ORANJESTAD, Aruba, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A Maryland man arrested in Aruba after his traveling companion, Robyn Gardner, vanished can be held for another 60 days, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Gary Giordano, 50, has not been formally charged with anything, although he was jailed soon after Gardner vanished Aug. 2, ABC News reported. He told police Gardner disappeared while they were snorkeling, but investigators said his statements have been inconsistent.
Both the prosecutor's office in Aruba and Gardner's mother, Andrea Colson, released statements after the hearing urging anyone with information on what happened to the missing 35-year-old woman to come forward.
"We have faith and confidence in the Aruban authorities and FBI, and know that they will fervently continue their efforts to find Robyn," Colson said.
Police interviewed witnesses who said Giordano seemed oddly calm when he asked for help in finding Gardner.
Gardner and Giordano met through a Web site called "Adult Friend Finder," a friend of the missing woman told ABC. The friend said Giordano sent Gardner abusive messages after she backed out of plans to go on a cruise together.
