The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway
On Thursday May 26th 2005, Natalee Holloway (18) and 124 fellow graduates of Mountain Brook High School arrived in Aruba for a five day unofficial graduation trip. The teenagers were accompanied by seven chaperone's. (According to a teacher and chaperon, "the chaperone's were not supposed to keep up with their every move.) On Monday May 30th around 1.30am Natalee was seen by classmates leaving the Aruban bar and nightclub Carlos'n Charlies in a car with 17 year old Joran Van Der Sloot and his two friends 21 year old Deepak Kalope (the owner of the car) and 18 year old Satish Kalope. Later on that day Natalee had been scheduled to fly home but she did not appear for her flight. When Natalee failed to make her flight and her packed luggage and passport were found in her room without her, Aruban police initiated searches for her throughout the island and surrounding waters but did not find her. When Natalee failed to make her flight her mother Beth and stepfa...