In a revelation that finally unraveled a nearly two-decade-old mystery, court records revealed that Joran van der Sloot brutally attacked Natalee Holloway on an Aruban beach, leading to her brutal death. Van der Sloot had been long suspected in connection with Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, and he appeared in federal court to admit his guilt for extortion and wire fraud related to the case.
Initially pleading not guilty to all charges, Van der Sloot had an abrupt change of heart on Wednesday, confessing to his involvement in the extortion and the brutal murder of Natalee Holloway. U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco acknowledged the confession before sentencing him to 10 years in prison.
According to his plea agreement, Van der Sloot said that he was on an Aruban beach when Holloway rejected his advances. In response, he kicked her in the face after she kneed him in the groin, he said. After that, he used a nearby cinderblock to “smash her head in with it completely,” Van der Sloot added. Van der Sloot says he then disposed of her body in the ocean by wading in knee-deep and pushing her body out to sea.
Holloway’s mother, Beth Holloway, said after the killing, Van der Sloot went home and watched porn.
Holloway expressed her satisfaction with this confession, “As far as I’m concerned, it’s over. Joran van der Sloot is no longer a suspect in my daughter’s murder; he is the killer.”
Van der Sloot’s admission was supported by a polygraph test, as confirmed by the mother. Nevertheless, despite this confession, he could not be tried in the United States for Natalee’s murder. Beth Holloway added, “But I am satisfied knowing that he did it, he did it alone, and he disposed of her alone.”
Van der Sloot’s sentence will run concurrently with his incarceration in Peru, where he is serving time for the murder of 21-year-old college student Stephany Flores. If his 28-year prison term in Peru concludes ahead of schedule, he will be returned to the United States to complete his extortion and wire fraud convictions, as ordered by the judge.
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