Natalee Holloway's grieving mother details moment she confronted killer

Page Six • November 4, 2026 • entertainment

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Beth Holloway, mother of Natalee Holloway, confronted Joran van der Sloot shortly after Natalee's disappearance in Aruba in 2005, sensing he was lying about what happened to her daughter.
Van der Sloot, who was 17 at the time, gave conflicting accounts and was the main suspect, but was released due to lack of evidence.
In 2012, van der Sloot was convicted of murdering another woman, Stephany Flores Ramírez, and sentenced to 28 years in Peru.
In 2023, after being extradited to Alabama, van der Sloot confessed under polygraph to killing Natalee and disposing of her body in the ocean, leading to a plea deal.
The case and Beth's confrontation with van der Sloot are featured in the new Netflix docuseries "Taken: Natalee Holloway."