On May 30, 2005, Natalee Ann Holloway, an 18‑year‑old recent high school graduate from Mountain Brook, Alabama, disappeared while on a trip to Aruba. She was last seen outside the Oranjestad nightclub
Senior portrait of Natalee Holloway in 2004
Mountain Brook High School, where Holloway graduated just before her trip to Aruba
Carlos'n Charlie's in Oranjestad, Aruba. The restaurant was the last place Holloway was seen by her classmates.
Mugshot of Joran van der Sloot, who was one of the suspects in Holloway's disappearance, June 2005
Joran van der Sloot
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Joran Andreas Petrus van der Sloot is a Dutch murderer, extortionist, con man, and drug trafficker who was convicted in the 2010 killing of Stephany Flores Ramírez in Lima, Peru. He first came to publ
Disappearance of Natalee Holloway
…Mountain Brook, Alabama, disappeared while on a trip to Aruba. She was last seen outside the Oranjestad nightclub Carlos'n Charlie's, entering a car with Joran van der Sloot and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe. Despite extensive searches involving Aruban authorities, FBI agents, Dutch military personnel, and volunteer…
Van der Sloot attended the HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
Carlos'n Charlie's in Oranjestad, Aruba, where Natalee Holloway was last seen with Van der Sloot
Dutch Marines searching for Holloway near Aruba's California Lighthouse
Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries pursued Van der Sloot via undercover reports.