The story common referred to as the mysterious death of Natalee Holloway has taken a new turn as suspect Joran van der Sloot has given a taped confession where he provides a detailed account of what may have happened when he and Holloway were alone together.

According to an emotional van der Sloot, Holloway has snorted a great deal of cocaine and slipped from a balcony in an intoxicated stupor. She died from the fall and van der Sloot infers that the entire death was an accident.

The investigating authorities in Aruba, however, are not completely buying the story van der Sloot is presenting.

Authorities mention the recording interview that features the confession is over a year old and that they have long since known about. They do not consider it to be a credible statement.

The public has been enamored with this tale of a mysterious death for five years now. Holloway has disappeared while on a High School graduation trip to Aruba in 2005. Holloway is presumed dead and van der Sloot has long since been a suspect in the presumed death. Despite five years of investigations, however, van der Sloot has never been charged with any actual crime.