About this episode

Amy Gumenick reflects on portraying Natalee Holloway and the impact of Joran van der Sloot's confession on her perspective of the case.

For years, Natalee Holloway's disappearance left more questions than answers. Long before Joran van der Sloot finally confessed to killing Natalee on a beach in Aruba in 2023, actress Amy Gumenick helped bring her story to millions of viewers. Amy looks back on playing Natalee while the case remained unsolved, the emotional responsibility of portraying a real victim, and how Joran van der Sloot's confession forever changed the way she sees the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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