New documentary series exploring disappearance of Alabama native Natalee Holloway coming to Netflix

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A new documentary series on the disappearance of a recent high school graduate from Alabama that set off a worldwide media frenzy will be coming to Netflix.

The documentary, which will be aired in three parts at an undisclosed date, will cover the case surrounding Natalee Holloway, who disappeared during a senior trip to Aruba in 2005.

For years, Joran van der Sloot was suspected in her death, having been seen leaving with her near a bar on May 30, 2005, the last day she was ever seen. Until recently, however, van der Sloot was never charged in any crime. In 2012, Holloway’s family asked for an Alabama court to declare her legally dead.

Things changed by 2023, however, when van der Sloot, who was already serving a prison sentence of over 30 years for the murder of Stephany Flores in 2010, was charged with wire fraud and extortion for pressuring the Holloway family for money in exchange for information on where she was buried.

On October 18, 2023, van der Sloot pleaded guilty to the fraud and extortion charges, in addition to confessing that he had, in fact, killed Holloway and disposed of her body.

“With exclusive access to investigators, never-before-seen footage, and previously unreleased audio of Natalee’s family and friends, and the FBI, this series dives into the tragic story that dominated national news and a mother’s unrelenting search for truth and justice,” a press release from Netflix read.

The series will be directed by Dani Sloane and Matthew Galkin, who each directed true crimes specials on the Menendez Brothers and the murder of indigenous women in Montana, respectively.

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