered tragedies that most of us cannot even begin to fathom. For Ms. Twitty, the tragic murder of her daughter and for Mr. Ramsey, the tragic murder of his daughter, the loss of another daughter due to a car accident and the loss of his beloved spouse to cancer.

Congratulations John Ramsey and Beth Twitty. May you find happiness and sunshine in your lives again.

Well said.

 

[MoniqueU]

Well the only thing that shocks me is that the Ramseys were and still to some extent probably still are suspects in their daughters death. I am kind of shocked that Beth would put herself out there in that position.

 

[nannerbadnanner]

Good for them. If they can find even a moments happiness, then they deserve it. They have both suffered tragedies that most of us cannot even begin to fathom. For Ms. Twitty, the tragic murder of her daughter and for Mr. Ramsey, the tragic murder of his daughter, the loss of another daughter due to a car accident and the loss of his beloved spouse to cancer.

Congratulations John Ramsey and Beth Twitty. May you find happiness and sunshine in your lives again.

My thoughts exactlY!

 

[Hedy]

Well the only thing that shocks me is that the Ramseys were and still to some extent probably still are suspects in their daughters death. I am kind of shocked that Beth would put herself out there in that position.

That was my thought, too.

 

[goofy!]

Well the only thing that shocks me is that the Ramseys were and still to some extent probably still are suspects in their daughters death. I am kind of shocked that Beth would put herself out there in that position.

That was my thought, too.

They were never named as suspects. One official once gave the vague description as "under the umbrella of suspicion," but they were never named as suspects.

And a grand jury failed to indict.

 

[robertsmom]

They were never named as suspects. One official once gave the vague description as "under the umbrella of suspicion," but they were never named as suspects.

And a grand jury failed to indict.

They knew if they had indicted, any defense attorney worth his salt would tear the case apart because the Boulder PD botched the investigation. Once John Ramsey was allowed to search the house with no police escort, any case (one way or another) was ruined.

 

[Muffy]

I think it's great if these two people get together. They have alot in common. I wish them all the best.

 

[safetymom]

If they have found happiness then more power to them. I agree with C.Ann that it isn't up to anyone to put a time on when you can start dating again.

 

[goofygirl]

I think it's fine - and it's not up to others to put "time restrictions" on when divorced or widowed people should be "allowed" to begin dating..

So you'd be ok with the idea of your DH dating a year, or 6 months after you died?

How about 3 months?
Or 1 month?
Or 2 weeks?

 

[Feralpeg]

So you'd be ok with the idea of your DH dating a year, or 6 months after you died?

How about 3 months?
Or 1 month?
Or 2 weeks?

My dad remarried six months after my mom died. It did not upset me in the least. Dad was miserable after mom's death. He needed someone and so did she (she was divorced). They were very happy the few short years they had together until Dad died. I hate to think how sad and lonely his last few years would have been if he hadn't remarried.

Getting remarried does not mean you loved your first spouse any less. It just means that life goes on.

 

[safetymom]

I would be happy that they found someone to make them happy. Have you lost a spouse?

My late husband told me if anything ever happened to be sad for a year and then resume my life. I started dating a guy after a year. It didn't work out but I know my late husband was ok with it.

Until you have lost a spouse you can't possibly know how you would feel. Just because my husband died doesn't mean I shouldn't be able to enjoy life.

If you can find someone to share your life it is a wonderful thing.