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Case Closed in Holloway Disappearance

Aruba police admit they have nothing against 3 suspects

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 18, 2007 3:38 PM CST

(Newser) – After arresting and releasing the same three suspects twice, authorities in Aruba admitted today they have no case in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway. A Dutch 20-year-old, Joran Van der Sloot, and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, 20 and 21, were arrested first in 2005 and then again last month, when police said they had "new evidence."

The men, who were seen leaving a bar with Holloway the night she died, were all released again earlier this month when the new evidence—the specifics of which have not been disclosed—failed to elicit new information from the suspects. Holloway, 18 at the time of her disappearance, was on the island celebrating her high school graduation. Her body has not been found.

This poster which was prepared and released by the Holloway family after their daughter Natalee went missing is seen in this image originally made available by the Holloway family in this Friday, June... (Associated Press)

Joran van der Sloot poses in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in this April 24, 2007, file photo, made available Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007. Van der Sloot and two Surinamese brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe,... (Associated Press)

Paulus van der Sloot, right, greets his son Joran, as Anita van der Sloot looks on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, in Oranjestad, Aruba, during Joran's release from jail. (AP Photo/Michael Archer) (Associated Press)

Joran van der Sloot, right, sits in a car with his father, Paulus Van Der Sloot, left, after Joran was released from custody near Oranjestad, Aruba, Friday, Dec. 7, 2007. A judge ordered the release... (Associated Press)

Anita van der Sloot, left, reacts as her attorney Rosemarie Arnold givers her the news of the release of her son Joran van der Sloot, Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, in Oranjestad, Aruba. A judge in Aruba ordered... (Associated Press)

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