Aruba official: Suspect confesses to killing teen - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

theshark8777 · 06-11-2005, 12:34 AM

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CNN) -- One of three young suspects arrested Thursday in the investigation into the disappearance of an Alabama teenager has confessed to her murder, a senior police official said late Friday.

The suspect has agreed to lead police to the body of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway, the police official said.

Police did not say which of the three confessed.

The three have been identified as brothers Satish Kalpoe, 18, and Depak Kalpoe, 21, and their friend, 17-year-old Joran Van Der Sloot, the son of a judge.

The three, taken into custody early Thursday, were the last people to have reported seeing the missing woman.

Police said Van Der Sloot met Holloway May 29 at the casino in the Holiday Inn where she was staying. The Mountain Brook, Alabama, resident was in Aruba with classmates celebrating their high school graduation.

Later that night, Holloway went to a popular nightclub, Carlos 'N Charlie's, with about 40 of her classmates. She left around 1:30 a.m. on May 30 with the Kalpoes and Van Der Sloot, authorities said.

Holly Brown, a Holloway friend who was at the club that night, said she found Van Der Sloot to be "very different."

"He lied about his age, and when we went on the [Carlos 'N Charlie's] Web site, we found pictures of him there one week before at the same place, wearing the same clothes," Brown told CNN.

Police said the Kalpoes and Van Der Sloot told authorities they went with Holloway to a beach after leaving the bar before taking her back to her hotel at about 2 a.m.

The men claimed they visited a lighthouse on the northwestern tip of the island, which is only 19 miles long and 6 miles wide.

According to police statements, the Kalpoe brothers described her as stumbling on the way into the hotel, possibly as a result of alcohol, and that a "dark-colored" man in a black T-shirt with a radio helped her.

That testimony led to Sunday's arrest of Abraham Jones, 28, and Mickey John, 30, two security guards at a hotel near where Holloway was staying.

But a Holiday Inn employee who has reviewed surveillance tapes from that morning said the tapes do not show any sign of Holloway. Authorities had no explanation and were looking at whether the five men have any connections to each other.

The guards' attorneys maintain the two are innocent.

None of the five men have been formally charged.

Van Der Sloot's mother said she was confident her son had told authorities everything and that he was innocent.

"He was willing to help with anything, and he had a kind of quiet resolve -- I mean he said, 'Mom, don't be upset because everything will be fine. I know I am innocent, I didn't do anything,'" Anita Van Der Sloot told CNN.

"And in a very almost naive way he was very open with us, told us everything what happened," she said, adding that he has offered to speak with the Holloway family.

Government officials have said solving Holloway's disappearance is a national priority on the small Caribbean island where tourism is a top industry.

A massive search operation has involved authorities, family, friends and volunteers

theshark8777 · 06-11-2005, 12:35 AM

Don't know how accurate this is, but I just saw it.

vienna waits · 06-11-2005, 12:42 AM

how sad

theshark8777 · 06-11-2005, 12:43 AM

Well now it has been changed to "something bad" happened.

G-Force Glockstar · 06-11-2005, 12:48 AM

This is really sad

EmoJoe · 06-11-2005, 01:59 PM

Thats sad

Janice · 06-11-2005, 02:01 PM

I've been following this story. I had a feeling it would have a tragic end. The poor girl, her poor family. No death penalty in Aruba either.

Brian Damage · 06-11-2005, 02:34 PM

Did she just go with a group of Friends or was this chaparoned by the school?

Lee · 06-11-2005, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by Janice:
No death penalty in Aruba either.

Are you sure?

Munsters#1 · 06-11-2005, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

I've been following this story. I had a feeling it would have a tragic end. The poor girl, her poor family. No death penalty in Aruba either.

Killing lives that killed other lives, doesn't solve anything. But whoever did it should spend the rest of their life behind bars.

Janice · 06-11-2005, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by webwarrior762004

Originally posted by Janice:
No death penalty in Aruba either.

Are you sure?

That's what I heard on the news.

Janice · 06-11-2005, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Munsters#1

Killing lives that killed other lives, doesn't solve anything. But whoever did it should spend the rest of their life behind bars.

Who's looking to solve anything? It's about retribution for me, and don't hand me that eye for an eye makes us all blind line.

Bobby F. · 06-12-2005, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Munsters#1

Killing lives that killed other lives, doesn't solve anything. But whoever did it should spend the rest of their life behind bars.

Sure it would solve something. Killing scum that have already killed gets them off of us having to use our tax dollars to pay for them to sit in a cell going through hundreds of appeals. And if it was a member of my family that they murdered, it would damn sure make me fill better watching them die.

theshark8777 · 06-12-2005, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobby F.

Sure it would solve something. Killing scum that have already killed gets them off of us having to use our tax dollars to pay for them to sit in a cell going through hundreds of appeals. And if it was a member of my family that they murdered, it would damn sure make me fill better watching them die.

Actually it wouldn't cost us anything, seeing as this crime happened in Aruba.

Bobby F. · 06-12-2005, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by theshark8777

Actually it wouldn't cost us anything, seeing as this crime happened in Aruba.

I understand that. My statement was in general to what goes on here in the U.S. I wish they would send that SOB here to a state that does have the death penalty.

06-11-2005, 12:34 AM	#1
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	Aruba official: Suspect confesses to killing teen ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CNN) -- One of three young suspects arrested Thursday in the investigation into the disappearance of an Alabama teenager has confessed to her murder, a senior police official said late Friday. The suspect has agreed to lead police to the body of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway, the police official said. Police did not say which of the three confessed. The three have been identified as brothers Satish Kalpoe, 18, and Depak Kalpoe, 21, and their friend, 17-year-old Joran Van Der Sloot, the son of a judge. The three, taken into custody early Thursday, were the last people to have reported seeing the missing woman. Police said Van Der Sloot met Holloway May 29 at the casino in the Holiday Inn where she was staying. The Mountain Brook, Alabama, resident was in Aruba with classmates celebrating their high school graduation. Later that night, Holloway went to a popular nightclub, Carlos 'N Charlie's, with about 40 of her classmates. She left around 1:30 a.m. on May 30 with the Kalpoes and Van Der Sloot, authorities said. Holly Brown, a Holloway friend who was at the club that night, said she found Van Der Sloot to be "very different." "He lied about his age, and when we went on the [Carlos 'N Charlie's] Web site, we found pictures of him there one week before at the same place, wearing the same clothes," Brown told CNN. Police said the Kalpoes and Van Der Sloot told authorities they went with Holloway to a beach after leaving the bar before taking her back to her hotel at about 2 a.m. The men claimed they visited a lighthouse on the northwestern tip of the island, which is only 19 miles long and 6 miles wide. According to police statements, the Kalpoe brothers described her as stumbling on the way into the hotel, possibly as a result of alcohol, and that a "dark-colored" man in a black T-shirt with a radio helped her. That testimony led to Sunday's arrest of Abraham Jones, 28, and Mickey John, 30, two security guards at a hotel near where Holloway was staying. But a Holiday Inn employee who has reviewed surveillance tapes from that morning said the tapes do not show any sign of Holloway. Authorities had no explanation and were looking at whether the five men have any connections to each other. The guards' attorneys maintain the two are innocent. None of the five men have been formally charged. Van Der Sloot's mother said she was confident her son had told authorities everything and that he was innocent. "He was willing to help with anything, and he had a kind of quiet resolve -- I mean he said, 'Mom, don't be upset because everything will be fine. I know I am innocent, I didn't do anything,'" Anita Van Der Sloot told CNN. "And in a very almost naive way he was very open with us, told us everything what happened," she said, adding that he has offered to speak with the Holloway family. Government officials have said solving Holloway's disappearance is a national priority on the small Caribbean island where tourism is a top industry. A massive search operation has involved authorities, family, friends and volunteers
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06-11-2005, 12:35 AM	#2
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	Don't know how accurate this is, but I just saw it.

06-11-2005, 12:43 AM	#4
theshark8777 Hats for Bats Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 23, 2001 Location: northeast Ohio. Posts: 5,315	Well now it has been changed to "something bad" happened.

06-11-2005, 02:01 PM	#7
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I've been following this story. I had a feeling it would have a tragic end. The poor girl, her poor family. No death penalty in Aruba either.

06-11-2005, 02:34 PM	#8
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Did she just go with a group of Friends or was this chaparoned by the school?

06-11-2005, 08:46 PM	#9
Lee veteran member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Pulaski, Tennessee Posts: 4,766	Originally posted by Janice: No death penalty in Aruba either. Are you sure?