Twenty one years after 18-year-old Natalee Holloway disappeared during a graduation trip to Aruba, her mother Beth Holloway is sharing more of her story than ever before in Taken: Natalee Holloway.

In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson sits down with Dani Sloane, director of Taken: Natalee Holloway, to discuss the  Natalee Holloway case  and the extraordinary effort Beth made to find answers about her daughter's disappearance. Dani explains why Beth decided it was time to revisit the case, what it was like to hear Joran van der Sloot's 2023 confession audio obtained during an FBI polygraph, and how the  Natalee Holloway documentary brings together that confession, never-before-seen footage of extortion attempts against Beth and her attorney, and materials Beth spent years gathering.

The conversation also explores the years of lies and shifting stories that kept Natalee's family searching, the role Beth played in keeping the investigation alive, and the emotional toll of living with loss. Dani shares why she wanted the series to show Natalee as more than a name in a headline or a cautionary tale, but as a young woman with hopes, dreams, and a future ahead of her.

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