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ColdPriorityCriminal · Missing person· Aruba / Jefferson County, AL

The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway (2005)

Alabama student Natalee Holloway disappeared in Aruba in May 2005. Joran van der Sloot admitted in a 2023 federal proceeding that he killed her, but no homicide charge has been brought in Aruba.

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  1. 2005

    Holloway is last seen leaving a bar in Oranjestad; multiple arrests follow with no charges.

  2. 2012

    An Alabama court declares her legally dead.

  3. 2023

    Van der Sloot pleads guilty to extortion in federal court and describes the killing.

  4. Present

    The Aruban homicide investigation remains unresolved.

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