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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 .
May 30, 2005: Natalee Holloway, 18, of suburban Birmingham, Alabama, is seen leaving a bar with three young men: two brothers and Joran van der Sloot, then 17. June 9, 2005: Van der Sloot and ...
After being made aware of the clandestine recording, Van der Sloot claimed he had been lying. Two years later, he unexpectedly emailed John Q Kelly, Beth Holloway Twitty’s lawyer, offering to ...
Van der Sloot's mother, Anita van der Sloot, stated, "It's a desperate attempt to get the boys to talk. But there is nothing to talk about." [ 68 ] While no public explanation was then made for the Kalpoe rearrests, Dompig later said that it was an unsuccessful attempt to pressure the brothers into confessing.
In January 2012, van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison for Stephany’s murder. The same year, Natalee Holloway was officially declared dead.
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]
The prime suspect just confessed, but he might not be charged.
New details in the killing emerged Wednesday as Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway’s mother, resolving a case that has captivated the public’s attention for nearly 20 years.