The chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba admitted he killed her and disposed of her remains, and has agreed to plead guilty to charges he tried to extort money from the teen's mother years later, a U.S. judge said Wednesday, The disclosure came during a plea and sentencing hearing for Joran van der Sloot, 36, in a federal courtroom in Alabama — just a few miles from the Birmingham suburb where Holloway used to live. Read more: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/suspect-in-natalee-holloways-murder-reveals-her-fate/507-d61bdd31-1773-49d5-9fb9-d0ff1af0a13f More local videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@wthr13news Stay connected: 13News website: https://www.wthr.com/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wthrcom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wthrcom X: https://twitter.com/wthrcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WTHR13/ Download the 13News app: https://www.wthr.com/app