Joran van der Sloot, a Dutchman convicted of murdering Stephany Flores Ramrez in Lima, Peru, in 2010, is also the leading suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance.
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Van der Sloot met Natalee Holloway on May 29, 2005, at Carlos’ ‘n Charlie’s bar in downtown Oranjestad, Aruba, where they drank and danced together. Holloway was last seen leaving the bar at 1:00 a.m. in a car with Van der Sloot and two brothers, Deepak Kalpoe, 21, and Satish Kalpoe, 18.
Van der Sloot and both Kalpoe brothers were arrested on June 9, 2005, in connection with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.
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On July 4, the Kalpoe brothers were released, while Van der Sloot remained in jail.
On August 26, the brothers were detained again on accusations of rape and murder. However, due to a lack of evidence, all three suspects were released on September 3rd.
Did Joran ever confess?
On 3 February 2008, an undercover video allegedly showing Van der Sloot consuming marijuana and admitting to being there at Holloway’s death appeared on Dutch television.
In the Netherlands, the show had 7 million viewers and was the most popular non-sports program in Dutch television history.
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