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It has been five years since 18 year old Natalee Holloway went missing while she was on a graduation trip with fellow classmates to Aruba. The main suspect in her disappearance and expected murder has always been Dutch native Joran Van Der Sloot. Now with Joran Van Der Sloot behind bars after five year for a separate murder, Natalee’s family feels he is finally getting want he deserves. Matt Holloway, the younger brother of Natalee speaks out in his first interview.
In his interview Matt Holloway talks about how he does not believe that Joran Van Der Sloot will provide authorities any valuable or truthful evidence regarding the disappearance of his sister. When asked what he does believe, Matt states that the only truth he believes Van Der Sloot has spoken during the past five years is when Joran was caught on camera in an undercover sting talking about how Natalee suffered a seizure and that he [Van Der Sloot] not knowing what to do dump Natalee’s body into the ocean. “I feel like that was the truth,” Matt says. “It’s hard to talk about it, but I think he put her in the ocean. That would make the most sense to me.
Matt goes on to talk about how Joran formerly claimed that he either dumped Natalee into a swamp or buried her body under a house that was being built at the time. Matt Holloway states that he knew neither lie was true. Authorities verified that Natalee was not found at either site.
Toward the end of the interview Matt Holloways talks about how his family has come to terms with the fact that Natalee is gone and that she will never be coming back. Matt also talks about how sorry he is for the family of 21 year old Stephany Flores Ramirez, who was murdered on June 2nd of this year. Joran Van Der Sloot has been formally charged with the murder of Ramirez and is currently in jail awaiting trial in Peru.
Van Der Sloot is currently trying to offer authorities more information in disappearance of Natalee Holloway in hopes of a less severe sentence, for his involvement in the murder of Stephany Flores Ramirez. Matt comments, “He’s just trying to get a lighter sentence; Right now he just knows he’s pretty much screwed on murder.”
Regarding the whole situation Matt says that he is only wish was that the authorities had acted sooner but that he is glad Joran Van Der Sloot will be in jail for the remainder of his life.
Natalee Holloway went missing back in May of 2005; there has still been no body found and no closure for her family. Natalee’s parents Beth Holloway and David Holloway are still actively involved in the search of their daughter’s body and will continue to be until closure is found.