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Two weeks ago footage appeared with new evidence in the Natalee Holloway mystery. Hidden cameras caught Joran Van der Sloot explaining what really happened the night that Natalee went missing. The question now is if the evidence is enough to convict him. I understand that there are legal issues that could prohibit his arrest, but come on! He describes the whole situation in great detail, and the worst part was that he didnt even show any remorse for his actions. Patrick, his "friend" who videotaped him, recently got emotional while talking about Joran. He could understand how someone could be so cruel. All he wanted was to hear Joran show remorse for what he did. Not only does he have no emotions about the situation, but he was practically bragging about it. Before the tape was released he called a Holland news station and told them that he knew about the hidden cameras. He also said that he was only saying what he did to impress his new friend. What kind of person thinks that killing someone is "impressive?"
Natalee's mom recently spoke with Dateline about the new evidence. She told Dateline that "she wasnt surprised by Joran's behavior." This poor mother has been back and forth to Aruba for the past 2 1/2 years and this is the first piece of evidence that has brought her closure. She told Dateline that even if nothing happens to him legally he will eventually pay for what he did. She also said that she could finally find closure from this evidence.
The question now is what's next? Will Joran be convicted? Will the case even be reopened? Even if the story he told was not completely true it is very obvious that Joran had a big part in Natalee's disappearance. He needs to pay for what he did to her and everyone who loved her.
I missed the ABC broadcast of that last Monday but I have read some articles on the Holloway case. The thing that I think is amazing about this is that the Patrick was not an undercover agent or anything affiliated with the police, but rather just an average citizen. He just happened to run into him at a casino and took it upon himself to try and get Jordan to confess.
I think Patrick is a hero. He gave Natalee's mom closure as you said earlier and in the article it seemed as though he truly cared about the daughter and her family. Patrick said that it was difficult for him to pretend not to care when Jordan told him the details of Natalee's murder. He even cried afterwards. Patrick said it was bizarre how Jordan could sleep so well the night he killed Natalee, and yet he couldn’t sleep merely from hearing about it.
If Jordan Van der Sloot gets off after this video confession then, to me, it's another O.J. Simpson case. An obvious killer would go unpunished.