After Joran van der Sloot confessed to murdering Natalee Holloway in 2005 as part of a plea deal this week, giving chilling details, the Alabama teen’s mother said she's "proud" that her daughter "fought like hell" against her killer. In a recorded October 3 confession that was released on Thursday, van der Sloot said that he had hoped to have sex with Holloway after meeting her during her Aruba vacation 18 years ago, and made a move on the beach. She turned him down, and when he persisted, she
"Even as hard as it is to hear, it still not as torturous as the not knowing. It was time for me to know," Natalee Holloway's mother said of hearing the details of Joran van der Sloot's confession.
Joran Van Der Sloot pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to extort money from Natalee Holloway’s mother in exchange for revealing the location of her daughter’s body.
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"Even as hard as it is to hear, it still not as torturous as the not knowing. It was time for me to know," Natalee Holloway's mother said of hearing the details of Joran van der Sloot's confession.