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Joran van der Sloot was born in the Dutch city of Arnhem, one of three sons to Paulus van der Sloot (1952–2010), [23] a lawyer, and Anita van der Sloot-Hugen, an art teacher. [24] In 1990, his family moved from Arnhem to Aruba , [ 25 ] where he was an honor student at the International School of Aruba .
In June 2023, van der Sloot was extradited to the U.S. to face trial for extortion and wire fraud, with both charges linked to Holloway's disappearance. [15] On October 18, van der Sloot pleaded guilty to the extortion charges and confessed to killing Holloway by blunt force trauma after she rejected his sexual advances. [6]
Van der Sloot initially denied knowing Natalee's name, but he then told the following story, with which Deepak Kalpoe, who was present, agreed: [18] Van der Sloot related that they drove Natalee to the California Lighthouse area of Arashi Beach because she wanted to see sharks, before dropping her off at her hotel around 2:00 a.m. [19]
Standing at a podium in the courtroom, Beth Holloway addressed van der Sloot. “You are a killer," Beth Holloway told van der Sloot. “I want you to remember that every time that jail door slams.”
Joran van der Sloot bludgeoned Natalee Holloway to death on an Aruban beach and disposed of her body in the water, a judge and the victim's mother said Wednesday.
Sean Michael as Paul van der Sloot, father of Joran van der Sloot; Jacques Strydom as Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee's disappearance; Clayton Evertson as Deepak Kalpoe, friend of Joran van der Sloot; Cokey Falkow as Patrick van der Eem, working in an undercover investigation; Catherine Dent as Carol Standifer, friend of Beth Holloway ...
Joran van der Sloot bludgeoned Natalee Holloway to death on an Aruban beach and disposed of her body in the water, a judge and the victim's mother said Wednesday.
On January 11, 2008, crime reporter Peter R. de Vries challenged Joran van der Sloot on live television regarding his honesty of his involvement in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. After the telecast of the show ended, studio and audience cameras recorded Van der Sloot throwing a glass of red wine into De Vries' face. [1] [2]