Joran van de Sloot confesses to 2005 killing of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba | USA TODAY

Joran van der Sloot pleads guilty to charges of extortion and wire fraud and confessed to killing Natalee Holloway as part of a plea deal.
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Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in 2005, has confessed to killing her and disposing of her remains before trying to extort the girl's grieving family, court documents state.