The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway A group of eighteen-year-old high school graduates from Mountain Brook, Alabama, went on a senior trip together to the beautiful Caribbean island of Aruba; however, one of them would not return. Natalee Holloway was a bright young girl who had already earned a full academic scholarship to the University of Alabama. The story of what happened to her is still a mystery that has not been completely solved. What is known, however, is the last person she was seen with, Joran Van Der Sloot, the night of her disappearance, is now imprisoned in Peru for murdering Stephany Flores Ramirez (Paulk). Understanding the disappearance of Natalee Holloway involves understanding the planned senior trip, the actions on the night of her disappearance, and the events that occurred in the days following the tragedy. Approximately 140 seniors and seven…show more content… The Aruban police searched the whole island for Holloway and the waters but had no luck. Holloway’s parents stayed in Aruba searching for any possible clues to find their daughter, or any trace of evidence that would solve her disappearance. The entire world was very aware of the missing teenager from Mountain Brook, Alabama but only one person knows exactly were she is and what happened to her.
Understanding the disappearance of Natalee Holloway involves understanding the planned senior trip, the actions on the night of her disappearance, and the events that occurred in the days following the tragedy. To this day, nobody knows the real truth of what happened to Natalee Holloway except for one person, Joran Van Der Sloot. The group of graduates from Mountain Brook, Alabama that went to Aruba had no idea that one of their classmates would not make it back with them. Van Der Sloot was arrested was not charged with kidnapping Holloway but he is now imprisoned for murdering a young
