Natalee Holloway: A Case That Captivated The Nation

Joran Stumbles

It was now one year after the disappearance of Natalee, and there seemed to be no new breaks or information. Joran Van Der Sloot reappeared and began doing media interviews where he touted himself as innocent man. However, he chose to do one interview that was particularly notable. Joran appeared on Greta Van Susteren’s show On The Record in early March of 2006.

It was then that he made a statement that completely negated his previous story. He said that he had gone to the beach with Natalee and left her there. He also stated that the Kalpoe brothers had not taken her back to the hotel. Before, he had claimed that he and the brothers dropped off Natalee at the hotel where he watched as a man wearing a black shirt approached her.