| Remembering Natalee Holloway Scrubbed In Sunshine |
| Natalee Ann Holloway ( born October 21 , 1986 ) American student born in Clinton , Mississippi and most recently graduated from Mountain Brook High School on , May 30 , 2005 during a high school graduation trip in Aruba a Caribbean country that is part of the Kingdom Of The Netherlands. The disappearance generated a media sensation in the United States and in the Netherlands. Holloway's disappearance was first discovered by her classmates, who were in Aruba celebrating their graduation from Mountain Brook High School , when she did not arrive at the airport for her return flight. Holloway was last known to have been seen outside of Carlos N Charlies, a local restaurant, with Joran van der Sloot and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, but the three men denied knowing what happened to her, stating that they had dropped Holloway off at a Holiday Inn where she was staying. Van der Sloot was arrested twice on suspicion of involvement in her disappearance and the Kalpoes were also arrested three times each, and each was released each time due to lack of evidence. Aruban investigators conducted an extensive search of the island for Holloway, with the help of thousands of volunteers. FBI agents also participated in the search, as did fifty Dutch soldiers and specially equipped Dutch F - 16s. The searches were without result, and Holloway remains officially missing to this day, although according to Aruban authorities she is most likely dead. Throughout the search, Aruban investigators were criticized by Holloway's family for a perceived lack of progress. Holloway's family even called for a boycott of Aruba, which gained the support of Alabama Governor Bob Riley but which failed to gain national backing. On December 18 , 2007, Aruban prosecutors announced that the case would be closed without any charges brought against any of the then-suspects, whose status as such was thus ended under Aruban law According to a February 1, 2008, statement by the prosecutor's office, the case has been reopened. On February 1, 2008 , 6 months of undercover surveillance tapes were released to the world media in which Joran van der Sloot repeatedly admitted to being present when Natalie died and gives detailed information, and that a friend later dumped her body 2 miles out at sea. Joran van der Sloot now says that he was lying and knows nothing of her death. The language he uses in the confession towards Natalee and the complete lack of respect for her in the tapes shows a completely emotionless Joran van der Sloot , and makes it quite obvious that he is guilty. We have feared for nearly 3 years that Natalee was dead , this sadly confirms these fears. |
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