Netflix docuseries revisits Natalee Holloway's 2005 Aruba disappearance
The gist
Netflix premiered "Taken: Natalee Holloway," a three-part docuseries on the 2005 Aruba disappearance.
Van der Sloot confessed in 2023 but Aruba's homicide time limit bars murder charges.
How it unfolded
- May 30, 2005Natalee Holloway, 18, went missing in the overnight hours after leaving a nightclub in Oranjestad, Aruba, with Joran van der Sloot and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe.
- Jun 9, 2005Van der Sloot, a Dutch national, was arrested as the main suspect — the first arrest in the case.
- 2006 -2007Van der Sloot and the Kalpoe brothers were arrested and later released for insufficient evidence, then re-arrested in November 2007 and released again for lack of evidence.
Key terms
- docuseries
- A television documentary series consisting of multiple episodes screened in order.
- homicide time limit
- A law setting the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated.
- federal plea deal
- A legal arrangement where a defendant pleads guilty in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor.
Source: Wikipedia