Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway arrives in US from Peru to face charges

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, arrived in the United States from Peru on Thursday to face charges that he attempted to extort money from the missing teen’s mother.

https://apnews.com/article/peru-extradition-natalee-holloway-van-der-sloot-5e8259248ddf70bedf85ceb4604a8cc8?

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Joran van der Sloot, chief suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance, in U.S. to face charges

Holloway, 18, vanished on vacation with classmates in Aruba in 2005 and was last seen getting into a car with van der Sloot.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/joran-van-der-sloot-delivered-us-custody-natalee-holloway-fraud-case-rcna84151?

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Suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba revealed her fate as part of plea deal

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway had to say what happened to her as part of a plea deal on charges he tried to extort money from Holloway’s mother years later, a judge said Wednesday.

https://apnews.com/article/natalee-holloway-extortion-joran-van-der-sloot-1f9335330de758cd7163914b81d0759f?

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Suspect admits he killed Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005, pleads guilty to extorting her mother

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The chief suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances, then dumped her body into the sea. 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.

https://apnews.com/article/natalee-holloway-extortion-joran-van-der-sloot-1f9335330de758cd7163914b81d0759f?

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Joran van der Sloot’s confession in Natalee Holloway case provides long-sought answers, mother says

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Beth Holloway was after one thing for 18 years: answers about what happened to her missing daughter.

https://apnews.com/article/natalee-holloway-joran-van-der-sloot-eab59b1e91aad341cc3a77949cfe80df?

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Joran van der Sloot’s Lies Went Deeper Than Anyone Knew

If Pathological: The Lies of Joran van der Sloot says anything useful about a story that’s been told, analyzed, and revisited to death, it’s that what gripped the public about Natalee Holloway was not just the mystery of her fate, but the fact that her disappearance was every parent’s worst nightmare come to heartrending, infuriating life. A young woman with a bright future, copious friends, and a loving family, Holloway was destined for bigger and better things. When she vanished for no reason on a senior trip to Aruba, it suggested—to her mother and father, as well as those throughout America and around the world—that no matter how well a kid was raised, how properly they behaved, and how much they had to offer, safety from tragedy was an illusion.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/joran-van-der-sloots-lies-went-deeper-than-anyone-knew?