Natalee Holloway’s confessed killer caught trying to extort $250K from grieving mother in FBI sting video

A 2010 FBI sting recorded Joran van der Sloot trying to extort money from Beth Holloway, Natalee Holloway’s mother, in exchange for information about her daughter’s death and remains. Newly shown footage in a Netflix documentary captures him discussing the payment casually, underscoring how he exploited the family’s search for answers.

Natalee, 18, disappeared in Aruba in 2005; her body has never been found, and van der Sloot was never charged with her murder. He offered information for $250,000, and Beth initially paid $25,000, including a $10,000 deposit handed over at a secretly recorded meeting. The FBI and Aruban police helped document the exchange, while the remaining $225,000 was not to be paid unless he provided information.