Case 141
Natalee Holloway
Case 141
Natalee Holloway
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Thursday, May 26, 2005, was an exciting day for 124 of the 300 senior students from Mountain Brook High School. Having graduated two days earlier, the classmates left their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama to spend five days holidaying in Aruba, a tropical island in the southern Caribbean Sea.
The senior class trip had become somewhat of a rite of passage for fresh graduates from Mountain Brook High, providing one final bonding experience before they parted ways for college and other endeavours.
The 124 students and their seven chaperones arrived at the Aruban capital of Oranjestad in the island’s northwest. It was only a 15-minute drive from the airport to Palm Beach to check into the Holiday Inn Resort. The job of the chaperones was merely to conduct a roll call once a day and to be available if any issues arose, leaving the students free to enjoy their time however they pleased…
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Our episodes deal with serious and often distressing incidents. If you feel at anytime you need support, please contact your local crisis centre. Some suggestions for confidential support for men, women and children:
AUSTRALIA:
Lifeline Crisis Support: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: Depression and anxiety support: 1300 22 46 36
Rape & Domestic Violence Services: 1800 737 732
Men's Line: 1300 78 99 78
Headspace: Youth Mental Health Foundation: see headspace.org.au for your local centre
USA:
Distress & Lifeline: 1800 273 8255
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741
Domestic Violence Helpline: 1800 799 7233
Victim Connect: support for victims of crime: 855 484 2846
MTC program: maketheconnection.net/resources/spread-the-word
UK:
Mind: mental health support: 0300 123 3393
SANE: mental health support: 0300 304 7000
Samaritans support network: 116 123
National Stalking Helpline: 0808 802 0300
CANADA:
For a list of Canadian crisis centres: https://thelifelinecanada.ca/help/call/
NEW ZEALAND:
Lifeline: 0800 543354
Depression Helpline: 0800 111 757 (Text 4202)
CREDITS
NARRATION:
Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host
EPISODE:
Researched and written by Elsha McGill
Creative director: Milly Raso
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro www.dl-sounds.com
All other music and audio clean up performed by Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo design by Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
BOOKS:
Loving Natalee: A Mothers Testament of Hope & Faith – by Beth Holloway
Aruba: The Tragic Untold story of Natalee Holloway and Corruption in Paradise – by Dave Holloway, R. Stephanie Good, Larry Garrison
The Holloway Files: Secrets from the Police Archives – by Wim van de Pol and Vincent Verweij
Portrait of a Monster – by Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson
VIDEOS:
Joran van der Sloot’s interview with Greta Van Susteren (Parts 1 to 7)
WEBSITES:
Disappearance of Natalee Holloway – Wikipedia
Aruba – Wikipedia
Natalee Holloway Timeline – Crime and Investigation
Help the Missing – Crime Museum
Natalee Holloway Resource Center – Crime Museum
COURT DOCUMENTS:
ARCHIVES:
Dr Phil lawyer responds to suit over segment – The Montgomery Advertiser, Jan 31 2007
Holloway’s mom sues over TV series – The Pantagraph, Feb 6 2018
ONLINE ARTICLES:
3 more arrested in teen’s disappearance – NBC
Some Arubans angry at Holloway’s mom – NBC News
Natalee Holloway’s mom: $1 million reward – People
Missing teens mother leaves Aruba – CNN
Missing teen’s mom apologises for comments – CNN
Suspect: We had sex with Natalee – CBS News
Beth Holloway: Natalee is With God – CBN
Natalee Holloway’s disappearance remains unsolved nearly 15 years later: A timeline – ABC News
Missing White Female – Vanity Fair
Aruba Investigation Into Disappearance of American Teen Natalee Holloway Is Not Over – Fox News
Holloway suspect confesses, recants – CBS News
Hidden camera footage sheds new light on Holloway – The Chicago Tribune
Dutch Crime Reporter Peter De Vries Goes Inside Joran van der Sloot’s Explosive Tape – Fox News
A videotaped sting may have solved the mystery – People
Van der Sloot not arrested in Natalee case – Dutch News
Joran van der Sloot’s sex trade scheme – The Daily Beast
Van der Sloot admits Holloway family extortion plot – NBC News
FBI Cash funded shoot ‘slay’ trip – New York Post
Van der Sloot Google search stuns slain womans brother – CNN
Natalee Holloway suspect arrested in Chile for murder – ABC News
Joran van der Sloot’s graphic murder confession – ABC News
Joran van der Sloot charged with murder in Peru; allegedly lied about drug use – ABC News
Van der Sloot pleads guilty to Peruvian woman’s murder – CNN
Van der Sloot sentenced to 28 years for Peru murder – CNN
Peru to extradite van der Sloot to US… in 24 years – CNN
Joran van der Sloot seeking $1 million TV deal – ABC News
Imprisoned killer Joran Van der Sloot becomes a father after wife gives birth to girl – The Daily Mail
Natalee Holloway’s mother sneaks into jail, confronts suspect – NBC News
Cops test jawbone for Natalee Holloway link – NBC News
Tests underway to see if bone is Holloway’s – CNN
Jawbone not that of missing teen – ABC News
Results show jawbone does not belong to Natalee Holloway – The Florida Times Union
Natalee Holloway declared legally dead – CNN
Natalee Holloway declared dead by judge six years after disappearance – The Guardian
Natalee Hollowa’s bones may have been found at last – The Daily Beast
Skeletal fragments discovered in Aruba are not Natalee Holloway remains – Fox News
Natalee Holloway: Man who claimed he dug up missing teenager’s body killed in ‘attempted kidnap of young woman’ – The Independent
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Thursday, May 26, 2005, was an exciting day for 124 of the 300 senior students from Mountain Brook High School. Having graduated two days earlier, the classmates left their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama to spend five days holidaying in Aruba, a tropical island in the southern Caribbean Sea. The senior class trip had become somewhat of a rite of passage for fresh graduates from Mountain Brook High, providing one final bonding experience before they parted ways for college and other endeavours.
The 124 students and their seven chaperones arrived at the Aruban capital of Oranjestad in the island’s northwest. It was only a 15-minute drive from the airport to Palm Beach to check into the Holiday Inn Resort. The job of the chaperones was merely to conduct a roll call once a day and to be available if any issues arose, leaving the students free to enjoy their time however they pleased…
______
Our episodes deal with serious and often distressing incidents. If you feel at anytime you need support, please contact your local crisis centre. Some suggestions for confidential support for men, women and children:
AUSTRALIA:
Lifeline Crisis Support: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: Depression and anxiety support: 1300 22 46 36
Rape & Domestic Violence Services: 1800 737 732
Men's Line: 1300 78 99 78
Headspace: Youth Mental Health Foundation: see headspace.org.au for your local centre
USA:
Distress & Lifeline: 1800 273 8255
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741
Domestic Violence Helpline: 1800 799 7233
Victim Connect: support for victims of crime: 855 484 2846
UK:
Mind: mental health support: 0300 123 3393
SANE: mental health support: 0300 304 7000
Samaritans support network: 116 123
National Stalking Helpline: 0808 802 0300
CANADA:
For a list of Canadian crisis centres: https://thelifelinecanada.ca/help/call
NEW ZEALAND:
Lifeline: 0800 543354
Depression Helpline: 0800 111 757 (Text 4202)
CREDITS
NARRATION:
Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host
EPISODE:
Researched and written by Elsha McGill
Creative director: Milly Raso
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro www.dl-sounds.com
All other music and audio clean up performed by Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo design by Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
BOOKS:
Loving Natalee: A Mothers Testament of Hope & Faith – by Beth Holloway
Aruba: The Tragic Untold story of Natalee Holloway and Corruption in Paradise – by Dave Holloway, R. Stephanie Good, Larry Garrison
The Holloway Files: Secrets from the Police Archives – by Wim van de Pol and Vincent Verweij
Portrait of a Monster – by Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson
VIDEOS:
Joran van der Sloot’s interview with Greta Van Susteren (Parts 1 to 7)
WEBSITES:
Disappearance of Natalee Holloway – Wikipedia
Aruba – Wikipedia
Natalee Holloway Timeline – Crime and Investigation
Help the Missing – Crime Museum
Natalee Holloway Resource Center – Crime Museum
COURT DOCUMENTS:
ARCHIVES:
Dr Phil lawyer responds to suit over segment – The Montgomery Advertiser, Jan 31 2007
Holloway’s mom sues over TV series – The Pantagraph, Feb 6 2018
ONLINE ARTICLES:
3 more arrested in teen’s disappearance – NBC
Some Arubans angry at Holloway’s mom – NBC News
Natalee Holloway’s mom: $1 million reward – People
Missing teens mother leaves Aruba – CNN
Missing teen’s mom apologises for comments – CNN
Suspect: We had sex with Natalee – CBS News
Beth Holloway: Natalee is With God – CBN
Natalee Holloway’s disappearance remains unsolved nearly 15 years later: A timeline – ABC News
Missing White Female – Vanity Fair
Aruba Investigation Into Disappearance of American Teen Natalee Holloway Is Not Over – Fox News
Holloway suspect confesses, recants – CBS News
Hidden camera footage sheds new light on Holloway – The Chicago Tribune
Dutch Crime Reporter Peter De Vries Goes Inside Joran van der Sloot’s Explosive Tape – Fox News
A videotaped sting may have solved the mystery – People
Van der Sloot not arrested in Natalee case – Dutch News
Joran van der Sloot’s sex trade scheme – The Daily Beast
Van der Sloot admits Holloway family extortion plot – NBC News
FBI Cash funded shoot ‘slay’ trip – New York Post
Van der Sloot Google search stuns slain womans brother – CNN
Natalee Holloway suspect arrested in Chile for murder – ABC News
Joran van der Sloot’s graphic murder confession – ABC News
Joran van der Sloot charged with murder in Peru; allegedly lied about drug use – ABC News
Van der Sloot pleads guilty to Peruvian woman’s murder – CNN
Van der Sloot sentenced to 28 years for Peru murder – CNN
Peru to extradite van der Sloot to US… in 24 years – CNN
Joran van der Sloot seeking $1 million TV deal – ABC News
Imprisoned killer Joran Van der Sloot becomes a father after wife gives birth to girl – The Daily Mail
Natalee Holloway’s mother sneaks into jail, confronts suspect – NBC News
Cops test jawbone for Natalee Holloway link – NBC News
Tests underway to see if bone is Holloway’s – CNN
Jawbone not that of missing teen – ABC News
Results show jawbone does not belong to Natalee Holloway – The Florida Times Union
Natalee Holloway declared legally dead – CNN
Natalee Holloway declared dead by judge six years after disappearance – The Guardian
Natalee Hollowa’s bones may have been found at last – The Daily Beast
Skeletal fragments discovered in Aruba are not Natalee Holloway remains – Fox News
Natalee Holloway: Man who claimed he dug up missing teenager’s body killed in ‘attempted kidnap of young woman’ – The Independent
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