# Greta Wire Shorty: The Aruba Sting, the Missing Arrest, and a Second Murder

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Podcast: [Greta Wire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/greta-wire-7827486)
Published: 2026-05-29T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This Shorty is a teaser from Greta, who says she has finally obtained, through a FOIA request, the full documents and videotape from the FBI’s 2010 sting operation targeting alleged Natalee Holloway killer, Joran van der Sloot in Aruba. Greta argues the material shows van der Sloot committed extortion on camera in a setup that should have ended with his arrest, but instead he was allowed to walk away and leave Aruba. She frames that decision as catastrophic, because weeks later he went to Peru and murdered Stephany Flores. Greta says the newly obtained records are even worse than expected, including handwritten notes stating “no arrest anticipated,” which she presents as proof the FBI never planned to take van der Sloot into custody despite catching him in the act. She positions the upcoming book chapter and Substack release as a major exposé, promising to publish the documents, emails, and video to show how the Bureau’s failure may have directly enabled a second killing. Got a comment or question? Send it to ⁠⁠⁠EmailGreta@newsmax.com⁠⁠⁠ and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at ⁠⁠⁠http://Newsmax.com/Listen⁠⁠⁠ Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at ⁠⁠⁠http://NewsmaxPlus.com⁠⁠⁠ Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/greta/⁠⁠⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/greta⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://Instagram.com/greta⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@gre…

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