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Natalee Holloway had the world had her feet when she went on a graduation trip to Aruba in 2005.  She was enjoying spending time with her friends in a beautiful destination.

One night, towards the end of her vacation, Natalee went to a nightclub on the island where she would run into Joran van der Sloot.  This encounter would change the lives of the Holloway family forever.

Natalee was not seen alive again after this night.  As of November 2023, her remains have still not been found. 

Over the years, Joran van der Sloot has confessed to his involvement in Natalee’s disappearance and death many times.  He has also taken back his confessions and changed his stories frequently. 

In 2010, five years to the day that Natalee vanished, Joran met Stephany Flores in a casino in Peru.  They went back to his hotel room where he brutally murdered her with a tennis racquet.  Joran was eventually sentenced to 28 years in prison for this murder.

In October 2023, Joran gave another confession and gave details as to how he brutally killed Natalee on an Aruban beach in 2005.  Natalee’s mother Beth believes his story.  “It’s over. Joran van der Sloot is no longer the suspect in my daughter’s murder. He is the killer,” Beth said.

In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we tell Natalee Holloway’s story. 

 

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