Monday, September 10, 2012
AMEX Assurance Company seeks to void Gary Giordano's $1.5 million accidental death or dismemberment coverage policy on Robyn Gardner, The Washington Examiner reports.
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Monday, September 10, 2012
After filing suit in June to cash in on the insurance policy taken out on missing North Bethesda woman Robyn Gardner, Gary Giordano is being sued by his insurers, who hope to void the policy all together, The Washington Examiner reported. Giordano, of Gaithersburg, was held in Aruba last year in the disappearance of Gardner, his vacation partner. Shortly before the trip, Giordano purchased an insurance policy from AMEX Assurance Company, which included $1.5 million in accidental death or dismemberment coverage on Gardner's life, the Examiner reported. AMEX Assurance Company filed a lawsuit last week in Greenbelt, MD, hoping to void Giordano's policy, asking for "a declaration that no valid claim could be made for death benefits pertaining …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Family and friends hold vigil in honor of missing North Bethesda woman.
August 2 marks a year since North Bethesda resident Robyn Gardner disappeared while on vacation in Aruba. To mark the somber anniversary, family and friends held a vigil in her honor Tuesday, WJLA reported. Gardner, who maintained an apartment in Frederick but had been living with her boyfriend in Grosvenor, was traveling with Gaithersburg businessman Gary Giordano when she went missing. Giordano told Aruban authorities Gardner disappeared while the two were snorkeling. Giordano was held for more than 100 days in the disappearance, but was never charged. One year later, the case remains unsolved, and Gardner's family is still hoping for answers. "We'll continue to pray for Robin, for the answers we need and for closure of this devastating …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
U.S. businessman Gary Giordano, 50, of Gaithersburg, Md., has been jailed since Aug. 5 on suspicion of involvement in Gardner's presumed death.
Monday, September 12, 2011
North Bethesda woman has been missing in Aruba for over a month.
The Today Show aired new surveillance footage Monday of Robyn Gardner, the North Bethesda woman missing in Aruba. Gardner's traveling companion, Gary V. Giordano of Gaithersburg, is being held in connection with her disappearance. Giordano has told authorities Gardner was swept away while snorkeling, but people close to Gardner have riased doubts about his story. The surveillance footage shows Gardner, 35, and Giordano, 50, at a restaurant in Aruba just prior to her disappearance. It also shows Giordano after the time he said Gardner went missing, apparently looking for help. ABC News and the AP have previously reported that Giordano attempted to cash in on a $1.5 million insurance policy he took out on Gardner after she disappeared. …
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Gaithersburg man ordered back into police custody in connection with Robyn Gardner's disappearance.
Update, 11:50p.m.: An Aruban judge ruled today that Giordano should be held for another 60 days while authorities continue to question him, People Magazine reported. Original Post: The Gaithersburg man being investigated in the disappearance of a North Bethesda woman is expected to appear in an Aruban court Wednesday, according to news reports. Gary V. Giordano is suspected in the disappearance of Robyn Gardner, 35, who went missing on the Dutch Caribbean island Aug. 2. Giordano told Aruban authorities Gardner had been swept out to sea while snorkeling. A judge is expected to decide Wednesday whether Giordano, held since Aug. 5, should be detained further or released, the Washington Post reported. Allegations of domestic violence have …
Friday, August 12, 2011
Man believed connected to woman's disappearance.
Update, Aug. 13, 6:33 a.m.: Dozens of firefighters in Aruba serached an abandoned phosphate mine Friday in an attempt to find Robyn Gardner, the New York Daily News reported. The mine is near where Gardner is said to have gone missing Aug. 2 after snorkeling expedition with Gary V. Giordano. Also on Friday, Aruban authorities said they believe Gardner is no longer alive, Fox News reported. They are seeking to extend a detention order for Giordano, as they seek witnesses who will help them build a case against him, said Taco Stein, solicitor general on the Dutch Caribbean island. Original post, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m.: FBI agents from Baltimore searched the home of Gary Giordano, the man held by Aruban law enforcement for the disappearance of …
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
He claims the Bethesda woman he was with washed away while scuba diving.
A Gaithersburg business owner is being investigated by police in Aruba for the disappearance of a 35-year-old Bethesda woman, NBC reports. On Friday, authorities detained Gary Giordano, 50, of Gaithersburg, as he was trying to leave Aruba. Robyn Gardner of Bethesda was last seen Aug. 2 at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino in Oranjestad, Aruba, according to the Washington Post. The Aruba Herald is reporting that Giordano, the man she was traveling with, told authorities there that she disappeared during a snorkeling excursion. NBC reports that Giordano has had several restraining orders against him in Montgomery County by former girlfriends who claim he stalked and physically abused them. Giordano is listed on the business networking …
Kathryn Wilson
11:04 am on Sunday, September 18, 2011
Wow WAKE-UP call. What do Aruba,blonds,death have in common. It ain't the Bermuda triangle. more ›