
An appeal hearing is set for Monday for a Gaithersburg man detained for more than two months in Aruba in the disappearance and presumed death of his travel companion.

The Aruban lawyer for a Gaithersburg man detained for more than two months in the disappearance and presumed death of his travel companion has filed an appeal for the man's release.

An appeals hearing will be held before a panel of three judges Wednesday morning in the case of a Gaithersburg man suspected in the August disappearance of a travel companion on Aruba, according to prosecutors.

An Aruban judge on Wednesday ordered a Gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a travel companion detained for an additional 60 days, according to prosecutors.

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) — A U.S. tourist detained in Aruba in the death of his travel companion has cooperated with investigators and should be immediately released because there is no evidence against him, his defense lawyer said Sunday.

Robyn Gardner's wild and rowdy tattoos belie the kind, quiet nature of a trusting woman who sought solace in a tropical getaway with a man who now is suspected in her disappearance, a close friend said.

A Maryland man who claimed his travel partner apparently drowned during a getaway to Aruba has now become a suspect in her disappearance because his response to the incident raised suspicions of police.