Joran van der Sloot apologized to both Natalee Holloway's family and his own family, saying that he hoped the statement would provide them with peace.
Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and extortion.He was sentenced to 20 years with credit for the time he had already spent in prison.Joran van der Sloot apologized to both the Holloway and his own family, saying that he hoped the statement would provide them with peace. He said he is no longer the person he was back then.
Even if van der Sloot has admitted to killing Holloway, who was an 18-year-old on her senior trip to Aruba in 2005, it is extremely unlikely he would be prosecuted for murder.This comes after van der Sloot's attorneys were granted several pretrial extensions. BackgroundNatalee Holloway, of Mountain Brook, Alabama, went on a high school graduation trip to Aruba in 2005. She was 18 years old. She never showed up for the return flight home.
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