A class trip to Aruba should be an unforgettable experience, something that the students will never forget. However, for class of 2005 at Mountain Brook High School, it will be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Natalee Ann Holloway was both blonde and beautiful. She was also very friendly and well known in her hometown. The class trip was supposed to be the best time of their life for some students, but it was also the end for another. May 29, 2005, seemed like an ordinary day of fun in the sun. “Holloway and a large group of students went to Carlos 'N Charlie's Nightclub in Oranjestad, Aruba,” (Federal Bureau of Investigation). After Carlos 'N Charlie's closed around 1:00 A.M. some students headed back to the Holiday Inn where they were staying, and others gathered at various area bars (Federal Bureau of Investigation). While these bars seemed like a very ordinary and fun place to hangout, predators lurked there.
Holloway was last seen around 1:30 A.M. leaving the local bar in a silver Honda with three young males named Joran van der Sloot, Deepak Kalpoe, and Satish Kalpoe,” (Federal Bureau of Investigation). Not a soul knows what happened during the early morning after Holloway left the bar. However, Joran van der Sloot is the prime suspect for this case. Van der Sloot is person who Holloway was seen last with. Evidence points to him and even witnesses believe he is the murderer. It is believed that he gained her trust and killed her because she wouldn’t offer him what he initially wanted, which was sexual intercourse. This murder occurred out of spite, and hatred.
From an outside prospective, the relationship between Holloway and Van der Sloot looked like any other friendship. Holloway was attracted to his charm, as well...
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...id not expect that this case would turn cold, and the world would move on. Van der Sloot’s goal was to be unforgettable, but now this case is forgotten, and so is he.
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