Father of Natalee Holloway Claims New Evidence in Case

Father of Natalee Holloway Claims New Evidence in Case
Beth Holloway participates in the launch of the Natalee Holloway Resource Center on June 8, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
7/11/2017
Updated:
7/11/2017

The father of a woman who went missing in Aruba 12 years ago is claiming that his family has new information on her disappearance.

Natalee Holloway disappeared in 2005 during a senior class trip to the island nation in May 2005 when she disappeared. Her body was never found, but her family believes that Dutchman Joran van der Sloot—who is serving time in a Peruvian prison for murdering a woman in 2010 in an unrelated case—is behind Holloway’s disappearance.

In the new “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway,” set to premiere on Aug. 19, the viewers will follow Dave Holloway as he attempts to figure out what happened to his daughter.

“Twelve years and we still have nothing—until now,” Dave told People magazine.

“This lead, we have a person who states that he was directly involved in disposing of Natalee’s remains,” he added.

He did not elaborate on the findings.

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Last year, Natalee’s mother, Beth, told Today.com that “justice has not been served” in her daughter’s disappearance. “You’re never over feeling the loss of your loved one,” she added.

“Justice is being served for Stephany Flores, thank God,'' Holloway said, referring to the Peruvian woman who was slain by Van der Sloot. ”And he is in prison in Peru. But justice has not been served for Natalee.”

The father of a woman who went missing in Aruba 12 years ago is claiming that his family has new information in her disappearance. (Police handout)
The father of a woman who went missing in Aruba 12 years ago is claiming that his family has new information in her disappearance. (Police handout)

“That would be justice to me, to see him serve prison time in the United States. That would be justice for Natalee,” she said.

Van der Sloot also faces charges in the United States for allegedly extorting money from Holloway’s family in exchange for false information about her disappearance.

A shot of the California Lighthouse in Aruba, which includes the Natalee Holloway search party. (Creative Commons)
A shot of the California Lighthouse in Aruba, which includes the Natalee Holloway search party. (Creative Commons)
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Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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