A Complete Timeline of Natalee Holloway’s Mysterious Disappearance

Was the boy of her dreams actually a monster?

The Mystique
6 min readNov 25, 2021
Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a trip to Aruba in May 2005. | Photo Credits: Film Daily

Natalee Holloway was a straight-A student who went on her dream graduation trip in 2005 but never returned. Holloway, an 18-year-old brilliant student, recently graduated high school from Alabama’s Mountain Brook High School. In late May, the classmates ventured to Aruba island that would later become a scandalous place marked by Natalee Holloway’s mysterious disappearance. Holloway’s parents and Alabama police tried solving her case for the next eight years. What really happened?

A Graduation Trip to Aruba

Natalee (left-most) took a graduation trip to Aruba with her classmates. | Photo Credits: Film Daily

On 26 May 2005, Natalee Holloway, along with her 124 classmates and seven seniors, traveled to Aruba to celebrate their high school graduation. The group of teenagers stayed at the Holiday Inn Resort, a resort at the northern end of Aruba.

Natalee Holloway Met a Handsome Dutch Boy at Her Holiday Destination

Three days later, Holloway met Joran Van der Sloot, a 17-year-old Dutch from Noord, Aruba. The two quickly liked each…

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