On May 30, 2005, then 18-year old Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a class graduation trip in Aruba. The subsequent two decades have been a never-ending journey of arrests, confessions, retractions, and even another murder. This week, however, long-suspected Joran van der Sloot finally gave a full confession as part of a plea deal around extortion and wirefraud charges.

Sources:

https://people.com/natalee-holloway-mother-rejects-joran-van-der-sloot-apology-8363854

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/us/van-der-sloot-holloway-murder.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/joran-van-der-sloot-confesses-he-bludgeoned-natalee-holloway

https://people.com/joran-van-der-sloot-confesses-to-killing-natalee-holloway-with-cinder-block-court-records-8363650

https://people.com/what-to-know-about-natalee-holloway-disappearance-case-7567550

Find LOVE MURDER online:

Website: lovemurder.love

Instagram: @lovemurderpod

Twitter: @lovemurderpod

Facebook: LoveMrdrPod

TikTok: @LoveMurderPod

Patreon: /LoveMurderPod

Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices