In a shocking turn of events, Joran van der Sloot, a Dutchman, has confessed to the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in 2005. This confession was part of a plea deal he made with prosecutors, ending a long-standing mystery. Beth Holloway, Natalee’s mother, calls it the end of her “never-ending nightmare.”

Van der Sloot’s confession came during a court hearing in Birmingham, Alabama. He also provided crucial details about Natalee’s disappearance, leading to a concurrent 20-year sentence for extortion, in addition to his imprisonment in Peru for another murder case.

In a chilling interview, van der Sloot described the night Natalee disappeared. They were on a beach when things took a dark turn. Natalee resisted van der Sloot’s advances, and he admitted to brutally assaulting her, leaving her unconscious. He then used a cinderblock to strike her and disposed of her body in the ocean.

Natalee Holloway disappeared during a high school graduation trip to Aruba. She was last seen with van der Sloot and two others, leaving a nightclub. Her remains were never found, and an official declaration of her death was made in 2012.

This revelation brings a tragic conclusion to a case that has baffled the world for over 17 years. Beth Holloway expressed her shock and despair at the horrifying details disclosed by van der Sloot.