Natalee Holloway's Father: Declare My Daughter DEAD

Natalee Holloway’s Father: Declare My Daughter DEAD

Natalee Holloway ‘s father is looking for some closure in the case of his missing daughter — asking an Alabama court to declare her dead once and for all … over SIX YEARS after she disappeared. Dave Holloway filed the petition back in June for presumption of death — a legal declaration that a person is deceased in the absence of hard evidence … provided the person has been missing for five or more years. In the petition, obtained by TMZ, Dave rehashes the entire heartbreaking case — beginning with his daughter going missing in Aruba back in 2005 during a high school graduation trip. Despite an “exhaustive investigation,” Dave claims he is no closer to finding his daughter after all this time and he’s ready to call it quits — adding, “It is my firm, however painful, belief that my daughter Natalee is deceased, and not a runaway.” But it’s all still up in the air, pending a hearing later this month to decide whether Dave’s petition will be granted … but it seems like a sure thing.