Natalee Holloway Part 2

Natalee Holloway Part 2

From Truer Crime by Celisia Stanton

December 8, 2025 · 33 min · Season 3 · Episode 16

About this episode

This episode explores the complex and manipulative narrative surrounding Natalee Holloway's disappearance and the involvement of Joran van der Sloot over nearly two decades.

Within days of Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, her mother suspected Joran van der Sloot was involved. What she couldn’t have known was just how much, and for how long, Joran would manipulate the truth. For nearly two decades, he cycled through lies, near-confessions, and sensational claims that kept Natalee’s story in the headlines while dragging her family through hell. In Part 2, we follow the Holloways through the maze of shifting stories, the scams and false leads, a shocking murder in Peru, and finally, after eighteen years, the shocking revelation that broke the case wide open. Want early access to every episode, all at once? Tenderfoot+ subscribers get the full case at the start of each month—plus ad-free listening and exclusive content from over 30 shows. Sign up at ⁠tenderfootplus.com⁠. Find all action items, sources, and resources in the show notes at ⁠truercrimepodcast.com⁠. Keep up with us through our Truer Crime Substack Newsletter. Follow @truercrimepod on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠. Follow me @celisiastanton on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠. Sign up for my weekly Substack newsletter, ⁠⁠⁠Sincerely, Celisia⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Celisia Stanton

Topics covered

  • disappearance
  • manipulation
  • family trauma
  • murder
  • investigation
  • revelation

Keywords

  • Natalee Holloway
  • Joran van der Sloot
  • disappearance
  • true crime
  • investigation
  • murder
  • revelation

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Organizations: Tenderfoot+, Truer Crime, Substack, megaphone.fm

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